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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

Handbook for Incorporation of Social Dimensions in Projects

'Projects supported by the Bank are intended to have a positive effect, especially on the poor who have limited opportunities for earning incomes.' (para 34)

'…The following factors may be considered when formulating criteria that may be used to target: …(iii) Are differences in the incidence of poverty among subgroups large enough to justify a targeting mechanism which would distinguish among the subgroups, ….' (para 39).

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