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1 Lebel, L.. 2006. Multi-level scenarios for exploring alternative futures for upper tributary watersheds in mainland Southeast Asia. Mountain Research and Development, 26(3):263-273.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7847 Record No: H039949)
2 Molle, Francois; Lebel, L.; Foran, T. 2009. Contested Mekong waterscapes: where to next? In Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. (Eds.). Contested waterscapes in the Mekong region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan. pp.383-413.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G800 MOL Record No: H042364)
3 Lebel, L.; Sinh, B. T.; Garden, P.; Seng, S.; Tuan, L. A.; Van Truc, D. 2009. The promise of flood protection: dikes and dams, drains and diversions. In Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. (Eds.). Contested waterscapes in the Mekong region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan. pp.283-306.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G800 MOL Record No: H042360)
4 Lebel, L.; Dore, J.; Daniel, R.; Koma, Y. S. (Eds.) 2007. Democratizing water governance in the Mekong. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Mekong Press. 283p.
Water governance ; Water policy ; Political aspects ; Disasters ; Water resource management ; Mathematical models ; Gender ; Electrical energy / South East Asia / China / Mekong region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9162 G800 LEB Record No: H042585)
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Over the last few decades, the Mekong region has been facing complex pressures and challenges in water governance driven by a range of economic integration efforts and relationships motivated by national self-interest. This book, the first in a three-volume series, brings together the work of researchers, scholars, activists, and leaders in the Mekong region to provide a baseline, state-of-knowledge review of the contemporary politics and discourses of water use, sharing, and management, and their implications for local livelihoods.
The chapters critically analyze contested discourses on such topics as regional hydropower development, floods, and irrigation, along with the broader yet interrelated issues of gender, media, dialogue, and impact assessment. The writers explore the interplay of power relationships between actors such as state planners, regional institutions, the private sector, and various water users, in particular, politically marginalized groups including women, urban and rural poor, and ethnic peoples. The diverse array of topics and perspectives provides a sound basis for engaging in policy-related action. Written in straightforward language that elucidates complex issues from hydrological modeling to energy planning and reform, the volume presents the evolving study and knowledge of water governance in the Mekong region. It will appeal to a broad readership and, at the same time, contribute to the Mekong region’s democratic search for water governance options.
The chapters critically analyze contested discourses on such topics as regional hydropower development, floods, and irrigation, along with the broader yet interrelated issues of gender, media, dialogue, and impact assessment. The writers explore the interplay of power relationships between actors such as state planners, regional institutions, the private sector, and various water users, in particular, politically marginalized groups including women, urban and rural poor, and ethnic peoples. The diverse array of topics and perspectives provides a sound basis for engaging in policy-related action. Written in straightforward language that elucidates complex issues from hydrological modeling to energy planning and reform, the volume presents the evolving study and knowledge of water governance in the Mekong region. It will appeal to a broad readership and, at the same time, contribute to the Mekong region’s democratic search for water governance options.
5 Dore, J.; Lebel, L.; Molle, Francois. 2012. A framework for analysing transboundary water governance complexes, illustrated in the Mekong Region. Journal of Hydrology, 466-467:23-36. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.07.023]
International waters ; Water governance ; Impact assessment ; Water resources development ; Decision making ; Ecosystems ; Dams / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / China / Mekong Region / Yunnan Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045624)
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In this paper we present a framework for analysing transboundary water governance complexes, illustrated in the Mekong Region. In this region, the sharing of waters between countries adds a critical dimension to decision making about producing food and energy, maintaining vital ecosystems, and sustaining livelihoods. Hydropower, dams, diversions, expanding cities and irrigation schemes are all in the mix. The key elements of the framework are: context, drivers, arenas, tools, decisions and impacts. The use of deliberation, technical and advocacy tools is explored and normative governance improvements are suggested.
