Case Studies

Moving from understanding to implementation often requires pragmatic demonstration of what works. These case studies—and accompanying manuals, methods, tools and literature on the other pages—provide resources to support new and on-going efforts.

HbD Approach Overall

• The Magdalena basin in Colombia as an example of implementing the Hydropower by Design approach

Embed within planning and decision-making processes

• Integrating Hydropower by Design into basin management plans and environmental licensing in the Magdalena basin of Colombia
• Mapping the key decision-making processes for hydropower development in the Tapajos basin of Brazil
• System Scale Hydropower Planning in Myanmar: An Illustrative Approach

Engage stakeholders and understand interests and objectives

• Stakeholder consultation for participatory basin planning in the Magdalena-Cauca Basin of Colombia
• The Paresi people's vision for the future: Indigenous-led mapping and planning in Brazil's Tapajós basin

Translate stakeholder interests and objectives into metrics

• Decision-support tool development through stakeholder engagement in the Magdalena-Cauca Basin of Colombia

Assess Development Options and Illustrate Tradeoff Results

• Developing a quantified case for Hydropower by Design in the Magdalena-Cauca Basin of Colombia

Transfer results to stakeholders to better inform decisions

• Transferring results and dialogue into policy and action in the Magdalena-Cauca Basin of Colombia