Viewed by some as symbols of progress and by others as inherently flawed, large dams remain one of the most contentious development issues on Earth. Building on the work of the now defunct World Commission on Dams, Thayer Scudder wades into the debate with

From the Executive Summary: "WWF's Investor's Guide to Dams provides a wide range of investors -- officials of commercial and multi-lateral development banks, government aid agencies, export credit agencies and governments -- with an overview of the benefi

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Spending involves a choice about the kind of future we want to have. Why Local Linkages Matter explains why we should care about our spending choices when it comes to food and sustainability. The report provides a new approach to analyzing the economics of

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The Women's Food and Agricultural Network named Dana Jackson the

Water is a curious thing, observed the economist Adam Smith: although it is vital to life, it costs almost nothing, whereas diamonds, which are useless for survival, cost a fortune. In Water, Canadian journalist de Villiers says the resource is still under

Strategic planning for the Civil Works program is conducted in the context of overall planning for the Corps of Engineers. The Chief of Engineers establishes the overall strategic vision and key goals for the Corps. The Civil Works planners then define the

... this, the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC), in ... agriculture. The seminar convened farm policy and private sector leaders, trade ... the competitiveness of African agricultural markets, and the continent's ability

This work exposes how water flow links nature and society through water's many parallel functions as the "blood stream" of both the natural environment and the embedded human environment - and the resulting conflicts that arise. The authors argue that a su