Role of dams and reservoirs in a successful energy transition : proceedings of the 12th ICOLD European Club Symposium 2023 (ECS 2023, Interlaken, Switzerland, 5-8 September 2023) p. 972-978. (EurCOLD)
In many countries, levees and flood defences raise (or have raised until recently) different issues associated to their ageing and often too to a lack of proper management during long periods of time. Show more…This leads to uncertain safety and performance, and sometimes catastrophic consequences. In this paper, based on an international confrontation of experience and lessons learned, we present the most important of these issues and a framework to better organize the management of these structures: identification of existing portfolios of structures, organizing them into consistent systems, the need for a high-level policy, for a proper local management and for technical guidance. Show less…
