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p. -1 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 XI. ADB, Dams, and Development XII. References Contact Us

Examples of in-country dialogues on dams and development
Nepal

In January 2003, the Minister of Water Resources instigated a multi-stakeholder process to follow-up on the WCD Report. Nepal's National Dialogue on Dams and Development has the following aim:

"To carry out national consultations on dams and development to consider the relevance of the recommendations of the WCD and other bodies in the Nepalese context with the ultimate aim of recommending the development and adoption of a national guideline for improved decision-making, planning and management of dams and alternatives for Nepal".

In early 2003, a national dialogue on dams and development, involving various stakeholders (government, non-government agencies and private sector and other civil society groups) was initiated. The first draft of the scoping report was issued in September 2003 and presented to senior government staff from various government ministries and departments related to dams and development at a consultation meeting on 14 November 2003 at IUCN Nepal office. Renewed commitments from the Government's side to support and closely involve in the National Consultation on Dams and Development in Nepal were given.

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