'Reflections on the Past and Future of the Kakhovka Hydropower Plant Area (KHPP), Tetiana Gardashuk

4 - 6 p.m. // The undermining of the Kakhovka Hydropower Plant (KHPP) on 6 of June 2023 became one of the biggest russian war crimes in Ukraine. In the lecture, the multiple roles of rivers, the historical, economic and cultural context of hydropower development, and dam building with a special focus on the case of the Dnipro Hydropower Cascade, part of which is the KHPP, will be considered. The possible scenarios for the future of the area will be outlined. The presentation of the KIU-Fellow Tetiana Gardashuk is part of the seminar program ‘Sociology of Water’ of Estela Schindel. Location: European University Viadrina, Audimax, Logenstraße 4, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder), Room: AM 205

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