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Dams and Development E-Paper Contents

p. 71 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 ADB’s policy framework ADB follow-up to the World Commission on Dams ADB’s information base on dams Recommended areas for policy dialogue XII. References Contact Us

ADB's information base on dams

The nature and sensitivity of issues surrounding dam projects has over the years generated a high level of public scrutiny and interest - both inside and outside the country where the project is situated.

Information available to ADB's management, project staff and external relations advisers on past, current and planned projects needs to be relevant, accurate, up-to-date and readily accessible.

Existing information systems can be supplemented with relatively little additional effort to significantly improve the level of information available to ADB management, staff, its borrowers and the public. Beyond keeping this e-paper current with changes in policy and new examples and experiences, the proposed knowledge-sharing initiatives for ADB are outlined here:

• Database on ADB projects with a large dam component
• Links to resettlement action plans and environmental assessment reports
• ADB evaluation reports
• Communications with civil society
• ADB statements on dams and development

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