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"The report weaves together some relevant points on the lack of infrastructure in less developed countries, with a view to guaranteeing the security and reliability of water supply during periods of drought, and the retention of excess water in periods of flooding. However, it is not entirely clear what the basis, justification and goals of this own-initiative report are. Moreover, this report believes that, on some occasions, support for construction of such infrastructure could represent ‘wasteful spending of EU taxpayers’ money’. Several of the very significant environmental and social impacts of large dams are mentioned. While it is true that some of these impacts are real, situations should, naturally, be analysed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the specific environmental, economic and social conditions in each country or region.
Support for the virtues of small water storage structures is generally well founded, but we cannot fail to also take the aforementioned conditions into account.
We agree with some of the proposals made in the report, such as those concerning an early warning system under the auspices of the United Nations. The points relating to environmental impact assessments, including the assessment of alternatives, and the support for preference to be given to ecosystem-based solutions, are also timely."@en1
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