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Dams and Development E-Paper Contents

p. 30 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 Strategic environmental assessment International environmental conventions Environmental flows Cumulative impacts Cultural assessments Health assessments Greenhouse gas emissions Mitigation measures Hydropower industry's approach What do ADB policies say? 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

Dams within the framework of international environmental conventions

The following international conventions provide a framework for addressing environmental impacts:

• Convention on Biological Diversity
• Ramsar Convention
• UN Convention on Non-navigational Uses of Watercourses (not yet in force)
• UNECE Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context

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