ADN’s webinar series 2020 – Amazon Dams Network

The International Research Network on Amazonian Dams is pleased to announce our 2020 webinar series!

Our purpose is to foster discussions on the themes of the III International Network Workshop: “Hydroelectric Dams in the Amazon – Governance, Adaptive Management, and Alternatives”, which was to be held in Porto Velho in May 2020, but has now been postponed to spring 2021.

During the webinars, we will have invited speakers discussing alternatives to hydroelectric energy, and recommendations to improve the process of planning and management of proposed and current hydroelectric projects in the Amazon region.

Check below the agenda and topics.

Webinar #1: Dams and deterritorialization of Amazonian communities by Madalena Cavalcante, Ph.D.

When: December 13th, 2019

Language: Portuguese

Madalena Cavalcante, is professor and researcher of the Universidade Federal de Rondônia talked about territorial dynamics and the environment, focusing on socio-environmental conflicts, land use change and cover, and impacts caused by major infrastructure projects (hydroelectric, highways, and waterways) in the Amazon.

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Theme: Social and Polical Impacts of Hydroelectric Dams

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Webinar #2

When: February 14th, 2020, 1pm (EST)

Language: Portuguese

Speakers:

Luiz Novoa, is a professor at the Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR) and will talk about his research on corporate territorial planning in South America, environmental licensing and public financing of large enterprises in Brazil and the case of hydroelectric plants on the Madeira River, in addition to analyzes on the decision-making process of BNDES and other public banks.

Martina Iorio, is a researcher at the University of Rome Tre. Martina studies the developing economies, paying attention to the exploitation of natural resources. She developed several researches in the Legal Amazon studying the socio-environmental impacts of hydroelectric plants, national growth and local development, as well as the governance of natural resources and economic dependence.

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Webinar #3

When: February 28th, 2020, 1pm (EST)

Language: Portuguese

This is the second webinar within the theme “Social and Political Impacts of Hydroelectric Dams” presented by Adila Taveira Lima.

Adila Taveira, is a Ph.D. student in Environmental Sciences at the Federal University of Tocantins and talked about her research on governance, social participation and dams’ impacts on the Tocantins River.

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Webinar #4

When: March 3rd, 2020, 1pm (EST)

Language: Portuguese, Spanish, English

Speakers:

Marliz Arteaga, Ph.D. student in the Interdisciplinary Ecology at the University of Florida. She is an environmental engineer and has an MS in sustainable development. Currently, she is researching sociological impacts of dams in the Madeira River basin.

Alexandra Sabo, Ph.D. student in the Department of Geography at the University of Florida. Her work seeks to understand how governance strategies impact communities using the Santo Antonio and Jirau dams on the Madeira river as a case study.

Monise Busquets, has a Ph.D. in Environmental Science. Her research focuses on the relationship that riverine communities maintain with the water bodies. As an ethno-video maker, she directed a video focusing on the relationship between the Xerente indigenous people with the waters of the Tocantins river, specifically after the construction of the Lajeado hydroelectric dam.

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Theme: Cumulative Impacts of small dams on aquatic ecosystems

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Webinar #5

When: March 27th, 2020, 2 pm (EST)

Language: Portuguese

Speakers:

Evandro Moretto, is an Associate Professor at the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities – EACH and Institute of Energy and Environment – IEE of the University of São Paulo – USP, leader of the Research Group for Environmental Planning and Management – PLANGEA/USP and President of the Brazilian Association for Impact Assessment – ABAI. His research interests focus on environmental impact assessments and socio-economic impacts of large-scale development projects.

Neiva Araújo, Ph.D. in Regional Development and Environment from the Federal University of Rondônia. She is a member of the Law, Territory & Amazon Research Group. She works in the following lines: Human Rights, Public Electricity Service, Regional Development and Environmental Impacts arising from infrastructure projects.

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Theme: Adaptive Management in Hydropower plant: principles and examples

Webinar #6

When: April 3th, 2020, 2 pm (EST)

Language: English and Portuguese

Speakers:

Lucas Bair, is an environmental and natural resource economist with expertise in adaptive management and water resources and energy economics and policy. His research includes applied benefit-cost analysis, resource valuation, and integrated assessment modeling with a focus on energy systems and large river basins such as the Colorado and Sacramento-San Joaquin.

