Dams and Development

World Commission on Dams Wcd

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Abstract: The dams debate is simple because behind the array of facts and figures, of economic statistics and engineering calculations, lie a number of basic and easily understood principles. If adhered to and routinely applied, these principles would not only go a long way towards responding to the controversy surrounding dams, but would markedly improve decision-making on water and energy resources, achieving better outcomes. In identifying these principles, the World Commission on Dams (WCD) has not had to look far; they are the same principles that emerge from the global commitments to human rights, development and sustainability. The report sets out to distil more than two years of intense study, dialogue and reflection.

Keywords: dams; energy; rehabilitaion; resettlement; river irrigation; water quality; water quantity; forests; submergence; equity; water resources; Sociology; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-04
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