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| dc.title | Hydropower Development and Ecosystem Services in Central America |
| dc.contributor.author | Anderson, Elizabeth P. |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Environmental and Social Safeguards Unit |
| dc.coverage | Central America |
| dc.date.available | 2013-03-08T00:00:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2013-03-08T00:00:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper provides an overview of the characteristics of Central American rivers and related freshwater ecosystem services, discusses trends in hydropower development and known environmental and social consequences, and offers suggestions for finding a balance between hydropower and the protection of other freshwater ecosystem services, based on experiences from the region. |
| dc.format.extent | 41 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0009088 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Hydropower-Development-and-Ecosystem-Services-in-Central-America.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.medium | Adobe PDF |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Biodiversity |
| dc.subject | Environmental Policy |
| dc.subject | Natural Resources Management |
| dc.subject | Renewable Energy |
| dc.subject | Water Supply and Sanitation |
| dc.subject.jelcode | Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation |
| dc.subject.jelcode | Q5 - Environmental Economics |
| dc.subject.jelcode | Q57 - Ecological Economics: Ecosystem Services • Biodiversity Conservation • Bioeconomics • Industrial Ecology |
| dc.type | Technical Notes |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | Technical Notes |