7199. Better decision-making about large dams with a view to sustainable development

Upon request of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the NCEA has analysed trends in the context of large dam proposals and their implications for the effectiveness of the current dam planning and asssessment systems.  

Advisory reports and other documents

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Based on its analysis, the NCEA has developed options for donors to help improve the quality of these processes, so that these may contribute more to sustainable development. DGIS has also requested the NCEA to submit views to a public consultation done by development bank FMO on this topic. The NCEA has based its analysis of this dynamical topic on input from international experts and on literature. After publication of the first version, the NCEA decided that some parts of the advice were unnecessarily suggestive and needed rewording without changing the nature of the advice. To that end, a second edition of the advice has been published. Users are therefore requested to refer the second edition, as it is clearer.

Parties involved

Members of the working group

Technical secretary: Sibout Nooteboom

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Last modified: 19 Mar 2019