Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-27-Speech-2-440-002"
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"According to current estimates, there are more than 50 000 large dams, 100 000 medium-sized dams, and 1 million small dams in the world. These dams, which substantially modify rivers, and the use of natural resources, have a significant impact on human communities, on the ecosystems of rivers and marshes, and on biodiversity. In my opinion, it is essential to adopt a multi-level flood prevention strategy in regions where unstable glacier lakes represent the key flood threat and further aggravate the effects of global warming on precipitation systems, as well as the presence of black carbon, which demonstrably accelerates the decline of glaciers.
The construction of dams should be assessed, amongst other things, in view of their impact on river flows, rights of access to water and river resources. At the same time, consideration has to be given as to whether the dam will require the destruction of existing settlements, will cause the disruption of the culture and the resources of local communities, and whether it will lead to the exhaustion or deterioration of environmental resources. The planning of every dam should be assessed on the basis of such criteria as justice, effectiveness, shared decisions, sustainability and responsibility, and I believe that the decision-making process relating to dams should give full consideration to the concept of human rights."@en1
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