Sentences with phrase «dam project in»

MONY has also been active in helping communities, such as its financial assistance, along with large and small banks, in building a $ 28 million hydroelectric dam project in Massachusetts in 1976.

Some earlier comments discussed the Site C dam project in B.C. Today, B.C.'s NDP government committed to finishing the $ 10.7 billion project.

However, the issue of internal displacement and migration has been a topic within much of Xiaodong's work, particularly in his 2003 series, Displacement, which drew inspiration from the Three Gorges Dam project in China.

, which drew inspiration from the Three Gorges Dam project in China.

«We may see a certain shift of resources from coal where the World Bank is pretty much exiting to big hydropower,» said Peter Bosshard of International Rivers, which has been fighting a major new dam project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

-- The NPP's one village one dam project in the Northern region will be funded by the $ 1m / 1 constituency programme

The episode is not unique; just over a week ago, on October 29th, 218 workers shut down two construction sites of the Lom Pangar Hydroelectric Dam Project in eastern Cameroon.

Ms. Aguirre works as part of International Rivers» Latin America program to support local movements for the protection of rivers; to identify new dam projects in Latin America and to examine their...

Such waters are being threatened by several upstream dam projects in neighboring Turkey.

Not exact matches

The utility says the two spillways alone are 17 - storeys high and five highway - lanes wide, making the contract the project's second - largest, just under the $ 1.75 billion contract inked in 2015 with Peace River Hydro Partners for the dam's foundation and other civil works.

Almost every province will need people overseeing big projects — potash and mining in Saskatchewan, petroleum in Alberta and B.C., and hydro dams in Manitoba and Quebec — with job demand for most of these projects peaking around 2015.

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In order to stop a new highway, a dam or canal, or a power plant, litigants must establish not simply that the environment will be damaged, but that the ultimate injury to human welfare will be greater than the proposed benefit of the project.

Huge new projects like the Aswan Dam in Egypt have upset water balances in the soils and created new problems of salinity where none existed before.

Many NGOs and church groups have worked at community development projects, but governments and global agencies have engaged in top - down development, such as huge dams, destructive of community.

Hydro Quebec built that huge dam on the LaGrande, but so far its plans for even bigger dams have been stalled; across North America, people concerned about the rights of the Cree Indians, about the caribou, about the sheer existence of a vast wilderness, have scrapped and battled to rein in the project.

The Clark's Floodplain project used sandbags and an aquadam (inflatable dam, pictured above) to retain water in the target areas.

The project which is estimated to cost $ 100 billion, and if completed would be the world's largest hydroelectric plant is more than twice the power generation of the Three Gorges Dam in China.

As a result, dams have received much criticism from academics in the social sciences, and national and international NGOs, culminating in anti-dam social movements like those seen against the Narmada project in India.

It is arguably the first singularly big development project to be completed by president Kagame's government, and is set to be the first of many with a further four Large Dams in the immediate pipeline and the Bugasera Airport under construction.

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The county is currently funding a $ 150,000 project to repair the dam, with work expected to be complete early in 2018, said Poloncarz.

We are calling on the President to also complete important projects like the Biu Dam and other federal roads in the constituency, among them, are the Biu - Numan - Yola and Biu - Gombi - Mubi roads.

We are thankful that the one village one dam project is fully on course and will be launched in a few weeks

He said the number is part of the total of 320 small dams and dug - outs planned to be constructed in 64 districts in northern Ghana as part of the government's One - District - One - Dam project.

$ 5,690,200 Investment for 15 Flood Control and Dam Repair Projects Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a $ 5,690,200 investment for NY Works projects that will allow for 15 flood control system and dam repair projects in the Hudson VallDam Repair Projects Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a $ 5,690,200 investment for NY Works projects that will allow for 15 flood control system and dam repair projects in the HudsonProjects Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a $ 5,690,200 investment for NY Works projects that will allow for 15 flood control system and dam repair projects in the Hudsonprojects that will allow for 15 flood control system and dam repair projects in the Hudson Valldam repair projects in the Hudsonprojects in the Hudson Valley.

GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES NY WORKS PROJECTS TO RESTORE AND REPAIR FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND DAMS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY added by dskriloff on April 16, 2012 View all posts by dskriloff →

From there, the President will inspect a water project in Bawku and cut sod for Tamme dam project.

