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November 2001
Mehr Nutzen aus Staudamm-Großprojekten?
Zum Bericht der World Commission on Dams
Jörg Baur Das Parlament
6 September 2001
The World Commission on Dams 'Model' and the Future of Global Public
World Resources Institute
27 August 2001
ENVIRONMENT Dam benefits doubted
Government faces call to review the economic impact
Anchalee Kongrut , Bangkok Post -
31 May 2001
WCD Assessment Online
http://www.wcdassessment.org
2 May 2001
Balfour Beatty and the World Commission on Dams
Press Release from Balfour Beatty
http://www.balfourbeatty.co.uk
23 April 2001
Development of global water resources stressed
The Zayed International Prize for Environment
Staff Reporter Khaleej Times
23 April 2001
Countries must accept responsibility toward environment Sheikh Mohammed
Tanya Goudsouzian Gulf News, United Arab Emirates
23 April 2001
UAE Calls On Advanced Nations To Take Care Of Environment
The Emirates, UAE
22 April 2001
Carter to receive Zayed International Environment Prize
Malcolm Ward Gulf News, United Arab Emirates
9 April 2001
Construção de grandes barragens
Glenn Switkes, Cartas & Opiniões en Gazeta Gazeta Mercantil, Brazil
5 April 2001
Posturing on WCD
Bjørn H. Amland Development Today
3 April 2001
WCD Raises Bar on Resettlement
S. Parasuraman World Rivers Review (IRN Newsletter)
1 April 2001
Las grandes represas
Pablo D’Atri Ecodigital, Argentina
1 April 2001
Large dams under the microscope
Himanshu Thakkar Himal Southasian, Nepal
29 March 2001
Don't damn dams out of hand
Martin Wieland Bangkok Post, Thailand
27 March 2001
Exageros da comissão de grandes barragens
Raymundo Garrido, secretário de Recursos Hídricos do Ministério do Meio Ambiente Gazeta Mercantil, Brazil
24 March 2001
World Commission on Dams: Biased?
B N Navalawala Economic and Political Weekly, India
20 March 2001
Floods 'a predictable disaster'
David Le Page Mail & Guardian, South Africa
19 March 2001
Strangling the Mekong
By Ron Moreau and Richard Ernsberger Jr.; With reporting by Kevin Platt in Beijing Newsweek, Atlantic Edition
16 March 2001
Sweco wins environmental management contract for Song Hinh Dam
Development Today
15 March 2001
Journée d'action internationale contre les barrages dans plus de trente pays
Hervé Kempf Le Monde, France
8 March 2001
Ecologists dam the Zambezi's dams
Africa Intelligence
1 March 2001
Environmental Guidelines for Export Credit Agencies
Paragraphs on ECAs from the final communiqué of G8 Environment Summit in Trieste, Italy
22 February 2001
World Needs 45,000 More Large Dams - ICID
" World Needs 45,000 more large dams: World Bank Should Reject WCD Report" - Bert Schultz, ICID
Maharashtra Times, India
20 February 2001
People and nature in danger if dam recommendations not implemented says WWF
World Wildlife Fund
12 February 2001
Sida puts up SEK 5.5m to handle negative impacts of Song Hinh Dam
http://www.development-today.com/
1 February 2001
Indian Quake Shakes Up Fear of Dam Collapse
Tara Chand Malhotra Environment News Service (ENS)
1 February 2001
Dam Debate
Peter Reina Journal of the International Water Assocation
31 December 2000
The unquiet Narmada
The Economic Times, India
27 December 2000
Protests should have direction
The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka
25 December 2000
The dam debate yet again
Aamir Kabir The Dawn, Pakistan
24 December 2000
A mixed year for global environmental protection
Danielle Knight IPS/ DAWN
22 December 2000
Dammed or damned?