Thiago Couto, is a Ph.D. by the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington (Seattle, USA). His research is in the area of ecology and fish conservation, on topics such as: river fragmentation, aquatic ecology, population/community ecology and energy and environmental policies. Thiago is currently investigating the ecological impacts associated with the global proliferation of small hydropower plants (SHPs).

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Theme: Impacts on the hydrology dynamics in the Amazon

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Webinar #7

When: April 24th, 2020, 2 pm (EST)

Language: English and portugese

Speakers:

David Kaplan,is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment at the University of Florida and Director of the H.T. Odum Center for Wetlands. Research in Dr. Kaplan’s Watershed Ecology Lab (www.watershedecology.org) focuses on linkages among the hydrological cycle, ecosystem processes, and human activities, with the goal of advancing natural resources conservation and management.

Sharmin Siddiqui, is a PhD student and National Science Foundation Fellow in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida, working with Dr. David Kaplan. Sharmin’s research is focused on characterizing natural flow regimes across the Amazon Basin and determining impacts of natural and anthropogenic disturbance on Amazon hydrology and ecosystem resilience.

Rafael Almeida, Rafael holds a PhD in Ecology and is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Cornell University’s Atkinson Center for Sustainability, where his research focuses on understanding the trade-offs between Amazon hydropower expansion and environmental constraints. In this talk, Rafael will show that the Madeira River dams (Jirau and Santo Antônio) have increased the short-term variability of downstream flows and water levels, and that this increased variability can be detrimental to downstream aquatic organisms and human populations.

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Theme: Impacts of hydroeletric dams on aquatic ecosystems

Webinar #8

When: May 8th, 2020, 2 pm (EST)

Language: Portuguese and English

Speakers:

Alice Lima, is a Biologist, Master in Fishing Sciences in the Tropics and Ph.D. in Regional Development and Environment. She is currently a collaborating researcher at the Federal University of Rondônia, the Federal University of Pará and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, with research in the areas of fishing ecology, ecosystem modeling, in the themes: impacts of hydroelectric dams, artisanal fishing, economy and productive chain.

Caroline Arantes, is a Oceanographer, Master in Applied Zoology and Ph.D. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciencies (Texas A&M University). She has experience in fish ecology and biology and fisheries and ecosystem ecology, as well as shared management and management of fishing resources. She is currently a associate researcher at Michigan State University (MSU) with research on the impacts of hydropower on fish and fisheries.

May Lehmensiek, is a Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Ecology and a Water Institute Graduate Fellow at the University of Florida. After having worked as an environmental scientist in Florida for 10 years, she returned to UF to pursue a doctoral degree. Her dissertation research is about commercial fishers who are displaced out of their occupations. She conducted field studies in Florida and Brazil. May is fascinated by humans and their behavior.

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Socio-environmental impacts of hydroelectric dams

Webinar #9

When: May 22, 2020, 2 pm (EST)

Language: Portuguese

Speakers:

Maíra Fainguelernt, has a degree in Geography from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a Master’s in Environmental Sciences from the Universidade Federal Fluminense and a Ph. D. in Environment and Society from the State University of Campinas. She has 10+ years of experience in research on Amazon, public policies, protected areas, traditional populations and the impacts of large hydroelectric plants. Over the last year, she was part of an interdisciplinary research (Infews project/MSU) with focus on the social impacts of the mega dams in the Tapajós basin.

Mariluce Paes de Souza, has a degree in Administration from Federal University of Rondônia, a Master’s in Production Engineering from Federal University of Santa Catarina, a Ph.D. in Social and Environmental Sciences from Federal University of Pará, and a Post-Doc in Administration from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Universidade Federal de Rondônia. Her research focus on governance, inter-organizational relationships, social capital, public policies, extractive communities, production, and sustainable development in the Amazon.

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Theme: Social and Polical Impacts of Hydroelectric Dams

Theme: Cumulative Impacts of small dams on aquatic ecosystems

Theme: Adaptive Management in Hydropower plant: principles and examples

Theme: Impacts on the hydrology dynamics in the Amazon

Theme: Impacts of hydroeletric dams on aquatic ecosystems

Socio-environmental impacts of hydroelectric dams

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