The president, Nana Akufo - Addo who gave the keynote address at the 33rd Farmers» Day celebration in Kumasi on December 1, 2017 said that in line with the government's target of promoting all - year - round cropping, 320 small dams and dugout in 64 districts in the Northern Region have been earmarked to be developed under the One - Village - One - Dam project.

The hostel was among a number of projects the president commissioned and inspected during a two - day tour that also saw him cut the sod for work to begin on the Bolgatanga - Bawku - Pulmakom Road and the Tamne Irrigation Dam in the Garu - Tempane District among others.

Lawmakers cut Astorino's plans for an enhanced Kensico Dam from the budget; an extensive project to revamp the area was announced by the county executive back in October and would have poured upwards of $ 17 million into a revamped reflecting pool and skating rink.

The accelerated state funding will leverage $ 10 billion in direct capital investment to create thousands of direct jobs by rebuilding roads and bridges; parks, dams and flood control projects; upgrading water systems and educational facilities; and investing in energy efficient improvements to commercial and residential buildings.

Kampe Omi Dam Project is breathing down on the leading rice producers in the country.

Wilson resident Marek Kobialka, a construction engineer with the Niagara Power Project, recently received, on behalf of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), an award from the Western New York Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI - WNY) for superior work practices related to the repair and restoration of the dam face of the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant (featured in the background).

The $ 138 million dam reconstruction — believed to be the largest public works project in the Catskills — was completed two years ahead of schedule.

In addition, the Budget includes $ 102 million for the Department of Environmental Conservation to advance flood control, coastal erosion and critical dam safety projects.

INDIAN LAKE — In an executive session following the February Indian Lake Town Board Meeting, the Abanakee Dam Project was given the nod to move forward at the end of the 2016 whitewater rafting season.

A lecturer at the University of Ghana has called on the government to implement its flagship «one village, one dam» project to enable farmers to ensure year - long supply of water to their farms, even in the dry season, thereby increasing their yield.

Matthews saw this take place in Nepal, where low water levels rendered a brand - new dam project ineffective and cut off the water supply farther downstream.

The range of possible actions to hurricanes is limited to evacuation, large - scale engineering projects such as floodgates and dams, loss prevention (insurance), and the self - organization of society in recovery and rebuilding in the aftermath of a hurricane disaster.

Think of it this way: At the moment, a larger portion of household earnings in China are tucked away in banks, where they are loaned out and used to fund massive infrastructure projects — highways, dams, power plants — which release huge amounts of CO2.

The dam represents the single largest project in that municipality's 11th five - year plan, costing roughly $ 3.5 billion.

The central government's Ministry of Environmental Protection responded in June, suspending the Xiaonanhai project pending further review — along with two other nearby dams in the Jinsha River already under construction.

Coffer dams — a temporary barrier that allows work on a permanent dam to proceed — are already in place for many projects, such as the Ahai Dam on the Jinsha River, closing off yet more sections of the waterwdam to proceed — are already in place for many projects, such as the Ahai Dam on the Jinsha River, closing off yet more sections of the waterwDam on the Jinsha River, closing off yet more sections of the waterway.

Small dams in China «often lack sufficient enforcement of environmental regulations» because they are «left to the jurisdiction of the province,» said Guy Ziv, lead scientist for the Natural Capital Project, an organization which develops tools to assess and quantify natural resources, and a researcher for the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University.

The Water Authority is finishing a $ 1.4 billion tunnel and pumping station that amounts to a drain hole in the bottom of Lake Mead, a project Mulroy describes as «a survival policy,» that would allow the city to continue taking water even after the generators and pumps in the Hoover Dam stop operating and California, Arizona and Mexico, which is also entitled to the tail end of the Colorado's water, are completely cut off.

But earthquakes have also been connected to past hydropower projects in China, where dams are often located in densely populated and seismically active river basins.

In Brazil, several dozen dams are planned along the Amazon, Madeira and Xingu rivers — an area that teems with more than 5,000 species of fish, and where some of the largest hydropower projects in the world are being builIn Brazil, several dozen dams are planned along the Amazon, Madeira and Xingu rivers — an area that teems with more than 5,000 species of fish, and where some of the largest hydropower projects in the world are being builin the world are being built.

Developed countries got some of the flexibility they wanted: For instance, they can purchase emission credits from countries able to cut emissions beyond their required amount, or receive credit for emission reductions achieved through a project like a hydroelectric dam in a developing country.

Other reasons for the rebound in deforestation include illegal logging and the invasion of public lands adjacent to big infrastructure projects in the Amazon, such as roads and hydroelectric dams.