Ainun Nishat and Mahfuz Ullah The Daily Star, Bangladesh
17 December 2000
World Commission on Dams Report boosts NBA cause
Vidyadhar Date Times of India
16 December 2000
WB body damns large dams for adverse social, ecological impact
Artemio A Dumlao Manila Times, Philippines
16 December 2000
US group quits disputed dam project
Alan Beattie Financial Times, UK
13 December 2000
Große Dämme erfüllen ihren Zweck nur selten
Die "Weltkommission für Staudämme" hat zwei Jahre lang Talsperren bewertet. Der Abschlussbericht lässt am Sinn derartiger Projekte zweifeln
Tom Levine Berliner Zeitung
8 December 2000
Troubled Waters
As protests continue over dam-building, a landmark review calls for a rethink on future projects
Sheelah Gullion Asiaweek
7 December 2000
Barrages et Développement
Un nouveau cadre pour la prise de décision
h2o Instantanés
7 December 2000
A Damned Mission?
Some reflections on the World Commission on Dams
Ranjit Dwived Antenna Online
1 December 2000
Hydroelectric Power Not Free of Greenhouse Gases
Environment News Service (ENS)
29 November 2000
Medha Patkar Debunks Big-Dams Idea
Staff Reporter The Times of India
29 November 2000
World Commission on 'dams' to hold 1st S. Asian hearing
Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka
28 November 2000
Global Study Blasts Ills of Hydro Dams
Development critics find report too hopeful
Tom Spears The Ottawa Citizen, Canada
28 November 2000
NGOs Call For A Halt To All New Dam Projects
Farah Khan Inter Press Service (IPS)
28 November 2000
A Message For the Judges
Kalpana Sharma The Hindu
28 November 2000
World Commission on Dams to hold 1st South Asian hearing in Colombo
Daily News, Sri Lanka
27 November 2000
Neue Grundlagen für den Bau von Dämmen
Empfehlungen einer internationalen Kommission
Neue Zurcher Zeitung (NZZ)
26 November 2000
Dam 'Villain' Ponders Their Future
The Nation, Thailand
26 November 2000
Go Slow On Big Dams, Say Activists
Inter Press Service (IPS)
26 November 2000
Accept WCD report: NBA
The Hindu, India
26 November 2000
NBA wants Centre to consider global body report
Sudhir K Singh The Times of India
25 November 2000
Halt Dams Call
The Bangkok Post
25 November 2000
South Africa: NGO's Call For A Halt to All New Dam Projects
Farah Khan The Black World Today
25 November 2000
World dams report 'can't force action'
NANTIYA TANGWISUTIJIT The Nation, Thailand
25 November 2000
Environmental alliance demands halt to mega dam projects
The Independent, Bangladesh
24 November 2000
Pak Mool, a study in all that's bad about dams
The Nation, Thailand
24 November 2000
Report may fuel another clash on Pak Mool dam
The Nation, Thailand
24 November 2000
Uit Londen: Damme se politiek
Herman Jansen Beeld, South Africa
23 November 2000
It doesn't hurt Egat to be polite
Sanitsuda Ekachai The Bangkok Post
23 November 2000
Dammed if you do, dammed...
