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Artificial lowering of glacial lakes

  • Pöyry Austria GmbH

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    Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    Austria
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Water

    Pöyry Austria GmbH, a member of the global Pöyry Group, is a consulting and engineering company with deep expertise with extensive local knowledge to deliver sustainable project investments.

  • Institut de recherche pour le développement

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    Country of registration
    France
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Renewable energy
    Forestry
    Marine and Fisheries
    Water

    IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (Research Institute for Development) - is a research organization based in France that is working with its partners in the South to address international development issues.

  • UNFCCC Climate Technology: 71 Countries Request Technology Transfer

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    Adaptation
    Mitigation

    PARIS, FRANCE December 3, 2015 - Developing nations are seeking a broad variety of green technologies through the UNFCCC’s Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), launched in 2014.  The CTCN provides free technical assistance and capacity building, including a newly launched online technology library, to facilitate technology transfer.

  • Artificial lowering of glacial lakes

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    Objective
    Adaptation
    Sectors
    Water
    Approach
    Disaster risk reduction

    To access the full technology description, please refer to the Document link above

    Summary:

    Global warming is resulting in the world’s glaciers melting at a rapid rate, filling glacial lakes and increasing the likelihood of outburst floods (glacial lake outburst floods or GLOFs). Floods and mudslides caused by GLOFs can have devastating impacts on communities lying below the lakes, posing a threat to both lives and infrastructure.