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A Critique of "The World Bank’s Experience With Large Dams: A Preliminary Review Of Impacts"
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Given the importance of the debate over the development effectiveness and social and environmental impacts of large dams,...
World Bank Dam Evaluation "Seriously Deficient"
NGOs Demand Independent Review and Moratorium on World Bank Support of Large Dams Forty-nine non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from 21 countries...
Coalition Call for International Moratorium on Large Dams
April 1997 World Rivers Review Special Focus: People Affected by Dams Delegates at the first International Meeting of People Affected...
Nam Theun 2 Stranded With No Buyer for Its Power
The future of the controversial Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric dam in Laos is increasingly uncertain after its sole customer, the...
Commentary: Living With Rivers
April 1997 World Rivers Review Special Focus: People Affected by Dams "The river runs through me like blood in my...
The Curitiba Declaration
Affirming the Right to Life and Livelihood of People Affected by Dams Approved at the “First International Meeting of People...
Declaration of Curitiba: Affirming the Right to Life and Livelihood of People Affected by Dams
April 1997 World Rivers Review Special Focus: People Affected by Dams Approved at the First International Meeting of People Affected...
Earthquakes Triggered by Africa's Katse Dam Force Families to Abandon Damaged Village
Earthquakes caused by the filling of a huge reservoir in the southern African country of Lesotho have terrified local people...
Striking Lesotho Dam Workers Killed by Police - NGOs Urge World Bank to Take Action
Five workers were shot dead and some 30 injured when police evicted striking workers from a Lesotho Highlands Water Project...
Consultant Reveals Financial Risks of Lao Dam: Nam Theun 2 Could Prove Liability for Lao Government
The Nam Theun 2 Dam in Laos is likely to cost significantly more and yield significantly lower revenues than claimed...