Lost in Development’s Shadow: The Downstream Human Consequences of Dams

Lost in Development’s Shadow: The Downstream Human Consequences of Dams

The World Commission on Dams (WCD) report documented a number of social and environmental problems observed in dam development projects. The WCD gave particular emphasis to the challenges of properly resettling populations physically displaced by dams, and estimated the total number of people direct...

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Main Authors:	Brian D. Richter, Sandra Postel, Carmen Revenga, Thayer Scudder, Bernhard Lehner, Allegra Churchill, Morgan Chow
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Water Alternatives Association 2010-06-01
Series:	Water Alternatives
Subjects:	Dams rivers dam-affected people inland fisheries flood-plain agriculture food security poverty alleviation water resources development hydropower environmental flows ecosystem services
Online Access:	http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol3/v3issue2/80-a3-2-3/file

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