Looking for Realistic Alternatives
Melanie Gosling The Cape Times, South Africa
23 November 2000
Afectados por represas exigen moratoria
Ecomedio, Argentina
22 November 2000
Small Is Beautiful
New diversity in energy generation may solve environment problems by embracing technological advances made on a micro scale
The Guardian
22 November 2000
Lies, Dam Lies
What the recent report from the WCD will mean for future projects
Phil Williams and Patrick McCully Guardian Society
21 November 2000
Call For Urgent Rethink On Skuifraam Dam
John Yeld The Cape Argus, South Africa
21 November 2000
World Commission on Dams present its Final Report in Colombo
Colombo Daily News, Sri Lanka
21 November 2000
Vices et vertus des grands barrages
Anton Vos Le Temps, Switzerland
21 November 2000
Dams Carry Hidden Costs
The Daily Yomiuri, Japan
21 November 2000
Dams harmful, World Bank panel says
The commission urges consulting energy experts for alternatives
Mike Madden Statesman Journal
21 November 2000
World Commission on Dams present its Final Report in Colombo
Daily News, Sri Lanka
20 November 2000
International Report Reveals Flaws In United States Regulation of Dams
Environmental News Network (ENN)
20 November 2000
Better Ways to Build Dams
Editorial The Christian Science Monitor
20 November 2000
WCD Report Helps Boost Fight Against Sardar Sarovar Project
Star News Television, India
20 November 2000
Reports Lays Accent on Lesotho, Uganda Dams
Nicodemus Odhiambo Panafrican News Agency
20 November 2000
World Commission on Dams Reports Fresh Findings From Global Study, Bears on CDM
Sustainable Development International
19 November 2000
Looking Beyond Dams to Sustainability
Mark Trahant / Times staff columnist The Seattle Times
19 November 2000
Ideas & Trends; Ebb and Flow of Opinion: Big Dam Projects
Tom Zeller The New York Times
19 November 2000
Dams Cause Flood, Ecological Havoc WCD report reveals
Star reporter The Daily Star, Bangladesh
19 November 2000
World Commission on Dams suggests 7-point strategy for dam building
The Business Recorder, Pakistan
18 November 2000
The Great Dam Scam
Has half a century of dam building done more harm than good?
Fred Pearce New Scientist magazine
18 November 2000
Provinces' comments on dams report sought
The Dawn, Pakistan
18 November 2000
World report on dams boosts Narmada project
The Economic Times of India
18 November 2000
80 m displaced by dams world-wide: WCD
Girish Kuber The Economic Times, India
18 November 2000
Represas en America del Sur
Ecoportal, Argentina
18 November 2000
Dam protesters' concerns backed by research
The Nation, Thailand
18 November 2000
Report criticises dams for human, environment cost
Daily News, Sri Lanka
17 November 2000
Guidelines for future dams
Kalpana Sharma, Mumbai The Hindu
17 November 2000
Guidelines Urged On Dams
David Buchan The Financial Times
17 November 2000
Suzanne Arundhati Roy interverrà alla conferenza dell ICDRP
Benedetta Scatafassi Zivago Online
17 November 2000
Dam Building
The Financial Times
17 November 2000
The Unacceptable Cost of Big Dams
Commission condemns ill-thought-out projects bulldozed through without consulting those whose homes and jobs they destroyed
Paul Brown, Environment Correspondent The Guardian
17 November 2000
Ilisu Fails to Meet Guidelines
Paul Brown, Environment Correspondent The Guardian
17 November 2000
Report Attacks Environmental Cost of Dams
Steve Connor, Science Editor The Independent (UK)
17 November 2000
Dams Generate A Reservoir of Controversy
Report launched by Nelson Mandela calls for radical rethink on how to build a better dam
Peter Ford, Staff Writer The Christian Science Monitor
17 November 2000
Grand Coulee: Proud Accomplishment, Serious Trade-Offs
Hal Bernton, Staff Reporter The Seattle Times
17 November 2000
Foundations for Dam Building
Editorial The Financial Times
17 November 2000
Report Laments Terrible Legacy of Hydro Dams
Alanna Mitchell The Toronto Globe and Mail
17 November 2000
A condemnation of dams: The good they do has serious downsides
Ian Phillips, Associated Press The Seattle Times
17 November 2000
World Commission on Dams Report Strengthens NBA Objectives
Star News Television, India
17 November 2000
Dam Commission's Report Draws Broad Support
Thomas F. Armistead Engineering News-Record
17 November 2000
Barrages : «une tragédie humaine»
Un rapport pointe le coût humain et environnemental de ces grands ouvrages.
