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World Commission on Dams Document Library

Press Releases

European Public Banks Accept World Commission on Dams Recommendations
08/02/2007 - 3:37pm
Narmada Bachao Andolan, India Berne Declaration, Switzerland
07/31/2007 - 3:48pm
International Rivers Welcomes New Water Policy from Major International Bank
07/31/2007 - 9:51am

Reports

Protecting Rivers and Rights: The World Commission on Dams Recommendations in Action
06/30/2010 - 3:16pm
Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making
04/23/2010 - 9:58am
A Critique of the IHA’s Draft Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol
10/20/2009 - 2:29pm
Social and Environmental Standards for Large Dams
01/19/2009 - 12:47pm
Xiaoxi and Xiaogushan CDM Hydropower Projects: Report from a Field Trip
12/01/2008 - 4:58pm
International Rivers' Comments on Draft EU Rules for Assessing WCD Compliance
06/10/2008 - 4:28am
Critique of the WCD Compliance Report for Xiaoxi Large Hydro Dam, China
06/10/2008 - 3:55am
New Report Urges Better Energy Planning in Cambodia before Hydropower Dams are Developed
01/28/2008 - 9:00am
European Investment Bank Fails Africa and Laos
11/07/2007 - 4:54pm
From Commitment to Implementation: The Report of the World Commission on Dams After Five Years
11/05/2007 - 2:39pm
WCD Process in Nigeria
10/12/2007 - 4:48pm
Taking the WCD Report to the Next Level
08/14/2007 - 2:40pm
Citizens’ Guide to the WCD
08/14/2007 - 11:44am
Submission to WCD on Lesotho Dams
08/08/2007 - 11:00am
The World Commission on Dams and Epupa Dam
07/17/2007 - 11:01am
Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Makers
07/16/2007 - 10:26am
Analyzing Bujagali Dam Against the WCD
03/18/2007 - 1:56am
Taking the WCD Report to the Next Level: Conference Report
11/06/2005 - 6:57am

Fact Sheets

The World Commission on Dams Framework - A Brief Introduction
02/29/2008 - 6:20pm
Evaluating the LHWP Against WCD Guidelines
07/13/2007 - 11:17am
Lower Kihansi Hydropower Project: An Evaluation of the Project Against World Commission on Dams Guidelines
07/12/2007 - 3:11pm

External Reports

Water Alternatives: Special Issue on the WCD+10
06/23/2010 - 4:38pm
Gaining Public Acceptance: Tipaimukh Dam in India, Concerns of Bangladesh
06/12/2008 - 6:06am
Climate Action Network Submission on Developed Country Emission Reductions
02/18/2008 - 2:26pm
UK Government Checklist on WCD Compliance
01/17/2008 - 6:05pm
German Government Guidelines on WCD Compliance
12/18/2007 - 10:57am
WCD: What this means for Southern Africa
10/12/2007 - 4:10pm
Tucuruí Dam and Amazon/Tocantins River Basin - Brazil case study
08/31/2007 - 12:04pm
Dammed by Burma's Generals
07/19/2007 - 11:15am
Peace Table Over Boiling Waters - Public Dialogue on the WCD
07/13/2007 - 1:40pm
Public Consultation and Participation in the Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project in the Lao PDR
02/27/2000 - 2:33pm

Pages

Governments and Institutions That Endorse the WCD Recommendations
06/23/2010 - 4:23pm
Protecting Rivers and Rights
06/23/2010 - 11:17am
The Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum
01/19/2009 - 12:27pm
The EU Linking Directive
10/13/2007 - 2:09am
Comments on ADB's Planned Responses to the Report of the World Commission on Dams
06/20/2002 - 2:34pm

Articles

Ghana Dams Dialogue: Focus on Affected People
06/08/2010 - 5:54pm
Taking the WCD to Heart in Uganda
06/08/2010 - 5:42pm
Doing Dams Right: The WCD in Practice
06/08/2010 - 5:37pm
Interview: Time for a New Dialogue on Dams
06/08/2010 - 4:33pm
Commentary: Yes We Can
06/08/2010 - 4:20pm
Greenwashing Hydropower: The Problems with Big Dams
01/27/2010 - 12:33pm
Hydro Industry Seeks to Weaken Standards
03/04/2009 - 11:07am
A Blue–Ribbon Report That Made a Difference
10/22/2007 - 2:44pm
Why the WCD Still Matters
10/15/2007 - 3:43pm
The Difficulty of the Plains: Taking the WCD forward
10/15/2007 - 2:21pm
Turning the WCD into Action in South Africa
10/12/2007 - 4:04pm
It’s Extreme Not to Be Green
08/14/2007 - 11:28am
Turning the WCD into Action in South Africa
07/13/2007 - 11:31am
Sharing the South African Experience - WCD Launch in Uganda
07/13/2007 - 11:26am
Bujagali Dam and the WCD
07/10/2007 - 4:09pm
Powering a Sustainable Future: The Role of Large Hydropower in Sustainable Development
07/10/2007 - 2:47pm
Would You Like a Dam With That Dam?
07/10/2007 - 1:16pm
Assessing Options, Meeting Needs
09/17/2003 - 10:41am

World Rivers Reviews

World Rivers Review: Focus on Dam Standards - June 2010
06/08/2010 - 3:51pm
World Rivers Review, Vol. 20, No. 5 - Oct./Dec. 2005: Focus on WCD+5
03/21/2007 - 10:31am

Letters

Letter to IHA Regarding Lack of Civil Society Participation in HSAF
01/19/2009 - 2:23pm
Letter to Buyers of CDM Credits from Chinese Hydros
01/10/2008 - 2:56am
Letter to West LB on integrating World Commission on Dams recommendations into their macro policy. (In German)
11/01/2007 - 11:04am
WCD Commissioners Letter to James Wolfensohn
08/14/2007 - 2:35pm
Second NGO Letter to German Environment Minister Jürgen Tritten
08/06/2007 - 4:00pm
EBRD Reply on Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund
08/02/2007 - 3:58pm
World Bank Replies on WCD and Carbon Fund for Europe
08/02/2007 - 3:47pm
Letter to World Bank on Linking Directive & Carbon Fund for Europe
08/02/2007 - 1:48pm
EIB Reply on WCD and Carbon Fund for Europe
09/14/2005 - 3:52pm
Minister Tritten’s Response to NGOs on La Esperanza/WCD
12/13/2004 - 3:52pm
NGO Letter to German Environment and Development Ministers
11/26/2004 - 3:57pm