Sida
Sida's view is that the conclusions drawn in the WCD report are largely in line with their existing regulations and guidelines, and indicated that the WCD's report will constitute important reference material prior to deliberations and collective assessments on support to dam projects in the future. The WCD report will also form part of the basis for the forthcoming review of Sida´s guidelines on environmental impact assessments. Sida intends to give financial support to disseminate the Report among their cooperation partners. Sida intends to continue to support the development of laws, regulations, institutions etc. in partner countries so that dam projects can be discussed in a democratically, socio-economically and environmentally acceptable and transparent fashion (For full response see www.dams.org).
Sida is to review the effects of two Swedish-financed dams. http://www.damsreport.org/news_events/media273.htm
The draft terms of reference for a review of the social impacts of the Pangani Dam built in Tanzania in the early 1990s are currently with the national utility, Tanesco. The other project to be reviewed is the 70-megawatt Song Hinh Dam, built across the Hinh river in Vietnam´s Phu Yen province, which began operating at the end of 2000. The consultants that carry out this work are expected to use the recommendations of the World Commission on Dams (WCD) as a basis for their work.
The WCD featured in the Edberg Seminar in Karlstad on 21-22 January 2001, with presentations and discussions by former WCD Commissioners and Forum members.
Sida has committed financial support to the DDP.
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