[PDF][PDF] Poverty, livelihoods and sustainable development

J Birkmann, E Liwenga, R Pandey, E Boyd, R Djalante… - 2022 - orbi.uliege.be
Adverse impacts of climate change, development deficits and inequality exacerbate each
other. Existing vulnerabilities and inequalities intensify with adverse impacts of climate …

Mapping research on hydropower and sustainability in the Brazilian Amazon: advances, gaps in knowledge and future directions

S Athayde, M Mathews, S Bohlman, W Brasil… - Current Opinion in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•There has been growing interest and multidisciplinary engagement on
hydropower-related publications focusing on the Amazonian region.•Brazilian universities …

Water, waste, energy and food nexus in Brazil: Identifying a resource interlinkage research agenda through a systematic review

LC Couto, LC Campos, W da Fonseca-Zang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The resource nexus consists of a framework to address interlinkages between natural
resources and systems that provide water, energy, food and waste management. It …

Is hydropower worth it? Exploring amazonian resettlement, human development and environmental costs with the Belo Monte project in Brazil

A Mayer, L Castro-Diaz, MC Lopez, G Leturcq… - Energy Research & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Nations in the Global South have turned to massive hydropower projects to provide
for the energy needs of their growing economies. Large-scale hydropower projects cause …

Uncompensated losses and damaged livelihoods: Restorative and distributional injustices in Brazilian hydropower

A Mayer, MC Lopez, EF Moran - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction of hydroelectric dams is associated with a range of social-ecological
impacts, including significant changes in the economies of rural places where large dams …

The construction of the Belo Monte dam in the Brazilian Amazon and its consequences on regional rural labor

MF Calvi, EF Moran, RFB da Silva, M Batistella - Land use policy, 2020 - Elsevier
The article analyzes the impacts of the Belo Monte dam construction on the rural labor
mobility dynamics and the effects on the agropastoral activities, in the rural areas of the …

Multidimensional and multitemporal energy injustices: exploring the downstream impacts of the Belo Monte hydropower dam in the amazon

L Castro-Diaz, MC Lopez, S Moore, L Radonic… - Energy Research & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy transition technologies, such as hydroelectric dams, have been seen as symbols of
progress, cheap energy, environmental sustainability, and resource abundance, leading to …

Large-scale hydropower impacts and adaptation strategies on rural communities in the Amazonian floodplain of the Madeira River

CC Arantes, J Laufer, A Mayer, EF Moran… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding social and environmental impacts and household adaptation strategies in
the face of expansions in energy infrastructure projects is essential to inform mitigation and …

[HTML][HTML] Up close, it gets worse: Comparison of hydropower perceptions between impacted populations in the Amazon and those of the Brazilian population as a …

IC Johansen, AP Mayer, EF Moran - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of the Sustainable Development Goals, addressing the global demand for
affordable and clean energy is paramount. While hydropower is often perceived as meeting …

Droughts and controlled rivers: how Belo Monte Dam has affected the food security of Amazonian riverine communities

PFM Lopes, M Cousido-Rocha, MRO Silva… - Environmental …, 2024 - cambridge.org
The Neotropics have vast river catchments with untapped hydroelectric potential, but there
are multiple expected negative impacts of dams, including those on local food security and …