A new report by the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, warns that climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, putting the world's aging dams, over 70,000 in total, at greater risk of failure, particularly in conflict zones where many dams are abandoned.
by the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, warns that climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, putting the world's of the Arbaat Dam in Port Sudan, in August after unusually heavy rains caused widespread devastation, leaving over 100 people dead, entire villages washed away, and affecting more than 50,000 people.
The Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency has alerted on the planned water releases from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.
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