AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION PROJECT IN EGYPT Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Issue Analysis 1 3. Design to Find Solutions 3 4. Suggested Solutions 4 4.1. Construct Dams and Reservoirs 4 4.2. A forestation in Reclaimed Land 4 4.3. Control Environmental Degradation 4 4.4. Chemicals and Fertilizers 5 4.5. Other Issues 5 5. Conclusion 6 6. References 7 1. Introduction Egypt’s agriculture depends on irrigation because of the low rainfall levels. There
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within a short period of time (for example: hydropower‚ wind energy‚ tidal energy‚ bio fuels). Hydroelectric Power The most widely used type of renewable energy is hydroelectricity. Most hydroelectric energy comes from the potential energy of dammed water driving a turbine to generate electricity‚ but variations of hydroelectric energy uses the kinetic energy of undammed water. Ultimately‚ hydroelectric power is a combination of solar energy and gravitational potential energy. Sun¡¯s radiant energy
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Should the Belo Monte Dam be built? The Belo Monte Dam is a hydroelectric dam complex currently undergoing construction; it is located along the Xingu River in the Brazillian state of Pará‚ and is the 3rd largest in the world. For the construction the take place two huge canals (500m wide x 75km long) will have to be dug out. The topic of whether the construction of the dam should proceed has caused great controversy. Yes‚ the dam should be built Many people believe that the dam will help Brazil significantly
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Sand Dams in Kenya WHAT IS A SAND DAM? A Sand Dam is a steel reinforced concrete wall built across a sandy riverbed. During rainy seasons‚ a seasonal river forms and carries soil (consisting of sand and silt) which moves downstream. The heavy sand builds up behind the dam‚ whereas lighter sand and silt washes over the wall of the dam. Within the space of one to four rainy seasons‚ these dam types get completely filled with sand. However‚ approximately 40% of the volume held behind the dam is
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year from landslides in the United States. Examples Vaiont‚ Italy‚ 1963 One of the world’s highest arch dams was built in Vaiont‚ Italy in 1960. Three years later‚ at 10:41 pm on the night of 9th October‚ millions of tons of rock slid down from Mount Toc into the Vaiont reservoir. It went across the reservoir and came back and made a 100-metre high wave. The wave went over the 262-metre high dam and into the valley below. Antofagasta‚ Chile In Antofagasta‚ Chile‚ a landslide tore away the
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— Investing in the Human Factor 28th Annual USSD Conference Portland‚ Oregon‚ April 28 - May 2‚ 2008 Hosted by Portland General Electric On the Cover Portland General Electric’s North Fork Dam‚ on the Clackamas River southeast of Portland‚ is a thin‚ variable-radius concrete arch dam with a maximum height of 207 feet and a thickness varying from 32 feet at the base to 8 feet at the crest. The spillway is a 200-foot-long gated ogee-type structure with a 250-foot-long reinforced concrete
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pH Readings: From the pH results recorded from the two water sources‚ we can clearly see that Kleinfontein Dam has the higher pH levels‚ which indicate poor and unsafe water conditions. From Article two‚ we can see that a High (7.5) or Low (5.5) pH level is very dangerous and harmful to humans who come in contact with the water. The pH Level recordings at 8 and 9 are extreme dangers if they were to come in to contact with humans and also they are way over the borders which is not acceptable at
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about the importance and consequences in which dams will provide. Dams are very expensive‚ take years to build and they are also can be very deadly during the construction phase. However‚ the cost of removing a dam is just as expensive for tax payers and city legislatures. Dams do provide hydropower energy to generate mills and also provide water storage. Two of the most common dam are: Hoover Dam in Arizona and Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. The Elwha Dam is located in Washington and is the home of
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POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF DAMS ON THE ENVIRONMENT The human being has been struggling in order to shape the ecosphere in a man- ner he wants since the first day. The period in which this struggle was observed most intensively was the period covering the transition from a migrant and primitive hunter society to a resident life and fa rming. The most deep-seated environmental modification against the nature that had been realized in the history of the human being has started at this time. Even
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construction of (a) two dams at Bhakra and Nangal‚ (b) the Bhakra canal system commanding a gross area of about 27.4 lakh hectares‚ (c) the Nangal hydel channel‚ (d) four power houses at Ganguwal‚ Kotla‚ left bank and right bank power houses with total installed capacity of 1‚204 mw‚ and (e) construction of 3‚680 km long transmission lines to distribute electricity to neighbouring areas. The Bhakra-Nangal project is the largest multi-purpose project of the country. Bhakra Dam-This dam‚ completed in 1963
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