Glacial hazards projects

RIL have recently undertaken a number of glacial hazards projects. Several projects on which RIL staff have worked are presented as case studies.

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The outwash plain from the Colonia Glacier with deposits from a series of GLOFs since 2008, Northern Patagonian Icefield, Chile (October 2010).

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The source area of the rock/ice avalanche that generated the 28+m high avalanche push wave into Lake 513 at Hualcán, Cordillera Blanca, Peru. (Photo: C. Portocarrero, April 2010).

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Recent and current glacial hazards projects:

  • Disaster Risk Management for the hydro-power sector in the South Asian Region. The World Bank (2014 on)
  • Diamer Basha Dam Project, Pakistan. MWH, Chicago, USA. Glacial hazard review for the Upper Indus Basin (2014-17) as part of a USAID-funded Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
  • Rolwaling Diversion Tunnel Project, Nepal. Lahmeyer, Germany (2015-16). Glacial hazard assessment of Tsho Rolpa and the Rolwaling catchment and post-earthquake re-assessment (2016)
  • Northern Patagonian Icefield and associated glacial hazards. Field inspection of the Colonia and Baker Rivers, which are associated with repeated Glacial Lake Outburst Floods from the Northern Patagonian Ice-field (2009); and of Exploradores Glacier (2017 on)
  • Lake 513, Hualcán, and other sites, Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Ongoing collaboration with Peruvian agencies (from 2009 on, current)
  • Review of international glacial hazard assessment guidelines (ongoing). This project has its own web page
  • Flash flood forensic analysis and GLOF study as part of an insurance claim process for the Upper Bhote Koshi HEP scheme, northern Nepal (2017-18)
  • Dam Safety Panel of Experts (DSPoE) for the Upper Arun HEP scheme (funded by The World Bank) for scrutiny of GLOF assessment and wider geohazard advice (2019-2021)
  • Glacial Hazards training for the hydropower sector in Tajikistan funded by the European Bank of Regional Development (2020)
  • Structural glaciological analysis of debris-covered glaciers in relation to glacial hazards – KESS II PhD project co-funded by RIL at Aberystwyth University, UK (2019-22)
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