Anticipation, significance and response to ecosystem impacts of large dams

This paper provides a brief overview of the context, scope, methodology and salient findings emerging from a survey of 125 large dams in 52 countries world-wide. This global Cross-Check Survey was one of four key work programme components integral to the world Commission on Dams, initiated in Gland, Switzerland in 1997. In particular the paper gives a brief overview of some of the key issues responsible for significant ecosystem impacts and highlights key responses practices in a variety of different regions and countries world-wide.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Environmental and Geographical Science

Year dc:date.issued

2000

Author dc:creator

• Clarke, Christopher

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Khagram, Sanjeev
• Aylward, Bruce

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4836

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/4836