ABSTRACT

More recently, these two international organisations in the field of water and its utilisation and application for the benefit of mankind, work, as far as dams are concerned, more closely together and that, on its own, was already a good reason for holding this Symposium. Moreover, in November last year, an important report on dams was launched by another, temporary, organisation called the ‘World Commission on Dams’ (WCD). I am sure, that by now, you are completely confused about all these commissions and committees.