Dammed deltas: Sinking Asian deltas in a warming world

Suzanne McGowan; Andy Large; Andrew C.G. Henderson; Nicholas Wallerstein

doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.02.013

Dammed deltas: Sinking Asian deltas in a warming world

Suzanne McGowan^*, Andy Large, Andrew C.G. Henderson, Nicholas Wallerstein

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Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics

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Abstract

People who live on tropical deltas are making local adaptations to tackle myriad challenges, but should we be looking upstream? Rapid expansion of dams for hydropower is damaging the rivers that supply deltas, increasing the uncertainty about how delta communities should adapt in the future.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	195-199
Number of pages	5
Journal	One Earth
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.02.013
Publication status	Published - 17 Mar 2023

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