Publications
Large Dams - Learning from the past, looking at the future
Proceedings of the Gland (Switzerland) Workshop 1997 that led to the establishment of the WCD.
© 1997 IUCN, World Bank July 1997; 145pp; ISBN 0-8213-4028-X
The
World Bank and IUCN, with financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation, published the proceedings of the workshop in August 1997.
The publication
includes a summary of the workshop discussion and recommendations for future action as
well as a series of overview papers commissioned for the workshop on four key topics.
Download Large Dams the entire report (PDF 6.37Mb)
WCD Interim Report
Printable version of the July 1999 Interim Report
This is an electronic rendering of the printed edition, suitable for printing with colour or b/w desktop printers (A4, landscape format).
Download the Interim Report PDF (2.1Mb)
"Dams and Development - a new framework for decision-making"
November 2000 The final report of the WCD presenting findings and recommendations of the Commission's work, available in print from Earthscan publications, electronic version can be downloaded from this site.
Overview of the Final Report
A 28 page summary of the findings and recommendations of the WCD Report, available in English and 7 other languages.
Project and Financial Report
April 2001 A summary of the WCD process - its mandate, institutional structure, work programme, outputs, income and expenditure, and list of financial supporters.
Download as an Acrobat PDF file (1,773)
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