6 Trung, N. H.; Tuan, L. A.; Trieu, T. T.; Bastakoti, Ram Chandra; Lebel, L.. 2013. Multi-level governance and adaptation to floods in the Mekong Delta. In Daniel, R.; Lebel, L.; Manorom, K. (Eds.). Governing the Mekong: engaging in the politics of knowledge. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD). pp.111-126.
Flooding ; Risks ; Adaptation ; Deltas ; Salt water intrusion ; Governance ; Living standards / Vietnam / Mekong Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046055)
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7 Suhardiman, Diana; Wichelns, D.; Lebel, L.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2014. Benefit sharing in Mekong Region hydropower: whose benefits count? Water Resources and Rural Development, 4:3-11. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2014.10.008]
Water power ; Water resources ; Land resources ; Environmental impact assessment ; Governance ; Social aspects ; Living standards / Southeast Asia / Thailand / Cambodia / Laos / Vietnam / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046698)
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Notions of benefit sharing play an increasingly important role in shaping the debate around the merits of existing and future hydropower development in the Mekong region. In this paperwe assess how the concept of benefit sharing is articulated and applied in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. We discuss the conceptual strengths and weaknesses of benefit sharing, within the broader context of land and water resources and environmental governance. We argue that while benefit sharing provides an entry point for placing the current debate on hydropower development within the perspective of social justice, better understanding of governance structures and processes is needed. Our primary message is that innovations in policies and programs should not be analyzed in isolation from the wider governance structure, processes, and outcomes. To this end, we are pleased also to introduce this Special Issue of Water Resources and Rural Development, in which several authors analyze current benefit sharing programs in the Mekong region, with a focus on governance, process, and policy implications.
8 Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.) 2014. Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). 405p.
Climate change ; Risks ; Sustainable development ; Ecosystem services ; Policy making ; Urbanization ; Living standards ; Rural areas ; Households ; Economic development ; Investment ; Poverty ; Energy consumption ; Carbon dioxide ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission ; International waters ; Fish industry ; Employment ; Stakeholders ; Food security ; Tourism ; Forest management ; Environmental services ; Costs ; Satellites ; Remote sensing ; GIS ; Flooding ; Farming ; Rice ; Sugar ; Farmers ; Case studies / Southeast Asia / Thailand / Cambodia / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Vietnam / Khon Kaen / Vang Vieng / Chiang Mai / Hue / Lam Dong / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046894)
http://www.sei-international.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/sumernet_book_climate_risks_regional_integration_sustainability_mekong_region.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046894.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046894.pdf
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9 Lebel, L.; Naruchaikusol, S.; Juntopas, M. 2014. Transboundary flows of resources, people, goods, and services in the Mekong region. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.54-71.
International trade ; Foreign investment ; Economic aspects ; Financing ; Natural resources ; Agricultural products ; Exports ; Imports ; Tourism ; Migrant labour ; Infrastructure ; Energy resources ; Information technology / Southeast Asia / Cambodia / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / China / Mekong Region / Yunnan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046912)
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10 Voladet, S.; Inmuong, Y.; Htut, A. W.; Aung, W. S.; Prachvuthy, M.; Lebel, L.; Eagleton, G.; Featherston, P. J.; Bush, A. L. 2014. Increasing the benefits from contract farming to rural households in the Mekong region: insights from studies of rice and sugar. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.123-145.
Farming systems ; Contract farming ; Households ; Rural communities ; Farmers ; Rice ; Sugar ; Markets ; Pricing ; Models ; Agreements ; Regulations ; State intervention / Cambodia / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / China / Mekong Region / Yunnan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046914)
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11 Chinh, N. C.; Clarke, Y.; Manh, N. H.; Lebel, L.; Boontaveeyuwat, S.; Sophat, S.; Sinh, B. T.; Khiem, N. T. 2014. Communicating water-related climate change risks: lessons from a multitool and multi-country study in the Mekong region. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.183-200.
