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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

World Bank

Stakeholder Involvement in Options Assessment: A Sourcebook
Washington, 2003.

The World Bank's Sourcebook provides guidance and practical examples on how to improve the involvement of stakeholders in the systematic assessment of options in planning exercises for water and energy services.

Ranging from policy formulation to project planning, it draws on some 30 case studies of programs and projects that considered the development, rehabilitation, or operation of dams.

The Sourcebook is aimed at World Bank task managers and their client country counterparts involved in the development and management of water infrastructure.

It has six chapters:

1. introduces the issues and outlines four key principles
2. describes the benefits of stakeholder involvement in options assessment
3. describes the policy and planning frameworks to create an enabling environment
4. deals with issues about identifying and involving relevant stakeholders
5. outlines processes of needs assessment, screening and selecting options
6. covers the process of reaching a decision.

Read the Sourcebook.