In the 1990s, the World Commission on Dams was formed to examine the effects of large dams on their surrounding environments. Three of these commission members are the subject of Jacques Leslie ...

Nelson Mandela joined the World Commission on Dams (WCD) in launching their final report on dams and sustainable development, which found that while dams have delivered significant benefits, in too ...

At China Dialogue, International Rivers’ Peter Bosshard marks the 10th anniversary of the World Commission on Dams report, which was unveiled by Nelson Mandela in London on November 16th ...

In too many cases, large dams have had disasterous social and environmental consequences. The dam industry needs to apply the World Commission on Dams' principles to find the best solutions to meet ...

The report of the World Commission on Dams has ignored, deliberately, a number of critical issues of development. It has relied on a bunch of ill-prepared reports instead of systematic studies. The ...

The World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed what it called important and positive steps by authorities in Yemen to ensure food aid reaches the most vulnerable in Government-controlled areas ...

Khagram, who served as a senior advisor to the innovative World Commission on Dams, utilizes the Narmada River Valley Dam Projects in central India to tell the story of the emerging strategies and ...

The Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol is the culmination of a long process of debate and dialogue in response to the World Commission on Dams final report in 2000. This led in 2004 to ...