AMBER
20 November 2019From Sea to Source
6 January 2018
Ambition
Creating success stories and showcases and activate practitioners to open up rivers. We share, inspire and want to make dam removal a viable measure for river managers, scaling it in Europe and step by step we move towards a global movement.
The overall ambition of Dam Removal Europe is to restore rivers in Europe that have high natural or cultural importance. Currently, there are many of these rivers in Europe that are fragmented by obsolete dams and weirs. By removing these barriers, we can once again have healthy free-flowing rivers full of fishes for all to benefit.
Collaboration in crowdfunding for Dam Removal with WWF
Process
Dam removal is already taking place in some parts of Europe. These removals are local initiatives driven by many enthusiastic community members and stakeholders. However, there are still thousands of obsolete dams that have not been removed and we still do not know if!
Often, lack of awareness, knowledge, support and funding for dam removals are bottlenecks. Therefore, the Dam Removal Europe initiative aims to join local projects and make dam removal a mainstream river management option in Europe. Through this predominantly bottom up process, we can create a holistic approach to remove dams and reap the benefits.
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