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标题：Dams and nature: negotiating enough water for life
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作者：Achim Steiner ; and Ger Bergkamp
期刊名称：Industry and Environment
印刷版ISSN：0378-9993
出版年度：2004
卷号：27
期号：1
页码：28-28
出版社：United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics
摘要：Dams around the world have made an important contribution to development. The World Commission on Dams has concluded, however, that in too many cases an unacceptable and often unnecessary price has been paid to secure benefits from dam projects. The human and environmental consequences of existing dams and new projects need to be addressed. The framework proposed by the Commission provides an alternative to continuing the non-sustainable practices of dam development, construction and operation.1 The Commission has also proposed that future decisions be based on five core values: equity, efficiency, participatory decision-making, sustainability and accountability. These form the basis for decisions by governments and civil society on the very meaning, purpose and pathways for achieving development. Essential to this is the reconciliation of competing needs and entitlements to water that underlie the conflicts around dams. The core values can provide a basis for defining a common strategy. This strategy should be based on recognizing existing rights and entitlements, and assessing the risks involved in dam development. Thus the ability to determine who should sit at the table, and which issues need to be discussed, will be enhanced.