Sediment Management for Reservoir Sustainability

Convenors: Kamal El Kadi Abderrezzak and Eddy Langendoen

Sedimentation, leading to the loss of the storage capacity of dam reservoirs, is a growing problem worldwide, further exacerbated by climate and land use changes. This special session aims at sharing knowledge and tools for applying effective strategies to counter sedimentation. We solicit papers presenting 1) methods and technologies for predicting and tracking reservoir sedimentation; 2) multidisciplinary studies, including both successful and ineffective experiences in field deployment of management strategies; and 3) guidelines on how to design and select technically and economically the best management solutions.