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p. 61 of 74 BACK | NEXT Home Page of Dams and Development Foreword I. Why an e-paper on dams and development? II. Assessing options III. Participatory processes IV. Social impacts V. Environmental impacts VI. Benefit distribution VII. Dam safety and sustainability VIII. Existing projects IX. Improving governance X. What other organizations say World Commission on Dams - reactions and follow up UNEP Dams and Development Project World Bank Examples of in-country dialogues Policies in the private sector and export credit agencies Professional Associations International Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations XI. ADB, Dams, and Development XII. References Contact Us

UNEP Dams and Development Project

In response to a call from the Third WCD Forum meeting, a multi-stakeholder follow up initiative established the Dams and Development Project under UNEP in November 2001. The objectives of the DDP are:

Building on the dialogue of the WCD, the core values and strategic priorities expressed in its report, the objectives of the Dams and Development Project (DDP) are to:

• support country-level, regional and global dialogues on the WCD report and the issues it addresses with the aim of engaging all stakeholders with emphasis on those not currently involved;
• strengthen interaction and networking among participants in the dams debate;
• support the widespread dissemination of the WCD report and the report of the Third WCD Forum and make available other stakeholders' responses; and
• facilitate the flow of information and advice concerning initiatives relevant to dams and development.

The mandate of the DDP excludes it from taking positions or making judgements on individual projects or associated practices.

Steering Committee members of the DDP represent a diverse constituency of 13 stakeholder categories including: governments, international organizations, NGOs, industry, affected and indigenous peoples, utilities, professional associations, groups working on options and researchers.

A second phase of the DDP commenced in early 2005.

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