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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
Thailand

Translation of the WCD Overview into the Thai language formed the basis for a multi-stakeholder Thai National Consultation on Dams and Development organized by the National Water Resources Committee in March 2003. The two-day meeting concluded with general support to the framework of core values and strategic priorities and agreed to establish a national task force on dams and development to take the process further and develop locally appropriate recommendations for government.

It was recommended to establish an independent committee or working group to further study the seven strategic priorities of WCD together with additional points raised during the meeting in order to put them into practice. The Department of Water Resource was assigned to implement this recommendation.

In July 2003, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment formally constituted the task force comprising government agencies responsible for and related with dam projects, river basin water user associations, NGOs and academic institutions. By examining the issues in a local context, the process has broadened its participation and included agencies initially reluctant to consider the Commission's recommendations.

The committee or working group will consist of 16 members.

• 4 members from government agencies
• 4 members from NGO
• 4 members from user groups
• 4 members from academicians

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