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Infrastructure development in the past was often implemented without adequately taking into consideration the possible negative environmental and social impacts. Drawing from the experience of the Bumbuna Hydropower project in Sierra Leone, this paper proposes to complement safeguard policies by establishing, at the beginning of the project identification phase, two-way communication mechanisms and a continuous consultation process, allowing the government and the donors to interact with key stakeholders.

The past decade has witnessed major shift thinking about water, including how water infrastructure development strategies can help advance sustainable development and the global fight against poverty. This reflects, in part, greater attention now being paid to governance reforms promoting integrated water resource management (IWRM), the efficient and wise use of water, and expanding access to water and energy services. In addition, the increased emphasis on developing and implementing anti-corruption strategies increases confidence that water infrastructure can be developed efficiently and equitably. There is also growing appreciation of the strong linkages between water, environment and energy security and climate change - impacting on decisions about the development and management of water infrastructure, especially in water-stressed regions, and of the central role that public, private sector and civil society partnerships can play in encouraging innovation, tackling challenges, promoting transparency and accountability and creating synergy. Communication is the thread that links these concerns and underpins achievements in sustainability and governance reform in water. Not only to ensure that up-front strategic assessments mobilize all viable options to meet the challenges unique to each situation, but also to better integrate governance and anti-corruption reforms and sustainability into all stages of planning and the project cycle of infrastructure. Wider acceptance of multi-stakeholder dialogue is a trend which characterizes beneficial change. This LHWP is notable for its progressive learning approach as it moved through its implementation phases and is an example of the shift s that are occurring globally in approaches to dam planning and management as they have become more inclusive. It is also a key example of the critical importance of political will in tackling corruption in a large water infrastructure project.

Water infrastructure projects in developing countries often intersect many aspects of governance reform and democratization. These factors bring new issues and expectations to the table, as well as a wider range of voices and stakeholders whom project managers must accommodate. More communication capacity is needed to support the kind of functional partnership required to deliver sustainable solutions, promote and integrate governance reforms, and cope with growing complexity. Responding to the World Bank Development Committee's call for infrastructure and communication practitioners to collaborate on improving communication strategies for all stages of infrastructure projects, Opportunities in Dam Planning and Management: A Communication Practitioner's Handbook for Large Water Infrastructure offers a wealth of practical advice of how to identify good practice improvements in communication for water infrastructure projects. Starting with the World Bank's own expanding portfolio of dam projects, this book outlines five \"how-to\" communication-based steps for improving governance and sustainability in dam planning and management: (1) starting the process with a communication-based assessment, (2) benchmarking against good practices, (3) formulating comprehensive communication strategies, (4) improving and Adapting communication along the project cycle, and (5) investing in communication for governance and sustainability. Aimed both at practitioners involved in developing country planning processes and dam project managers, this handbook makes a significant contribution to the conversation on modernizing communication in large water infrastructure. --Book Jacket.

This Handbook offers 'how to' ideas to help infrastructure practitioners identify good practice improvements in communication, starting with the World Bank?s own expanding portfolio of dam projects. In-depth case studies prepared for this Handbook show the considerable scope, value added, and many practical reasons to link governance, sustainability, and communication aspects at all stages of the project cycle. The Handbook reflects a philosophy of continuous improvement in development practices. Improving communication in dam planning and management not only achieves consensus on imbedding anti-corruption measures in projects but also builds multi-stakeholder partnerships that are fundamental to advance the wider development effectiveness of large dams and creates synergy to combat poverty with sustainable infrastructure provision.