Sentences with phrase «construction of dams»

This is a powerful documentary about the excessive construction of dams in the United States over the last 100 years, and how disruptive they have been to the environment, and to the life cycles of certain aquatic species (salmon, especially).

Janos Vargha «s campaign against to stop construction of a dam on the river Danube brought communist hardliners to their knees — and set the scene for the raising of the Iron Curtain

Singing cowboy Gene Autry stars in this formula western as Gene Autry (so far, so good), who teams up with his buddy Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) to investigate a series of accidents which have stopped construction of a dam being constructed by Sam Flint (George Baxter) and claimed the lives of much of the work crew.

«Apart from the herdsmen, there is also need for us to use our influence to secure assistance from the federal government in the area of construction of dams for irrigation as well as storage facilities» he said.

Starting with images of the river valley in its pristine state and moving through the various stages of construction, these photographs attempt to signal the project's inevitability by offering us a semblance of continuity, positioning the deconstruction of the landscape and construction of the dam against the backdrop of the ancient Chinese landscape.

Groups such as the Amazon Conservation Team and Amazon Watch have used it in efforts to halt illegal logging and the proposed construction of a dam on the Amazon River.»

Brazil's environmental agency, Ibama, issued a license to the consortium Norte Energia SA on Wednesday to begin construction of the dam, which is expected to cost $ 16 billion and would flood 199 square miles of forest.

Environmentalists believe construction of the dam on the river Chichkhan, on top of the waterfall, would «imperil [Trchkan's] very existence,» according to ArmeniaNow.

In the 1960s and 1970s, when global cooling was the concern, the Soviet government proposed construction of a dam across the Bering Straits.

«I was born [in Suçeken] and I want to die there,» Behiye Kepti, a 54 - year - old Kurdish villager and mother of six, told ambassadors from two European countries that are backing construction of a dam that would flood her home in Southeast Turkey.

She had received death threats from police, soldiers and local landowners for her efforts to block construction of a dam.

«Apart from the herdsmen, there is also the need for us to use our influence to secure assistance from Federal Government in the area of provision of irrigation facilities, construction of dams to encourage irrigation as being done in other parts of the country.

He mentioned the Bolga - Bawku road currently under construction, the determination to cover over 95 percent of rural electrification to Northern Ghana by the end of the year and the construction of dams as some major projects currently on going in the region.

He has done so much; he has given employment to so many, construction of dams, electricity, scholarship, widowhood empowerment and adult literacy through Ikeoha foundation.

The authors of the study warn that, if not well planned, the construction of these dams and other infrastructure development in the Andes headwaters could have catastrophic effects across the entire Amazon River basin and threaten the food security of millions of people.

Pollution, urbanization, and construction of dams and reservoirs are jeopardizing the water supply for nearly 80 percent of the global population (pdf), an international team of environmental scientists concluded in a comprehensive study published in September.

A landmark 30 - year - long UNSW Sydney study of wetlands in eastern Australia has found that construction of dams and diversion of water from the Murray - Darling Basin have led to a more than 70 per cent decline in waterbird numbers.

Construction of this dam — the world's largest, holding back 1.4 trillion cubic feet of water — has displaced at least 1.3 million people.

Both fish species swim downstream during droughts and return during normal water flow, but the construction of dams, or stream fragmentation, prevents fish from returning upstream.

Fewer than 800 individuals remain, and the construction of a dam and road threaten the prime habitat of the ape, which is distinguished from its cousins by, among other things, frizzier hair and a taste for caterpillars.

(06/29/2005) Following the construction of a dam in Tanzania, the Kihansi Spray Toad sits on the brink of extinction.

Painted Horses by Malcolm Brooks In 1956, young archaeologist Catherine Lemay is summoned to Montana to prove no treasures will be destroyed during the construction of a dam.

Construction of the dam would require extensive logging in the area.

Indeed, while some have pointed fingers at pollution and construction of dams — the Yangtze is home to the world's largest — mostly to blame are local fishing practices that sustain millions of people around the Yangtze but which involve harmful gill nets, rolling hooks or electrical stunning.

Ken Boon is building a shelter on a friend's private property, where people, including the media, can view the construction of the dam from the comfort of a heated enclosure.

(2) Construction of the dam was recently reinitiated following a brief interruption in the wake of protests.

Brown and the Tasmanian Wilderness Society immediately launched a nationwide campaign to halt the construction of the dam.

Construction of the dam is expected to displace 16,000 people, according to the Brazilian government, although environmentalists estimate that 40,000 could be forced to move.

The construction of a dam altered the the flow of the Kihansi River, drying up the toad's habitat.

While their presence at People's Summit was somehow blurred by people dressed in indigenous suits but of dubious origins, indigenous communities were in fact at Rio +20 with a consistent call to stop the construction of dams in their lands.

Before the construction of dams down the length of the river, as many as 30 million fish made the annual journey.

Most recently, on February 20, 2016 Cáceres, COPINH, and the community of Rio Blanco faced threats and repression as they carried out peaceful action against construction of the dam.

The Bassano Dam dispute, for instance, resulted in an agreement to award the Siksika Nation $ 53.4 million in 2010 for the illegal 1910 transfer of reserve land by Canada to CP Railway for the construction of the dam.

Essex Junction grew up as a mill town along falls created by the construction of a dam on Winooski River.

Remember to be specific about your experience, just as this jobseeker did with phrases such as «planning and design of agricultural projects» and «construction of dams, ditches, and canals.»

History of accommodating the needs and requirements behind the construction of dams, ditches and canals with an understanding of how climate characteristics, soil, return flow, supply and more impact considerations.