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At least 82 actions were taken in 28 countries for the 2002 International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life.

At least 62 actions were taken in 21 countries for the 2003 International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life.

At least 74 actions were taken in 26 countries for the 2004 International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life.

At least 75 actions were taken in 27 countries for the 2001 International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life.

At least 85 actions were taken in 29 countries for the 2006 International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life.

Excerpted from Before the Deluge: Coping with Floods in a Changing ClimateA Flood of Damages Number of people the UN estimates will live in the path of a potential damaging flood by 2050: 2 billion Increase over today’s figures: 100% Annual number of “major floods” worldwide: 1950s to 1970s: 7-9 1980s: 20 1990s: 34 Number of damaging floods in Europe from 1989-2002: 100 Approximate number of people displaced: 500,000 Cost of damages: $30 billion Amount spent by US government on flood-control schemes (mainly dams and levees), 1960-85: $38 billion Average infla