Small Dam Safety
Small dams play an important role in the provision of many kinds of benefits, such as drinking and irrigation water supply, flood control, small/mini hydropower generation, fishing, and so on. They are particularly important in rural and agricultur...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/421311619169006919/Fourth-Technical-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35487 |
| Summary: | Small dams play an important role in the
provision of many kinds of benefits, such as drinking and
irrigation water supply, flood control, small/mini
hydropower generation, fishing, and so on. They are
particularly important in rural and agricultural areas.
Agriculture remains an engine of rural growth and poverty
reduction in developing countries. Agricultural water
management (AWM) can change the lives of millions of people
by improving yields, reducing risks linked to climate
variability, and increasing income for farmers. The demand
for water storage is increasing as farmers and rural
communities are more frequently facing water shortages for
their crops and livestock. This demand is in part driven by
climate change and increasing variability and scarcity
observed around the globe. This note provides some lessons
on how to address the challenges of small dam management
with participation of community groups and effective
government support for them. |
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