Climate change ; Disaster risk management ; Flooding ; Drought ; Communication ; Models ; Households ; Living standards ; Communities ; Farmers / Southeast Asia / Cambodia / Thailand / Vietnam / Mekong Region / Mekong Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046917)
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12 Thongyou, M.; Sosamphanh, B.; Chamaratana, T.; Phongsiri, M.; Lebel, L.. 2014. Impact of urbanization on the hinterlands: perceptions of households in the hinterlands of Khon Kaen, Thailand, and Vang Vieng, Lao PDR. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.228-247.
Urbanization ; Households ; Urban areas ; Rural communities ; Villages ; Socioeconomic environment ; Rural urban relations ; Population ; Environmental effects ; Farmland / Thailand / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Khon Kaen / Vang Vieng
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046919)
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13 Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai. 2014. Introduction: pursuing sustainability in the Mekong region. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai [IWMI]; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.1-6.
Sustainable development ; Resource management ; Governance ; Living standards ; Economic development / Southeast Asia / Thailand / Cambodia / Lao People's Democratic Republic
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H046900)
http://www.sei-international.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/sumernet_book_climate_risks_regional_integration_sustainability_mekong_region.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046900.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046900.pdf
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14 Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C. 2014. Place-based lessons for regional economic development and sustainability. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.335-349.
Economic development ; Sustainability ; Living standards ; Urbanization ; Natural resources management ; Ecosystem services ; Energy conservation ; Emission ; Climate change ; Risks ; Farmers ; Case studies / Southeast Asia / Thailand / Cambodia / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046901)
http://www.sei-international.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/sumernet_book_climate_risks_regional_integration_sustainability_mekong_region.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046901.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046901.pdf
15 Lebel, L.; Lebel, P.; Sriyasak, P.; Ratanawilailak, S.; Bastakoti, Ram C.; Bastakoti, G. B. 2015. Gender relations and water management in different eco-cultural contexts in northern Thailand. International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 11(3/4):228-246. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJARGE.2015.074096]
Water management ; Water governance ; Water use ; Water users ; Water shortage ; Gender ; Women's participation ; Men ; Agrarian reform ; Urbanization ; Ethnic groups ; Households ; River basins ; Farmers ; Decision making ; Economic aspects ; Culture
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047364)
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This paper assessed water management by households from three ethnic groups in two contrasting ecological settings (upland and lowland) in the Upper Ping River Basin in Northern Thailand. Important gender differences in the use and management of water were identified. Women are major users of water for agriculture in the uplands, but less so in the lowlands. In the lowlands irrigation is viewed as a masculine activity. In the uplands the role of women is more widely accepted, with women frequently being members of water user groups. Men, however, dominate ‘decision-making’ positions in communitybased and state-led water organisations in both upland and lowland areas. Perceptions of contributions to daily tasks, and behavioural traits important to governance roles, differed between men and women, and sometimes also across eco-cultural contexts, underlining the complexity of factors influencing gender relations in water governance.
16 Suhardiman, Diana; Lebel, L.; Nicol, Alan; Wong. T. 2017. Power and politics in water governance: revisiting the role of collective action in the commons. In Suhardiman, Diana; Nicol, Alan; Mapedza, Everisto (Eds.). Water governance and collective action: multi-scale challenges. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.9-20. (Earthscan Water Text)
Water governance ; Political aspects ; Collective action ; Corporate culture ; Socioeconomic environment ; Political aspects ; Cooperation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048344)
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17 Lebel, L.; Rao, Krishna C. 2018. Combined heat and power from agro-industrial wastewater (TBEC, Bangkok, Thailand) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.268-277.
