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Novel Developments for Sustainable Hydropower
olicies are crucial in determining and improving the state of our environment. Policies
set goals (including targets, indicators and time frames) while policy instruments are the
specific means or measures to translate the policy intent into action (Jacob et al. 2019).
In discussions on the sustainability of hydropower production, knowledge of the currently
existing regulations at different levels is indispensable (Bunge et al. 2003) in understanding the framework conditions for decisions on impact-mitigating measures. Hydropower
plants play an important role in the production of renewable energy and in the reduction
of CO2 emissions. At the same time, hydropower can have a range of negative effects
on the flow of rivers, the habitats of fish and aquatic organisms, as well as on fauna
and flora species that depend on river and lake ecosystems for their survival (EC 2018).
Therefore, hydropower is at the cross-road of goals and instruments of different policy
fields on energy/climate, water and nature. All these different policies need to be taken
into account in a balanced way considering synergies and trade-offs when planning and
implementing mitigation actions for hydropower
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