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.
L.A. Sound Posse
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
