World Commission on Dams

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• World Commission on Dams — Die Welttalsperrenkommission (World Commission on Dams, WCD) war eine unabhängige internationale Kommission, die den Nutzen und Schaden von großen Talsperren und sämtliche damit verbundenen Angelegenheiten untersuchen sollte. Sie wurde 1998 von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Environmental impacts of dams — The environmental impacts of dams have come under renewed examination in recent years. Dam proponents have historically understood that dams largely improve the status of water related energy and environmental issues by, for example, producing… …   Wikipedia

• Dams in Burma — There are close to 200 large Dams in Burma.[1][2][3] Burma (Myanmar) has a large hydroelectric power potential of 39,000 Megawatts (MW), although the economical exploitable potential is about 37,000 MW. Burma tripled its installed capacity of… …   Wikipedia

• World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …   Universalium

• World energy resources and consumption — In order to directly compare world energy resources and consumption of energy, this article uses SI units and prefixes and measures energy rate (or power) in watts (W) and amounts of energy in joules (J). One watt is one joule per second. In 2005 …   Wikipedia

• World's littlest skyscraper — Newby McMahon Building …   Wikipedia

• Mekong River Commission — The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is an intergovernment body charged “to promote and co ordinate sustainable management and development of water and related resources for the countries’ mutual benefit and the people’s well being by implementing… …   Wikipedia

• List of dams and reservoirs in China — This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. The Bikou Dam on the Bailong River in Gansu Dams and reservoirs in China are numerous and have had a profound effect on the country s development a …   Wikipedia

• Danube Commission (1948) — For earlier commissions governing the Danube River, see, see Danube River Commission (disambiguation). The Danube Commission is concerned with the maintenance and improvement of navigation conditions of the Danube River, from its source in… …   Wikipedia

• WCD — World Commission on Dams (Governmental » United Nations) World Commission on Dams (Academic & Science » Ocean Science) * Wasp Cash Drawer (Business » Products) * World Christian Database (Community » Religion) * Wherever Change Directory… …   Abbreviations dictionary

• Hydroelectricity — The Gordon Dam in Tasmania is a large hydro facility, with an installed capacity of 430 MW …   Wikipedia