The themes of the symposium are as follows:
| 12th ICOLD European Club Symposium |
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| "Role of dams and reservoirs in a successful energy transition" |
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| Theme | Description |
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| Theme A: Dams and reservoirs for hydropower in Europe | Opportunity for energy generation and storage |
| Large-scale storage reservoirs | |
| Pumped storage reservoirs | |
| New energy potential (PV, ...) | |
| Efficiency increase of existing schemes | |
| Theme B: Dams and reservoirs for climate change adaptation in Europe | Balancing extreme hydrological conditions (floods, droughts) |
| Protection against floods | |
| Protection against other natural hazards (mass movements, glacier lake outburst floods, …) | |
| Irrigation and water supply | |
| Multipurpose dams | |
| Theme C: Impact mitigation of dams and reservoirs in Europe | Environmental flows |
| Sediment continuum | |
| Fish passage | |
| Hydropeaking | |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | |
| Theme D: How to deal with ageing dams and levees in Europe | Dam safety |
| Upgrade and refurbishment | |
| Extension and renewal | |
| Incorporating new purposes | |
| Decommissioning |
These themes, as well as all the most relevant practical information can also be found on the Flyer of the event.