Final Paper - Table of Contents
November 2000

• 1.Overview of the World Commission on Dams Global Case Study Programme.
• 2. The Context and Scope of the Case Study on the Orange River Development Project
• 2.1 Orange River Basin
• 2.2 National Context at the Time of Project Planning
• 2.3 The Objectives and Components of the Orange River Development Project
• 3.Projected and Actual Impacts of the Orange River Development Project.
• 3.1 Time Schedules for Implementation
• 3.2 Design Characteristics
• 3.3 Financial Expenditure
• 3.4 Irrigation and Agriculture
• 3.4.1 Irrigated Area
• 3.4.2 Cropping Patterns
• 3.4.3 Gross Value of Agricultural Production
• 3.5 Municipal and Industrial Water Supply
• 3.6 Hydropower
• 3.6.1 Installed Hydropower Capacity
• 3.6.2 Projected and Actual Hydropower Generation from Gariep and Van der Kloof
• 3.6.3 Economic Value of Power Generation
• 3.7 Flood Control
• 3.8 Recreation and Tourism
• 3.9 Ecosystem Function and Biodiversity
• 3.9.1 Description of the Natural River System
• 3.9.2 Habitats Affected
• 3.9.3 Mitigation Measures
• 3.9.4 Atmospheric Impacts
• 3.10 Regional and National Effects
• 3.10.1 Predicted Impacts
• 3.10.2 Actual Regional and National Impacts
• 3.11 Social Effects
• 3.11.1 Settlement
• 3.11.2 Displacement and Resettlement
• 3.11.3 Employment¹⁶
• 3.12 Interactive, Cumulative and Basin-wide Impacts
• 3.13 Summary of Impacts and Performance
• 3.13.1 Predicted versus Actual Outcomes
• 3.13.2 Unexpected Impacts
• 3.13.3 Cost Recovery
• 4. The Distributional Effects of the ORDP.
• 4.1 Anticipated Distributional Effects of the ORDP
• 4.2 The Actual Distributional Effects of the ORDP
• 5. Options-Assessment and the Decision-making Process.
• 5.1 Historical Context
• 5.2 Planning and Appraisal
• 5.3 Detailed Design and Construction
• 5.4 Operations and Monitoring
• 6. Criteria and Guidelines: Policy Evolution and Compliance
• 7. Issues raised and lessons learned for the project and planning cycle
• 8.Stakeholder Views on Development Effectiveness
• 8.1 Interview approach
• 8.2 Interview results
• 8.3 Comments
• 9. Bibliography

List of Annexes

• Annex 1: Purpose of the case study programme
• Annex 2: Basin Description: Climate, hydrology and geomorphology
• Annex 3: Conversion rates - Current Rand to 1998 US$
• Annex 4: Project Costs
• Annex 5: Predicted area, cropping pattern and gross agriculture value
• Annex 6: The pre-dam social context: Demographic landscape and control of the land
• Annex 7: Two contrasting case stories of resettlement
• Annex 8: Differing perceptions of the effects of resettlement on farm Workers
• Annex 9. Summary of outcomes of displacement for farmers and workers
• Annex 10: Definition of the Instream-flow requirement
• Annex 11: Cumulative environmental impacts within the catchment
• Annex 12: Institutional arrangements
• Annex 13. Minutes from the First stakeholder meeting
• Annex 14. Workshop proceedings and Comments from the final consultation meeting