"Hydropower is dependent on water so clearly if there is no water at all then hydropower cannot be used, disrupting energy production and stressing energy systems," said Matthew McCartney, expert on sustainable water infrastructure with the International Water Management Institute, based in Sri Lanka.
"Droughts and sudden floods which can also damage dams made more frequent and severe by climate change, are therefore an increasing concern for hydropower," he added.
"And this is why regulation [of hydropower] is becoming more challenging," explains Luz Adriana Cuartas, a hydrologist at the Brazilian Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disaster.
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