1 November 2001

Dams And Development Project Established

Support for national and local multi-stakeholder dialogue to address the issues raised by the World Commission on Dams

15 October 2001

South African Review of the WCD Report

Progress Note at 15 October 2001

21 September 2001

Steering Committee Meets to establish Dams & Development Unit

First assembly to discuss agenda for coming two year work programme of WCD successor

21 September 2001

Dams and Development Project (DDP) - Statement of objectives and outline work programme

Endorsed by Steering Committee, Frankfurt, 16 September 2001

13 September 2001

From Politicians to Craftsmen

How ICOLD can use the WCD’s Dams & Development as a pragmatic tool

24 July 2001

South African Symposium endorses WCD recommendations

Pretoria meeting charts a way forward

17 July 2001

World Bank Group - Second International Forum on the Proposed Bujagali Hydropower Project

Final Meeting Summary

6 July 2001

WCD Releases Polish Overview in National Launch

"Zapory A Rozwój" - Synteza: Multi-stakeholder collaborative approach to translation becomes a model for future efforts and partnerships under DDU

6 June 2001

CIWEM Response to the WCD report

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

2 April 2001

Changing of the Guard: New Director Appointed for Transition Period

Jeremy Bird to lead transition Secretariat through August, when follow-on Unit is scheduled to start

29 March 2001

WCD Wins 2001 Institutional Award from International Association of Impact Assessment

Global, 2,500 member organisation recognises WCD's review of environmental, social impacts and recommendations to incorporate impact assessment into decision-making

21 February 2001

WCD awarded Zayed International Prize for the Environment

International Jury Selects Winners for World's Largest Environmental Prize

21 February 2001

The End & A Beginning

WCD Forum ends with broad consensus to 'work with the report'

8 February 2001

Kader Asmal Selected As A "Top Newsmaker" By Engineering News-Record

Leading Construction Magazine Editors Cite Dams Commission Chair Role in Breaking International Stalemate

7 February 2001

UK Pledges Support for Implementation of WCD Recommendations

Report from British Dams Society London seminar

30 January 2001

Development Banks Announce Initiatives in Response to WCD Report

26 January 2001

German Government announces national follow up to WCD Report

Minister welcomes WCD report

26 January 2001

UN Agencies' Workshop on WCD Report in February '01

24 January 2001

Final meeting of WCD Forum members in February 2001

24 January 2001

An independent assessment of WCD's independent assessment

Three organisations analyse the WCD process

27 November 2000

Does Hydropower Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

WCD reports fresh findings from global study, bears on CDM

17 November 2000

WCD Launches Final Report at United Nations

Secretary General Kofi Annan, UN Partners, Receive Report WCD Cited By UN Authors as 'Coalition for Change'

17 November 2000

Report unlocks dams dilemma in Nov. 20 USA launch

17 November 2000

WCD reports on $40 Billion Industry at UNEP Finance Initiatives Conference, Frankfurt

16 November 2000

World Commission on Dams Launches 'Landmark' Final Report

16 November 2000

La Commission Mondiale des Barrages lance son Rapport Final

8 November 2000

List of post-launch international briefings and stakeholder events

6 November 2000

Launch in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 21

6 November 2000

Launch in Islamabad, Pakistan, Nov. 18

6 November 2000

Launch in Tokyo, Japan Nov. 27

3 November 2000

North America launch - Washington November 20

3 November 2000

South America launch dates

Briefings in Buenos Aires, Santiago, São Paulo in November 2000

3 November 2000

United Nations launch, New York, November 17

3 November 2000

Africa launch in Dakar, Pretoria Nov. 22, 23

1 November 2000

Launch date of the Final Report

The date and program of the global launch

30 October 2000

Chairperson's message prior to launch

WCD Chair asks for judgement on Commission to be reserved until the final report is released

6 October 2000

A Milestone in the History of Dams and Development

Commission finalises Global Report, to be released by Nelson Mandela in London

3 October 2000

WCD Locks In SE Asian Launch

Regional Launch of Final Report in Bangkok November 24

26 September 2000

Flooded Fortunes: Dams and Cultural Heritage Management

12 September 2000

Write, Call and Click On us

A how-to kit for using the WCD launch on November 16

12 September 2000

World Commission on Dams: Model for UN Policy Networks?

WCD Cited By UN Authors as 'Coalition for Change'

14 August 2000

World Commission On Dams Chair Challenges "Water War" Rhetoric

Winner of 2000 Stockholm Water Prize Asmal takes on global theory that water scarcity leads to conflict

19 July 2000

Countdown To Launch Begins For World Commission On Dams

Launch date and venue announced

30 June 2000

Award For Commissioner Goldemberg

WCD Commissioner José Goldemberg is one of this year's recipients of the Volvo Environment Prize for 2000

10 June 2000

Hydropower and Climate Change

WCD Reviews Evidence on Large Dams and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

2 June 2000

WCD Response to New Scientist article

"Dear Sir, Your article 'Raising a stink - rotting vegetation in hydro dams stokes global warming', referring to 'a report of the World Commission on Dams', gives the unduly simplistic impression..."