Christian Losson Libération
17 November 2000
Informe de la Comision Mundial de Represas
Alertan sobre Daño Ambiental Por Centrales Hidroeléctricas
El Mercurio, Chile
17 November 2000
Global View: Dam Report Create Positive Waves
Caroline Lambert eCountries
17 November 2000
Disturbing Findings in assessment of dams
They only benefit the urban and wealthy
Bangkok Post, Thailand
17 November 2000
Mandela report increases pressure to drop Ilisu Dam
NICK NUTTALL The Times, UK
17 November 2000
Humans, environment paying dam high costs
Dams account for 19% of electricity generated worldwide, contribute 12-16%of global food production
Athens News, Greece
16 November 2000
Barrages, Dilemmes et Développement
Professeur Kader Asmal Libération
16 November 2000
Major New Report Confirms Social, Economic, Environmental Harm From Dams
Critics Demand Dam-Building Moratorium, Reparations for Past Damage
Patrick McCully International Committee on Dams, Rivers and People
16 November 2000
UK urged to drop dam project
The Ilisu dam would divert the River Tigris
BBC News
16 November 2000
Dams poorly planned, experts find
World Bank, activists welcome major report’s conclusions
MSNBC Staff and wire reporters
16 November 2000
Placing Blame For Genocide
Guatemalan massacre survivors seek damages from dam financiers
Karen Levy San Francisco Chronicle
16 November 2000
Damning of the world's dam-builders
Stewart Fleming meets World Bank chief seeking to defuse major global row Evening Standard
16 November 2000
'It's up to countries themselves'
James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, gives exclusive interview on dams report
Stewart Fleming Evening Standard
16 November 2000
Dams and damnation
Controversy over large dam projects in developing countries is starting to dissuade European governments from getting involved. But protests are falling on deaf ears in India and China.
Alan Beattie and Kevin Brown Financial Times
16 November 2000
Super projects fall short in dam commission report
WCD report reveals damage done by big dams to people and environment
Paul Brown Guardian Unlimited
16 November 2000
Report finds dam projects cause more misery than benefit
The Wall Street Journal - US Abstracts
16 November 2000
Report criticises dams for human and environmental cost
Dams have delivered major benfits to countries but at a price in human and environmental damage
Patricia Reaney CNN Online
16 November 2000
Report Criticizes World's Dams
Ian Phillips Associated Press
16 November 2000
World Commission on Dams Condemns Past Projects, Proposes New Approach
Danielle Knight InterPress Service
16 November 2000
World Bank Urged to Halt All Big Dam Projects
NGOs say World Bank should halt activities on all new big dam projects until it meets recommendations carried in the WCD report
Gumisai Mutume InterPress Service
16 November 2000
Human cost of dams 'too high'
International group of experts says dams worldwide have provided many benefits, but often at too high a price.
Alex Kirby, Environment Correspondent BBC News Online
16 November 2000
'Dams damage environment'
BBC News
16 November 2000
A Barrage Of Criticism
The Economist
16 November 2000
Large Dams Don't Deliver on Promises, Panel Says
Bloomberg
16 November 2000
Large Dams Harm Environment, Landmark Report Confirms
Environment News Service (ENS)
16 November 2000
La Guerra Delle Dighe
Popoli e dighe: i costi dello sviluppo nel rapporto della Commissione mondiale
Francesca Caferri CNN Italy
16 November 2000
WCD Condemns Past Projects
National Geographic Online
16 November 2000
World Bank Dam Financing Dwindles
United Press International
16 November 2000
World Commission Urges New Approach to Dams
Agence France Presse (AFP)
16 November 2000
NGOs Welcome Global Dam Report, Urge Moratorium on Public Financing
Nathaniel Harrison Agence France Presse (AFP)
16 November 2000
World Commission on Dams Releases Report: Condemns Large Dams
Star News Television, India
16 November 2000
Expertenbericht ist Wasser auf die Mühlen der Staudammkritiker Kommission warnt vor Treibhauseffekt
Umweltschützer begrüßen hohe Maßstäbe für künftige Bauvorhaben
Werner Balsen and Uwe Hoering Frankfurter Rundschau Online
16 November 2000
Gestautes Wasser als Problem
Annette Jensen die Tageszeitung
16 November 2000
Bericht Der Internationalen Staudammkommission
Kleiner ist feiner
die Tageszeitung
16 November 2000
After much hype the WCD Report is out. Does it live up to expectations?
