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Dams and Development E-Paper Contents

p. 34 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

Incorporating health assessments

Health assessment encompasses a focus both on the potential adverse impacts of a project intervention, but also importantly, the opportunity that a project provides to improve the health of the local population. This may be as a direct consequence of the project, or due to a specially designed health-focused component.

For more information, see:

• World Commission on Dams on health assessment
• World Health Organization - Submission on Human Health and Dams
• UK - Health Impact Assessment
• UN Economic Council for Europe and health impact assessment

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