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Dams and Development E-Paper Contents

p. 5 of 74 BACK | NEXT Home Page of Dams and Development Foreword I. Why an e-paper on dams and development? Why are dams controversial? What is the e-paper about? Who is the target audience? What is the definition of a large dam? Why did ADB commission the e-paper? How can ADB staff use the e-paper? 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

What is the e-paper about?

A guide to sources of material: The e-paper offers a structured guide to find out what other organizations are doing on dams and development issues in and outside of Asia, to view information about new concepts, and to see what ADB policies say.

Good practice and lessons learnt: In drawing together examples of planning processes and real life project experiences, the e-paper provides an illustration of some emerging principles related to dams. A number of them describe good practice on specific aspects of planning and implementation, but the paper does not attempt to make judgments or identify 'good' dams or 'bad' dams.

Not a new policy - part of a policy review: The e-paper makes reference to a number of ADB's policies to assist quick reference and scoping of the issues. The full text of the policies should be considered in all project-related work and links are provided to each policy document and ADB's operational manual. Information contained in the paper and the discussion it generates can be considered as part of the ongoing review of ADBs Water Policy in 2005.

Quick access: The internet has increasingly made large quantities of information readily available to us at our desks. But for those without fast or reliable connections, downloading large documents can be a frustrating and tedious process. Making this e-paper and the related material available on CD Rom as well as on the web will hopefully overcome some of these problems.

What the e-paper is not: The intention of the e-paper is not to provide a comprehensive reference book on dam design or everything you need to know on social and environmental issues. Standard texts on these subjects should be referred to. Rather, the aim here is to provide access to information on some of the emerging issues being introduced and recent trends - information that may be available on the web, but is often difficult to locate.

To obtain a free copy of the e-paper on CD-ROM please contact us.