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16 Am. U. Int'l L. Rev. 1411 (2000-2001)
Introduction: World Commission on Dams Report, Dams and Development

handle is hein.journals/amuilr16 and id is 1425 raw text is: INTRODUCTION: WORLD COMMISSION ON IDAMS REPORT, DAMS AND DEVELOPMENT PROFESSOR KADER ASMAL, CHAIR WORLD COMMISSION ON DAMS PREFACE ..................................... .. . ....... 1411 I. GLOBALIZATION ........................................ 1413 A. REDEFINING ROLES ............... .................. 1414 1. The Collapse of the Washington Consensus ........... 1415 2. Elements of the New Development Paradigm ......... 1415 3. Origins of the WCD .................................. 1417 II. WHAT WENT WRONG? A LOOK AT HOW THE DAM INDUSTRY CHANGED ................................... 1418 A. INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY ........................... 1419 B. EXTENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE ............................ 1419 C. ACCOUNTABILITY ........................................ 1420 D. ROLE OF THE WORLD BANK .............................. 1421 E. THE GLAND MEETING .................................... 1422 III. THE WORLD COMMISSION ON DAMS ................. 1423 A. THE SECRETARIAT ....................................... 1424 B. THE WCD FORUM ....................................... 1425 C. THE PROCESS ............................................ 1426 D. A PERSONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE RESULTS .............. 1427 1. Legitimacy of the WCD ............................... 1428 2. The Results Will Show Success ....................... 1429 3. Consideration ofAll Factors ......................... 1429 4. Formalistic Guidelines ............................... 1430 5. Step-by-Step Approach ............................... 1431 IV. HOW THE WCD REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED ....... 1431 CON CLU SION ................................................ 1433 PREFACE The World Commission on Dams (WCD) completed its work in the second part of 2000. The WCD presented its report, Dams and Development, in November 2000 and conducted its meeting in late 1411

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