Browsing Publications and Documents by Subject "DAMS"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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; ... -
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 ...