The River Revival, an International Campaign for River Restoration and Dam Decommissioning is a project of the International Rivers Network (IRN) that supports and coordinates grassroots and non-governmental organizations.

In the World Bank Institute's Case Collection Study, Vijaya Ramachandran explores the role of the community and non-governmental organizations in a dam project proposed by World Bank in a city in southern India.

The World Commission on Dams (WCD) commissioned six papers reviewing displacement issues and has a map with links to regional statistics and WCD studies throughout the globe.