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6. Acknowledgements
- The perspectives offered in this article derive from the collective
experience of the staff of the International Research Institute for
Climate and Society, which for the past 13 years has been working
to develop the capability to better manage climate related risks and
opportunities toward sustainable development goals, with emphasis
on developing countries. We represent and advocate a strongly
science-based multidisciplinary approach to climate risk management
that provides innovation in climate information and risk management
strategies, engages in demonstration, outreach, capacity building, and
education relating to climate risk management/adaptation. A crucial
part of IRI’s work consists of direct engagement with partners in
specific decision and policy settings (mostly in developing countries),
where innovations are developed and demonstrated. Much of
our current perspective has been shaped by the interactions with
stakeholders and partners ‘on the ground’, spanning many countries,
sectors, and disciplines.
- Special thanks to Cathy Vaughan in the preparation of this paper.
A Nordic perspective on climate change and dam safety
1. The national Swedish research on climate change and design floods is
financed by the Swedish dam safety authority (Svenska Kraftnät) and
the power industry via Elforsk. The Nordic co-operation, within the
CES-project, is financed by Nordic Energy Research.
Further references
- A summary of the Nordic co-operation on Climate change and
renewable energy resources, of which design flood is a part, can be
found in Fenger (ed. 2007) Impacts of Climate Change on Renewable
Energy Sources – their Role in the Nordic Energy System. Nord
2007:003. Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen.
- The new edition of the Swedish guidelines for design flood
determination can be found in Swedenergy, Svenska Kraftnät and
SveMin (2007). Swedish guidelines for design flood determination for
dams – New edition 2007. Available from the Swedish dam safety
authority (Svenska Kraftnät) at