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Introduction

1.1 Dams for Development

Large dams have been the epitome of modernization and state-driven intervention in the

development decades accounting for a significant percentage of public investment in many

countries (Parasuraman and Sengupta, 2001). For centuries dams have been used as part of many

nations' development strategies. They have played an important role in helping communities, and

economies harness water resources for food production, energy generation, flood control, domestic

needs (WCD, 2000), and also facilitating or improving navigation (Khagram, 2004)