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Page 81
... per cent of the annual input of water into the lake . However , John Waterbury in 1977 calculated that " under the best of circumstances , more than half of Egypt's incremental gain from the construction of the High Dam will be lost in ...
... per cent of the annual input of water into the lake . However , John Waterbury in 1977 calculated that " under the best of circumstances , more than half of Egypt's incremental gain from the construction of the High Dam will be lost in ...
Page 103
... per cent . Estimated survival ranged from a catastrophic 5 per cent during the low - flow year of 1973 to as high as 42 per cent during the more favourable passage conditions of 1975. " During low - flow years , most juvenile salmon ...
... per cent . Estimated survival ranged from a catastrophic 5 per cent during the low - flow year of 1973 to as high as 42 per cent during the more favourable passage conditions of 1975. " During low - flow years , most juvenile salmon ...
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... per cent discount rate instead of the 12 per cent rate which the World Bank , a likely financier , has applied in its economic appraisals of other projects . Using 12 per cent the Three Gorges net benefits decline by 59 per cent " . In ...
... per cent discount rate instead of the 12 per cent rate which the World Bank , a likely financier , has applied in its economic appraisals of other projects . Using 12 per cent the Three Gorges net benefits decline by 59 per cent " . In ...
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