Preface

and the 89 th annual meeting of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD-CIGB) in Marseille.As part of this global event, the CFBR will be organizing a symposium on the role of dams and particularly on the multi-use of water that these dams make possible.This theme has been particularly important for at least two decades and continues to focus the attention of more and more leaders around the world.