Human health and dams
Resource/Evaluation type
Report
Subject area
Energy
Summary
Global - January 1999
As dams, large and small, continue to be planned, constructed and operated with the aim of achieving important socio-economic development objectives, their potential to alleviate poverty can, and in many cases will, contribute significantly to the improvement of the human health status. This report is the World Health Organization's submission to the World Commission on Dams (WCD)
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Author and Email
World Health Organization
Owner contact details
World Health Organization
Water, Sanitation and Health
Avenue Appia
Geneva
Switzerland