The safe planning, design, and management of the world’s dams contributes to securing water for people and production, while safeguarding life, property, and the environment. The Bank work with clients to build capacity, embed good international practice to assure safe operations, reduce the risk of failure, and provide water for human needs. The World Bank’s environmental and social framework aims to better manage project environmental and social risks and improve development outcomes. It emphasizes the corresponding responsibility of borrowers to avoid or minimize such risks and impacts.
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Document Date
2021/02/24
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Document Type
Brief
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Report Number
156949
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2021/02/24
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Dam Safety : Working to Ensure the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities
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Keywords
dam; large dam; total electricity production; renewable energy production; global food production; destruction of property; loss of life; annual river flow; safety of dam; small dam; downstream communities; flood control; hydropower generation; global freshwater; productive use; environmental damage; human need; safe operation
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Dam Safety : Working to Ensure the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/476801614146792712/Dam-Safety-Working-to-Ensure-the-Safety-of-Dams-and-Downstream-Communities