Agricultural waste management ; Agricultural wastewater ; Wastewater treatment ; Biogas ; Palm oil industries ; Ethanol ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission reduction ; Business models ; Supply chain ; Socioeconomic environment / Thailand / Bangkok
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048648)
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18 Lebel, P.; Lebel, L.; Singphonphrai, D.; Duangsuwan, C.; Zhou, Y. 2019. Making space for women: civil society organizations, gender and hydropower development in the Mekong region. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 35(2):304-324. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2018.1425133]
Gender ; Women's participation ; Empowerment ; Civil society organizations ; Hydropower ; Development projects ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Partnerships ; Negotiation ; Awareness raising / Cambodia / China / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049091)
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Large-scale hydropower development disrupts local livelihoods and resource access. Adverse impacts are often greater for women than men, but also large for children, the elderly, poorer households and ethnic minorities. Burdens of resettlement often fall disproportionately on already disadvantaged individuals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how international, national and local civil society organizations (CSOs) have addressed gender in hydropower development in the Mekong Region. Four CSO orientations are distinguished: communitarian, environmentalist, knowledge-based and feminist. Common activities of CSOs were to share information, to expand participation and to mobilize development. The extent to which these activities were promoted and appear to be making space for women depended on the types of CSOs and women and men targeted or otherwise involved.
19 Lebel, L.; Lebel, P.; Manorom, K.; Yishu, Z. 2019. Gender in development discourses of civil society organisations and Mekong hydropower dams. Water Alternatives, 12(1):192-220. (Special issue: Farmer-led Irrigation Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Investment, Policy Engagements and Agrarian Transformation).
Civil society organizations ; Gender analysis ; Women in development ; Men ; Empowerment ; Hydropower ; Dams ; Living standards ; Rights based approaches ; Human rights ; Environmental effects ; Strategies / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Vietnam / Cambodia / Thailand / Myanmar / China / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049112)
http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/for-authors/486-a12-1-12/file
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049112.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049112.pdf
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'Gender in development' discourses are used to justify interventions into, or opposition to, projects and policies; they may also influence perceptions, practices, or key decisions. Four discursive threads are globally prominent: livelihoods and poverty; natural resources and the environment; rights-based; and managerial. Civil society organisations (CSOs) have been vocal in raising awareness about the adverse impacts of large-scale hydropower developments on the environment, on local livelihoods, and on vulnerable groups including women. This discourse analysis first examines how CSOs engaging in hydropower processes in the Mekong Region frame and use gender in development discourses, and then evaluates the potential of these discourses to empower both women and men. Documents authored by CSOs are examined in detail for how gender is represented, as are media reports on CSO activities, interview transcripts, and images. The findings underline how CSOs depend on discursive legitimacy for influence. Their discursive strategies depend on three factors: the organizations’ goals with respect to development, gender, and the environment; whether the situation is pre- or post-construction; and, on their relationships with the state, project developers and dam-affected communities. The implications of these strategies for empowerment are often not straightforward; inadvertent and indirect effects, positive and negative, are common. The findings of this study are of practical value to CSOs wishing to be more reflexive in their work and more responsive to how it is talked about, as it shows the ways that language and images may enhance or inadvertently work against efforts to empower women.
20 Lebel, L.; Lebel, P.; Chuah, C. J. 2019. Governance of aquaculture water use. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 35(4):659-681. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2018.1457513]
Aquaculture ; Water use ; Water governance ; Water quality ; Water allocation ; State intervention ; Co-management ; Technological changes ; Innovation ; Certification ; Regulations ; Incentives ; Communication ; Information dissemination
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049205)
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Successful aquaculture depends on access to sufficient water of adequate quality, and should not significantly degrade water quality or damage ecosystems in receiving waters. While water management technologies have received a lot of attention as potential solutions, many of the outstanding challenges are collective-action problems that depend on improving aquaculture governance. In high-income countries, aquaculture is often subject to multiple regulations that constrain the development of the sector, whereas in most low- and middle-income countries, regulations are fewer, less demanding or not implemented. Many of the promising and innovative governance initiatives involve a combination of rules, information and incentives, as well as negotiation among multiple stakeholders.
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