Yes! What happens now?
Editorial African Water Page
16 November 2000
Report Criticizes Dams for Human, Environmental Cost
ENN Environmental News Network
16 November 2000
WCD Report on Dams: Damning the leak
Tehelka, India
16 November 2000
Afectados por represas y organizaciones de la sociedad civil de America Latina
se oponen a la construccion de nuevas megarepresas y exigen reparaciones
Ecoportal, Argentina
16 November 2000
Barragens: Populações afectadas devem ser ouvidas
Diario de Noticias, Portugal
15 November 2000
Dam donors may have to quit
Kevin Brown, Industry Editor The Financial Times
14 November 2000
Report attacks value of big dam projects
Alan Beattie The Financial Times
13 November 2000
Ein Lehrstück namens Pak Mun
Uwe Hoering Frankfurter Rundschau Online
12 November 2000
Blair urged to drop support for Turkish dam
Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor The Independent , London
10 November 2000
Global Report on Dams Expected Next Week
Danielle Knight, Washington Inter Press Service (IPS)
7 November 2000
Flooded Relics
Should we tame rivers at the expense of drowning culture?
Doug Alexander Gemini News Service
3 November 2000
Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't
Doug Alexander Gemini News Service
1 November 2000
The Dam Debate Undammed
Kader Asmal WCD Chair Civilization, the Magazine of the US Library of Congress
31 October 2000
Pak Moon Dam - World Bank insists it is not in denial
River body accused of being misleading
Anchalee Kongrut The Bangkok Post
29 October 2000
The costs and benefits of dams still being debated
Shalini Mundhra-Rathi The Earth Times
26 October 2000
On Planet World Bank, Thailand's Pak Mun Dam is a Success
Arrogance blinds Bank to true impacts of disastrous dam
International Rivers Network - Press Release
25 October 2000
The People vs the God of Big Dams
Arundhati Roy Times of India
25 October 2000
Most dams have failed in checking floods: Report
Aditya Ghosh The Times of India
23 October 2000
Ignored Pak Moon villagers prove to be right
Ukrit Kungsawanich Bangkok Post
22 October 2000
Arundhati Roy furious at dam decision
As India's government presses on with its water scheme, the Booker-winning novelist dismisses Supreme Court ruling
Independent on Sunday - United Kingdom
21 October 2000
People be damned
The verdict on the Sardar Sarovar Project brings no hope for those ousted from their land
Prashant Bhushan The Hindustan Times, New Delhi
18 October 2000
Go ahead for India dam project
Opponents say thousands of local people will be displaced
BBC news
13 October 2000
Our reservoirs are plumbing the depths of insanity
Fred Pearce The Independent, London
12 October 2000
Poor Pay Social Costs of Big Dams Without Gain, says Global Report
Meena Menon InterPress Service
6 October 2000
Pak Mool cost more than it's worth
The Nation, Thailand
1 October 2000
The Tragedy of Pak Moon Dam
Bangkok Post
29 September 2000
The Role of Protest
Kalpana Sharma The Hindu
28 September 2000
And the proof is in the report
Sanitsuda Ekachai, assistant editor Bangkok Post
27 September 2000
Dams Damn Cultural Heritage says Report
Tony Manipon Asian Exchange
27 September 2000
Dams and Cultural Heritage Management
Sustainable Development International
26 September 2000
First World Chaos, Third World Calm
The Guardian, UK
