DRIFT: Environmental Flows Assessments and much more

Transparent, defensible appraisals of impacts on river ecosystems and people, using available data, expert opinion and local knowledge

DRIFT History

1996-1998

Berg River, South Africa (Skuuifraam Dam)

1997-1998

Palmiet River, South Africa

1997-2002

Senqu Basin, Lesotho (Phase 1 Lesotho Highlands Water Project)

1997-1998

Olifants Doring Basin Study, South Africa

1999-2000

Breede River, South Africa

2002-2005

Lower Orange River, South Africa

2002-2005

Senqu Basin, Lesotho

2003-2006

Olifants Doring River, South Africa

2003-2004

Komati River, South Africa/Swaziland (Maguga Dam)

2005-2007

Mekong River, Southeast Asia  (Integrated River Basin Management study)

2006

Zambezi Delta, Mozambique

2006

Phuthiatsana/Caledon River, Lesotho

2007

Mzingwane River, Zimbabwe

2007

Olifants River, South Africa

2005-2009

Pangani Basin, Tanzania

2007-2008

Senqu River, Phase 2 (Polihali Dam Feasibility Study) Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP)

2007-2009

Outeniqua Basin, South Africa

2008-2009

Nile River, South Sudan (Saboloka, Mograt and Dagash Hydropower Projects)

2008-2009

Okavango Basin, Botswana

2009-2010

Kunene River, Namibia/Angola (Baynes Hydropower Project)

2009-2010

Lower Zambezi River, Mozambique (Barging project)

2010-2011

Blue Nile River, Ethiopia (Mandaya Hydropower Project)

2011

Kagera River, Nile Basin (Nile Basin Initiative)

2011-2012

Phuthiatsana/Caledon River, Lesotho (Metolong Dam)

2010-2013

Neelum River, Pakistan (Kishenganga Hydropower Project)

2011-2012

Huara/Checras Rivers, Peru (Cheves Hydropower Project)

2011-2014

Jhelum, Pakistan (Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project)

2013-2014

Mfolozi, Mkuze, Assegai, Nseleni, Matigulu, Pongola Rivers, South Africa

2013-2014

St Lucia Estuary, South Africa (Consultant: Anchor Environmental Consultants; Client: Isimangaliso)

2013-2014

Poonch River, Pakistan (Gulpur Hydropower Project)

2014

Pongola Floodplain, South Africa

2014-2015

Lake Sibaya, South Africa

2015

Kwanza River, Angola (Cumulative Impact Assessment for Hydropower Development)

2015

Zambezi River, Zambia/Zimbabwe (Batoka Dam)

2015

Luangwa River Basin, Zambia

2017

Kouilou-Niari River, Republic of Congon (Sounda Hydropower Project)

2015

St Lucia Estuary, South Africa

2014-2017

Mekong River Basin, Southeast Asia

2015-2017

Elephant Marshes, Shire River, Malawi

2016

Okavango Basin, Angola, Namibia, Botswana

2016

Jhelum River, Pakistan (Karot Hydropower Project)

2016

Jhelum River, Pakistan (Kohala Hydropoower Project)

2016

Neelum-Jhelum River, Pakistan (Cumulative impact assessment for hydropower)

2016

Trishuli River, Nepal (Upper Trishuli Hydropower Project)

2016

Neelum-Jhelum Basin – Cumulative Impact Assessment, Pakistan

2016 - 2018

Jhelum-Poonch Basin-wide EFlow assessments (various contracts), Pakistan

2017

Kuhnar River, Pakistan (Balakot HPP)

2017 - 2018

MRC Hydro Sustainability Project. Lower Mekong Basin, SE Asia

2017 - 2019

Zambezi Basin – ZAMWIS, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania 9DRIFT Equations)

2018

Upper Trishuli Basin Cumulative Impact Assessment, Nepal

2018

DRIFT DSS Set-up and mentoring Trishuli Basin, Nepal

2018

Rapid EFlows assessment for the lower reaches of the Kafue River, in particular the Kafue Flats and Kafue Gorge, Zambia (DRIFT Equations)

2018 - 2020

River Ravi Eco-revitalization Project, Lahore, Pakistan

2019

Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Station (BGHES) – Operating rule refinement; Zambia and Zimbabwe

2019

Baynes Hydropower Environmental and Social Impact Assessment UPDATE, Namibia/Angola

2019 - 2021

Comprehensive EFlows Assessment for the Lower Kafue Sub-Basin, Zambia

Project Examples

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