Hydropower Development and Ecosystem Services in Central America

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.

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Year of publication:	2013-03
Authors:	Anderson, Elizabeth P.
Institutions:	Inter-American Development Bank
Subject:	Environment & Natural Resources :: Biodiversity \| Environment & Natural Resources :: Environmental Policy \| Environment & Natural Resources :: Natural Resources Management \| Energy & Mining :: Renewable Energy \| Infrastructure & Transport :: Water Supply & Sanitation

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IDB Publications (Working Papers).
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IDB-TN-513 Number publication-detail,7101.html?id=67807
Classification:	Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation; Environmental Management ; Q5 - Environmental Economics ; Q57 - Ecological Economics: Ecosystem Services; Biodiversity Conservation; Bioeconomics
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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