Hydropower and Climate Change – A Round Table Discussion

🗓 Date & Time: 14:00 – 15:30 (CET)
📍 Location: Hybrid (Online via Zoom + Physical Attendance Option)
🔗 Zoom Link: Join here: https://forms.gle/5zYUFV3s4XMw5mM58

As climate change accelerates, its impact on global water systems is becoming increasingly evident—posing new and complex challenges for the hydropower sector. How can hydropower adapt to increasingly erratic weather patterns, prolonged droughts, and changing river flows? What innovations are needed to ensure turbines keep running reliably in the decades to come?

You're invited to a compelling Round Table session hosted by Working Group 3, focused on these urgent questions. This hybrid event will bring together leading experts in the field to explore the critical intersection of Hydropower and Climate Change.

Discussion Topic:

Hydropower must adapt to the realities of climate change, prompting global research efforts to develop strategies that will keep turbines running despite shifting weather patterns.
The round table will spotlight how the sector is responding to new climate data, the technological and policy innovations emerging, and the opportunities for transformation that lie ahead.

Speakers:

• David Finger

• Manu Seth

• Marie-Pierre Gosselin

• Emanuele Quaranta

• Eva Kremere

Moderator:

Ritesh Patro