A range of attitudes have been expressed regarding dams. While numerous governments, private sector interests and engineering experts have
expressed support for these projects, other interests, including environmental groups and indigenous peoples have expressed opposition. In this section some examples illustrating the diversity of these attitudes are provided.

For one example of an environmental activist perspective on dams, see
Richard Swift's essay, "Flood of Protest".

For an example of a private sector perspective on dams, see the position
papers of ABB, the Swedish contractor for the Bakun project in Malaysia: