Browsing Knowledge Repository by Subject "dam"
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Case Studies on Tailings Management
(1998)With the cooperation of a large number of experts, ICME has compiled this collection of case studies of tailings management practices in operations in many parts of the world. The first section provides the reader with an ... -
Comprehensive Options Assessment of Dams and their Alternatives - Case Studies
(2003)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Dams and Development Project (DDP) convened an issue-based workshop on comprehensive options assessment, which was the second Strategic Priority identified by the World ... -
Dams and Development Project Phase One Final Report: November 2001 - December 2004
(2005)The Dams and Development Project is a time-bound United Nations Environment Programme activity aiming 'to promote a dialogue on improving decision-making, planning and management of dams and their alternatives based on the ... -
Dams and development: relevant practices for improved decision making
(UNEP, 2007)This is a compilation of relevant practices of dealing with environmental and social issues during the planning, design and management of dams. It is designed as an informative learning tool for decision-makers and technical ... -
Environment on the Edge 2006/07
(2008)The report looks at how political targets are set and whether and how they are met. It contains a league table of environmental performance that makes pretty uncomfortable reading for a number of countries, for there are ... -
A Guide to Tailings Dams and Impoundments: Design, Construction, Use and Rehabilitation
(1996)The design of sate tailings dams is discussed in detail and the control and ope-rational procedures necessary during the protracted construction of tailings dams are described. Many things can change during the construction ... -
The Impact of Large Water Projects on the Environment - Proceedings of an International Symposium
(1990-10)Besides the expected benefits, water projects may also have unfavorable effects on the hydrological regime, on the environment in general and on health and living conditions of the populations concerned. -
Improving the Environmental Performance of Dams: Project Synthesis Report
(2001)This document, summaries the three IUCN/UNEP submissions to the World Commission on Dams. The current report focus on summarising the specific aspect of environmental and ecosystem impacts of large dams. It is not intended ... -
Industry as a Partner for Sustainable Development: Water Management
(2002)The report intends to present politicians and policy-makers with an overview of the freshwater scene in its totality. Only an understanding of the broader picture will enable water-related decisions to align with the ... -
Physical, Alteration and Destruction of Habitats: Regional Overview of the Physical Alteration and Habitat Destruction (PADH) in the Western Indian Ocean region
(2004)The GPA has been mandated to provide guidance and develop activities to address nine source categories of land-based sources of marine degradation. These are: wastewater/sewage; Nutrients; Persistent Organic Pollutants; ... -
Rapid Environmental Assessment of Kakhovka Dam Breach Ukraine, 2023
(2023-10)This report contains a preliminary analysis of the environmental impacts of the Kakhovka dam breach, which occurred in the early hours of 6 June 2023. It explores the environmental impacts of the breach through highlighting ... -
UNEP Environmental Management Guidelines for the Integrated Management of Mountain Ecosystems
(1995)The purposes of these guidelines are first to provide general background information useful for integrated land/soil management in mountain ecosystems. Second, the guidelines detail key techniques for integrated management ...