25 September 2000
'Large dams in India have failed to deliver'
The Times of India, Mumbai
25 September 2000
Big Projects Targeted for Review
John J. Kosowatz in Beijing, with Debra K. Rubin Engineering News Record
24 September 2000
Message of Hope awaited by the Dammed
Liane Greeff Sunday Independent
24 September 2000
Contribution of large dams is poor - report
Gargi Parsai The Hindu
24 September 2000
Report might have "significant impact on India's large dams policy",
The Statesman
24 September 2000
India's large dams show poor track record: World Commission Study
India Abroad News Service
23 September 2000
Dams' benefits exaggerated: study
N.D. Sharma The Tribune
23 September 2000
Medium and large dams damned
Business Standard, India
22 September 2000
Nós, os perdulários
O Estado de Sao Paulo
20 September 2000
India Country Study for World Commission on Dams Exposes India's Poor Track Record on Large Dams
Himanshu Thakkar SANDRP Press Release
18 September 2000
Water Wars Not a Worry for World's Top Dam Expert
Water is a catalyst for peace, and will not be the cause of wars, says Professor Kader Asmal, chair of the World Commission on Dams
Environment News Service
1 September 2000
Attack poverty, not one another
The impact on fisheries was not considered when plans were drawn up for the Pak Moon dam, hence the heavy impact on people's lives, many of them sadly impoverished to begin with, and the protests and demands for restitution.
J. Shivakumar The Bangkok Post
1 September 2000
Zambia E' utile fare una diga?
In Zambia
19 August 2000
Dam floods Pakistan with complaints
Gumisai Mutume Asia Times
11 August 2000
Obituary - Adrian Adams
Adrian Adams contributed to the WCD's thematic review on social impacts and gave a memorable presentation to the Regional Consultation in Cairo.
John Hargreaves The Guardian
9 August 2000
A Thai dam, a mistake, a debt
Chainarong Srettachau and Aviva Imhof Christian Science Monitor
1 August 2000
Dam-age Control
Mark Halle Tomorrow Magazine
21 July 2000
Stromproduktion mit Wasserkraft erzeugt auch Treibhausgase
Die Welt online
1 July 2000
Before the WCD Final Report:To Dam or Not To Dam?
Kader Asmal (WCD Chair) International Water Power & Dam Construction
22 June 2000
Treibhauseffekt
Württembergischer Anglerverein Stuttgart e.V.
9 June 2000
Damning report on hydropower
David Le Page Mail & Guardian
7 June 2000
Hydro's GHG Releases May Be Significant
AIR Daily
6 June 2000
Der Stellenwert wird steigen - Verstärkte Chancen für erneuerbare Energien
Rolf Seifried Das Parlament
6 June 2000
Wasserkraft schadet dem Klima
Morgenwelt
3 June 2000
Raising a stink
Rotting vegetation in hydroelectric dams stokes global warming
Fred Pearce New Scientist
3 June 2000
Commission to examine dam greenhouse gases
Athens News, Greece
1 June 2000
The End of the Road for the World Commission on Dams
Liane Greeff, Environmental Monitoring Group, Cape Town Groundwork magazine
1 June 2000
Hydroelectric Plants Release Greenhouse Gases, Group Says
The Vancouver Sun
31 May 2000
Water power 'fuels climate change'
Alex Kirby BBC News
26 May 2000
Mistruths at Pak Moon Dam
Urban Poor Asia
2 May 2000
Fishing for power
The losses brought on by the Pak Moon Dam are more universal and less tangible than they appear
Vasana Chinvarakorn The Bangkok Post
2 May 2000
True Lies?
