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. 2010 Dec 15;6(1):7–20. doi: 10.1007/s11625-010-0118-9

Table 5.

Changes in hydropower generation due to climate change

Average annual production (gigawatt hours per year)
Change from baseline (%)
Baseline Global wet Global dry Local wet Local dry
2003–2050 22,245 −2.50 −0.35 −5.81 −7.97
2003–2010 13,533 1.09 0.26 −3.07 −5.31
2011–2020 17,391 −2.35 −0.55 −7.36 −6.62
2021–2030 26,991 −1.82 0.40 −5.30 −6.75
2031–2040 26,087 −3.94 −0.62 −8.08 −7.26
2041–2050 25,479 −3.37 −0.98 −4.15 −12.04

Source: results from IMPEND