14 April 2000

WCD Crosses Critical Pass

Forum agrees to reconvene in early 2001 to discuss widespread dissemination

8 April 2000

WCD Sets Launch And Plans Comprehensive Follow Through Of Final Report

Release plans and implementation to affect $40 billion-a-year global industry

22 March 2000

A Passionate Debate Over Dams You Can Take Part In…Without Taking Your Clothes Off

WCD session at The World Water Forum

27 February 2000

30 papers presented at Hanoi consultation

26 February 2000

Opening of East & South-East Asia Consultation

23 February 2000

WCD Press Conference in Hanoi

16 February 2000

World Commission hosts Hanoi meeting on Large Dams in East/SouthEast Asia

28 January 2000

Dams at Davos

Water and Conflict, Water and Peace

27 January 2000

Kader Asmal on Dams and Development at World Economic Forum, Davos

13 January 2000

WCD Releases Report on Grand Coulee Dam

Convenes in Portland to release study

12 December 1999

WCD Wraps Up Africa/Middle East Meetings

8 December 1999

WCD hosts Cairo meeting on Large Dams in Africa/Middle East

25 November 1999

A Comissão Mundial de Barragens Recebe 33 Pareceres Sobre Grandes Barragens na África e Oriente Médio

25 November 1999

La Commission Mondiale Entendra 33 Exposés sur les Grands Barrages dans la Région Afrique/Moyen-Orient

10 November 1999

A Comissão Mundial abriga o Encontro do Cairo Sobre Grandes Barragens na África e Oriente Médio

10 November 1999

La Commission Mondiale Organise la Réunion du Caire sur les Grands Barrages en Afrique et au Moyen-Orient

10 November 1999

World Commission Hosts Cairo Meeting On Large Dams in Africa/Middle East

14 September 1999

WCD Appeals for Input from Irrigation Community

14 August 1999

Consulta sobre Represas reune a 800 personas en Brasil

14 August 1999

Evento sobre Barragens reúne 800 pessoas em São Paulo

13 August 1999

Casting a Global Net

Dams Commission Hosts Latin America Hearing

11 August 1999

In the Eye of the Beholder: Brazil's Wealth of Rivers

By Achim Steiner, Secretary-General, The World Commission on Dams

11 August 1999

Brasil: um importante produtor de energia hidrelétrica

Ministério de Minas e Energia, Brasil

11 August 1999

Brazil: A major hydro power

(Source: Ministério de Minas e Energia, Brasil)

11 August 1999

Água: os desafios do novo milênio

Achim Steiner, Economista, secretário-geral da World Commission on Dams/Comissão Mundial de Barragens

5 August 1999

Closing the circle: the WCD canvasses opinions of minorities affected by dams

1 August 1999

WCD in São Paulo to hear about large dams in Latin America

1 August 1999

Consulta Latinoamericana sobre Represas

1 August 1999

Consulta Latino-americana sobre Barragens

22 June 1999

World Commission On Dams Meeting at Tarbela, Pakistan

14 June 1999

WCD To Study Glomma And Lågen River Basin, Norway

19 May 1999

UN Foundation Announces Million-Dollar Funding For Partnership in Global Policymaking on Dams

26 March 1999

'Meeting of Opposites' in Prague A Success

Forum Accepts Dams Commission Challenge

21 March 1999

WCD to Study Zambezi River's Kariba Dam

20 March 1999

WCD to Study Kariba Dam and Zambezi River Basin in Zambia and Zimbabwe

18 March 1999

WCD To Study Brazil's Tucurui Dam and Amazon/Tocantins River Basin

12 March 1999

A "Meeting of Opposites" on Water Conflicts and Their Resolution

Prague, Czech Republic March 25-26 1999

21 February 1999

World Commission to study Grand Coulee Dam

29 January 1999

Commission To Study Pakistan's Tarbela Dam

First Case Study Focuses On World's Largest Integrated Irrigation System

18 December 1998

Governments, NGOs and private sector pledge over $5 million to the WCD

11 December 1998

South Asian Consultation on Large Dams Concluded

23 November 1998

Colombo to host the first ever regional hearing on large dams and their alternatives in Colombo

17 November 1998

WCD Charts Participatory and Inclusive Process For Pilot Study on Orange River Project

2 November 1998

The World Commission to hold its first public hearing on Dams

9 September 1998

Honorary President of ICOLD joins the World Commission on Dams

7 September 1998

Commission to host the first international public hearing on dams

14 August 1998

Commission Announces the First International Public Hearing on Dams

16 February 1998

World Commission on Dams Established

Body Seeks to Establish Standards for Large Dams and Assess Alternatives.

24 November 1997

Launch of World Commission on Dams delayed

24 September 1997

South African Water Minister to Head New World Commission on Dams

11 April 1997

Proponents and Critics of Dams Agree to Work Together