The Pak Moon Dam
The Bangkok Post
1 May 2000
The Final Consultation
Water Power & Dam Construction
21 April 2000
Activists fish for solutions to conflict over Pak Mool dam
The Nation, Thailand
18 April 2000
La Comisión Mundial de Represas
José Goldemberg (El profesor José Goldemberg es miembro de la Comisión Mundial de Represas) Terça-Feira
18 April 2000
The World Commission on Dams
José Goldemberg (Professor José Goldemberg is a WCD Commissioner) Terça-Feira
25 March 2000
Asmal's Passion Earns Him 'Nobel' Prize For Water
Award Dedicated To Women Who Walk Miles For Precious Resource
John Yeld Saturday Argus
23 March 2000
Asmal Honoured For Water Efforts
SAPA Cape Times
22 March 2000
'Visionary' wins Stockholm Water Prize
Independent Online
22 March 2000
Fairly Viewing Dams
Neither a total development solution, nor environmental anathema
Christian Science Monitor
22 March 2000
Well Wishers
Sue Wheat The Guardian
16 March 2000
India's Narmada Dam issue forcing global rethinking
Ranjit Dev Raj The Dawn, Pakistan
15 March 2000
One Commissioner's Perspective on WCD's role
Dr Jan Veltrop Hydro Review Worldwide
10 March 2000
Pak Mun Dam - More to get compensation
Bangkok Post
8 March 2000
Everything's not right with dams
S. Gopikrishna Warrier Business Line (India)
8 March 2000
Commission on Dams
Business Standard, India
3 March 2000
Report on dams in Aug
WCD meeting in Chennai
Business Line - India
3 March 2000
'Dam oustees must savour first fruits of project'
WCD meeting in Madras
Staff Reporter The Hindu
1 March 2000
VN seeks to learn from others' dam mistakes
What is the truth about big dams?
Viet Nam News
24 February 2000
Pak Moon Dam: Study brings many ill effects into focus
Findings revealed by world commission
Anjira Assavanonda Bangkok Post
24 February 2000
Disputes over report on Pak Mool dam
Pennapa Hongthong The Nation (Thailand)
23 February 2000
Debate over dams to play out at Hanoi Conference
Vietnam News
14 February 2000
Review Water mgmt: Experts
The Rising Nepal
5 February 2000
The Cost Of Living
Arundhati Roy The Hindu
1 February 2000
Beyond Multilateralism: Global Public Policy Networks
Jan Martin Witte / Wolfgang H. Reinicke / Thorsten Benner Politik und Gesellschaft Online
29 January 2000
CHANG NOI: No Fish and fiddles at Pak Mool
The Nation, Thailand
24 January 2000
Grand Coulee Dam revisited
Editorial The Oregonian
14 January 2000
Study: BPA customers subsidize irrigators
Register-Guard newspaper - Eugene, Oregon
14 January 2000
Study draws lessons from Grand Coulee
The dam shows public input is vital before such structures are built, the authors indicate
Jonathan Brinckman The Oregonian
6 January 2000
WCD in Egypt
Al-Ahram, Egypt
16 December 1999
Managing Water
Fatemah Farag Al-Ahram, Egypt
10 December 1999
Executive Summary
All Africa
9 December 1999
Die neuen Mitspieler
Der Protest in Seattle hat gezeigt: Auch die Gegenöffentlichkeit organisiert sich global
Uwe Jean Heuser and Gero von Randow Zeit
20 November 1999
The dry facts about dams
India's and china's big projects may be the last of their kind
The Economist
14 November 1999
Left high and dry by broken promises
Community rues the day it was forced to make way for dam
Ingrid Salgado Sunday Times
12 November 1999
Dams Can be Disastrous - The Year of Eating Bones
Melanie Gosling (Environmental Writer) Melanie Gosling (Environmental Writer)
10 November 1999
Las Represas: Un debate desbordado
El Universal, Venezuela
2 November 1999
Hydropower threatened by deluge of objections
Vanessa Houlder Financial Times
22 September 1999
Comissão Mundial Analisa Impactos Das Barragens
Maura Campanili Socioambiental (Brazil)
22 September 1999
World Commission Analyses Impacts Caused by Large Dams
Maura Campanili Brazilian journal "Socioambiental" (Translated from the original in Portuguese - see previous entry)
4 September 1999
Für und wider Dämme
G. Dilger TAZ
26 August 1999
Contra La Obra
Protesta en Brasil contra el Canal Federal
La Voz del Interior, Argentina
24 August 1999
The Future of Hydroelectric Power Plants
Environmental and social aspects should be taken into account while planning the construction of a dam.
