Laying the Foundations : Essential Elements for Assuring the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities

Assuring the safety of dams is central to protecting downstream communities, infrastructure, and the environment. Dam safety is also important for securing water for productive purposes and sustaining economic development. With a global portfolio o...

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Main Authors:	Wishart, Marcus J., Ueda, Satoru, Pisaniello, John D., Tingey-Holyoak, Joanne L., Lyon, Kimberly N., Boj Garcia, Esteban
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	DAM SAFETY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PUBLIC SAFETY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/148971626429902055/Laying-the-Foundations-Essential-Elements-for-Assuring-the-Safety-of-Dams-and-Downstream-Communities-Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35999

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spelling	okr-10986-359992021-07-22T05:11:00Z Laying the Foundations : Essential Elements for Assuring the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities Wishart, Marcus J. Ueda, Satoru Pisaniello, John D. Tingey-Holyoak, Joanne L. Lyon, Kimberly N. Boj Garcia, Esteban DAM SAFETY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PUBLIC SAFETY Assuring the safety of dams is central to protecting downstream communities, infrastructure, and the environment. Dam safety is also important for securing water for productive purposes and sustaining economic development. With a global portfolio of more than 58,000 large dams, issues associated with the safety of dams and downstream communities are becoming increasingly important, particularly given aging infrastructure, increasing downstream populations, shifting demographics, and changes in climate and weather patterns. The foundation for effective dam safety assurance is an appropriate and well-designed regulatory framework that captures the legal, institutional, technical, and financial elements in the reality of a particular jurisdiction. Establishing and maintaining a regulatory framework that is fit for purpose is, therefore, necessary for ensuring the quality of dam design, construction, and operation and maintenance. The framework also ensures that safety measures are reflective of the risks inherent in managing these structures and the context in which they are developed. Such frameworks need to be developed as part of a holistic strategy for water management that is integrated in basin and regional planning processes. The objective of this policy note is to provide guidance to policy makers and practitioners on the essential elements for establishing regulatory regimes for assuring the safety of dams and downstream communities. 2021-07-21T18:46:10Z 2021-07-21T18:46:10Z 2021-07-16 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/148971626429902055/Laying-the-Foundations-Essential-Elements-for-Assuring-the-Safety-of-Dams-and-Downstream-Communities-Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35999 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
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topic	DAM SAFETY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PUBLIC SAFETY
spellingShingle	DAM SAFETY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PUBLIC SAFETY Wishart, Marcus J. Ueda, Satoru Pisaniello, John D. Tingey-Holyoak, Joanne L. Lyon, Kimberly N. Boj Garcia, Esteban Laying the Foundations : Essential Elements for Assuring the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities
description	Assuring the safety of dams is central to protecting downstream communities, infrastructure, and the environment. Dam safety is also important for securing water for productive purposes and sustaining economic development. With a global portfolio of more than 58,000 large dams, issues associated with the safety of dams and downstream communities are becoming increasingly important, particularly given aging infrastructure, increasing downstream populations, shifting demographics, and changes in climate and weather patterns. The foundation for effective dam safety assurance is an appropriate and well-designed regulatory framework that captures the legal, institutional, technical, and financial elements in the reality of a particular jurisdiction. Establishing and maintaining a regulatory framework that is fit for purpose is, therefore, necessary for ensuring the quality of dam design, construction, and operation and maintenance. The framework also ensures that safety measures are reflective of the risks inherent in managing these structures and the context in which they are developed. Such frameworks need to be developed as part of a holistic strategy for water management that is integrated in basin and regional planning processes. The objective of this policy note is to provide guidance to policy makers and practitioners on the essential elements for establishing regulatory regimes for assuring the safety of dams and downstream communities.
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author	Wishart, Marcus J. Ueda, Satoru Pisaniello, John D. Tingey-Holyoak, Joanne L. Lyon, Kimberly N. Boj Garcia, Esteban
author_facet	Wishart, Marcus J. Ueda, Satoru Pisaniello, John D. Tingey-Holyoak, Joanne L. Lyon, Kimberly N. Boj Garcia, Esteban
author_sort	Wishart, Marcus J.
title	Laying the Foundations : Essential Elements for Assuring the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities
title_short	Laying the Foundations : Essential Elements for Assuring the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities
title_full	Laying the Foundations : Essential Elements for Assuring the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities
title_fullStr	Laying the Foundations : Essential Elements for Assuring the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities
title_full_unstemmed	Laying the Foundations : Essential Elements for Assuring the Safety of Dams and Downstream Communities
title_sort	laying the foundations : essential elements for assuring the safety of dams and downstream communities
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/148971626429902055/Laying-the-Foundations-Essential-Elements-for-Assuring-the-Safety-of-Dams-and-Downstream-Communities-Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35999
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