Dams and Development E-paper

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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

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Water Policy (2001)

Balancing the competing demands on a finite natural resource through an integrated approach to water resources management (IWRM) is central to ADB's Water Policy. IWRM guides decisions on allocation and use of water, water quality and ecosystem needs:

'Integrated water resources management (IWRM) is a process to improve the planning, conservation, development, and management of water, forest, land, and aquatic resources in a river basin context, to maximize economic benefits and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital environmental systems.'…(para 28).

Read the selected extracts from the Water Policy related to needs assessment or options assessment.

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