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Nepal’s Constructive Dialogue on Dams and Development

open access: yesWater Alternatives, 2010
This paper describes a consultation process that took place in Nepal from January 2003 to July 2004 involving dam builders, dam managers and dam critics.
Ajaya Dixit, Dipak Gyawali
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Treatment of Displaced Indigenous Populations in Two Large Hydro Projects in Panama

open access: yesWater Alternatives, 2010
Consultation practices with affected populations prior to hydro concessions often remained poor in the decade since the World Commission on Dams (WCD) although, in some cases the involvement of local people in the details of resettlement has improved ...
Mary Finley-Brook, Curtis Thomas
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Viewpoint – Better Management of Hydropower in an Era of Climate Change

open access: yesWater Alternatives, 2010
Ten years ago the World Commission on Dams (WCD) report established new standards for the sustainable development of water infrastructure, but the hopes many of us had then for a new era of more thoughtful development have been attenuated by the ...
Jamie Pittock
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From Dams to Development Justice: Progress with 'Free, Prior and Informed Consent' Since the World Commission on Dams

open access: yesWater Alternatives, 2010
The World Commission on Dams (WCD) helped establish as development best practice the requirement to respect the right of indigenous peoples to give or withhold their 'free, prior and informed consent' (FPIC) to development projects that will affect them.
Joji Cariño, Marcus Colchester
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Gaining Public Acceptance: A Critical Strategic Priority of the World Commission on Dams

open access: yesWater Alternatives, 2010
Gaining Public Acceptance (GPA) was a strategic priority recommended in the final report of the World Commission on Dams (WCD). GPA remains a central, thorny challenge for all parties interested in how society makes decisions about the development of ...
John Dore, Louis Lebel
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