A definitive description of the state of dam affected zones around the world. Toward an eco-social-hydrology. The World Bank funds dams when smaller projects are more effective, less devastating to the environs and could bring water to poor people.
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Patrick McCully is the executive director of the International Rivers Network. WWW.IRN.ORG IRN's mission is to halt and reverse the degradation of river systems; to support local communities in protecting and restoring the well being of the people, cultures and ecosystems that depend on rivers; to promote sustainable, environmentally sound alternatives to damming and channeling rivers; to foster greater understanding, awareness and respect for rivers; to support the worldwide struggle for environmental integrity, social justice and human rights; and to ensure that their work is exemplary of responsible and effective global action on environmental issues.
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Patrick McCully: Water,Rivers,Dams and Development
Patrick McCully: Water,Rivers,Dams and Development