'Threatened' by Dams
WHS where there are/have been plans to build a Dam regarded by UNESCO/IUCM/ICOMOS as potentially damaging to the OUV of the site (irrespective of whether the site of the Dam is inside the Inscribed/Buffer zones or not). Dams completed or cancelled before inscription e.g Nubian Monuments and Coa Valley are excluded.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Alto Douro | Foz Tua Hydro-Electric Dam project | |
| Ashur | Makhool Dam (now cancelled) | |
| Dja Faunal Reserve | Mekin Dam | |
| Dong Phayayen | ||
| Durmitor National Park | ||
| Greater Blue Mountains | proposal to raise the wall of the Warragamba dam | |
| Kaziranga National Park | cumulative impact of dams on the Brahmaputra river basin, including the Lower Subansiri Dam and the Lower Siang Dam | |
| Lake Baikal | three existing, one constructed and two proposed large dams in the Lake Baikal-Angara River threaten the Site's hydrological regime | |
| Lake Turkana | (Gibe III Dam under construction on the Omo River in Ethiopia, which flows into the Site) | |
| Los Glaciares | ||
| Lower Valley of the Omo | Gibe III Dam under construction on the Omo River | |
| Luang Prabang | Luang Prabang hydropower project (LPHPP), situated 25 km upstream from the property. It is classified as an Extreme Risk Dam | |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Kurichhu Dam on Manas River and Mangdecchu Dam on Mangde Chhu River, a tributary of the Manas, in Bhutan will affect the Site | |
| Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan | ||
| Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers | three proposed dams on the Rishi Ganga river catchment within the Site | |
| Niokolo-Koba National Park | Sambangalou Dam | |
| Pasargadae | By the Sivand Dam | |
| Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve | three dams on the Patuca River, which flows into the Site | |
| Rock Art in the Hail Region | "there is a construction of a dam underway near Jubbah, of which about 3.8 km length has been completed. (...) In response to ICOMOS's concerns on the visual impacts of the dam, the State Party committed to framing and masking the dam with typical low desert vegetation (shrubs and scattered tamarisk trees)." (AB Ev) | |
| Selous Game Reserve | proposed dam on the Rufiji River at Stiegler's Gorge within the Site | |
| St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg (Northern Forts of Kronstadt) by the Saint Petersburg Dam Project. | |
| Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves | ||
| Tasmanian Wilderness | ||
| The Sundarbans | sediment flow changes due to existing dams have stunted the growth of the Sundarbans | |
| Three parallel rivers of Yunnan | ||
| Victoria Falls | proposed dam below the Falls at Batoka Gorge | |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | Site C hydrodam | |
| Wudang Mountains | Located on the edge of the Danjiangkou reservoir in the Wudang Mountains in Hubei province, the Yuzhen Palace would be submerged once the dam's height is increased |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to 'Threatened' by Dams?
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- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
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- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source