José Goldemberg O Estado de São Paulo
6 August 1999
A água e o Direito
O desenvolvimento das barragens
Achim Steiner* Revista Consultor Jurídico (Brazil)
29 July 1999
Brasil e as barragens
Nairo Alméri Belo Horizonte
22 July 1999
Ein Damm gegen die Dämme
Eine internationale Kommission bewertet die Vor- und Nachteile von Staudämmen
Dirk Asendorpf ZEIT
20 July 1999
Impacto de hidrelétricas dificulta busca de recurso
Regina Scharf Jornal "Gazeta Mercantil"
18 July 1999
The Ilisu Dam in Eastern Turkey
Interviews conducted at the London media symposium on Dams, Development, the Environment and Human Rights, organised by the WCD, the Reuters Foundation and the IUCN.
Hugh Fraser BBC World Service Radio
26 May 1999
Grand Coulee Dam Stakeholders Gather
Study of Coulee Dam should give insight into the future management of the dam
Devin Proctor Columbia Basin Herald
26 May 1999
World Commission Butts Heads With Local Farmers
Scott Hunter Grand Coulee Star
1 March 1999
Grand Coulee Dam selected for study
Pakistan's Tarbela Dam only other structure chosen so far
Dan Hansen The Spokesman-Review
1 January 1999
Taming the Mekong, Killing the Past
Will backer of more than 200 proposed hydro projects in SE Asia learn any lessong from the flawed Pak Mun Dam in Thailand?
Antonin Mecir National Wildlife Federation
1 January 1999
South Asians prefer small water schemes to large dams
By Feizal Samath The Daily Star, Bangladesh
27 December 1998
Damn dams or dam the water
By Feizal Samath The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka
14 December 1998
Meet debates large dams' ability to control floods
Kalpana Sharma The Hindu
13 December 1998
Lack of rancour marks WCD proceedings
Kalpana Sharma The Hindu
13 December 1998
Dam commission concludes hearings
Nirupama Subramanian Indian Express, India
12 December 1998
'Dam projects must take into consideration social factors'
Kalpana Sharma The Hindu
9 December 1998
Next hearing unlikely to be in India
Special Correspondent The Hindu
3 November 1998
Dam Fundamentalism
The World Bank and big business no longer seem capable of fighting the Dam Busters. So this may be the beginning of the end...
Shripad Dharmadhikary Himal
18 September 1998
India's growing isolation under BJP rule
Praful Bidwai Dawn
15 September 1998
Centre and Gujarat Govt must share blame for WCD blunder
Mahendra Ved The Times of India News Service
14 September 1998
Dam Conflicts Threaten Growth
Global group seeks new consensus on megaproject risks and rewards
Thomas F. Armistead ENR - Engineering News Record
14 September 1998
Medha Patkar criticises govt for putting off hearing on dams
Sunil Tambe The Hindu
13 September 1998
Govt. acted under pressure: Medha Patkar
Staff Correspondent The Hindu
12 September 1998
Snub to World Commission on Dams Condemned
Dev Raj IPS, Inter Press Service
20 February 1998
What Others Say/World Bank should change its appro
The Nation, Thailand
3 February 1998
City scoops HQ of world dams body
John Yeld Cape Argus
19 April 1997
Dam builders and dam busters
Should dams be built?
The Economist
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Southern African Hearings for Communities Affected by Large Dams
Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG) Press Statement
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Esos Humedales Apresados
"Those Dammed Wetlands" en el original
Deborah Moore
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Risks, rights and negotiated agreements
The World Commission on Dams launches its report
World Health Organisation
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DVC, Hirakud dams constructed to tackle floods, claims WB report
Aditya Ghosh The Times of India
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