Dams for hydropower and irrigation: Trends, challenges, and alternatives

Data associated with the paper "Dams for Hydropower and Irrigation: Trends, Challenges, and Alternatives" by R. J. P. Schmitt and L. Rosa (2024) in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Notably, global dataset of hydropower installed in major dams and reservoirs (based on Lehner B, Liermann CR, Revenga C, Vörösmarty C, Fekete B, Crouzet P, et al. High-resolution mapping of the world’s reservoirs and dams for sustainable river-flow management. Front Ecol Environ 2011;9:494–502.)