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The devastating Bangladesh floods of August-September, 1988 have been widely reported in the western news media as the result of deforestation in the Himalaya. This reporting has included further indications that extensive barrages and high dams are the likely future technological 'fix'. This once again underscores one of the central themes of this book-the dangers of expending vast sums of money on solving perceived problems based upon unproven assumptions.