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1 Hoanh, Chu Thai; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Joffre, O.; McCartney, Matthew; Lacombe, Guillaume; Kam, S. P.; Baran, E.; Reis, J.; Metzger, L.; Teoh, Shwu; Yen, B. T.; Douangsavanh, Somphasith; Keophoxay, Anousith; Douangsavanh, L.; Xayachack, S.; Toan, T. D.; Phuong, N. D. 2011. A decision-support-system (DSS) framework for linking livelihoods with reservoir operation: experiences from MK1 case studies in the Mekong Basin. [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the 3rd International Forum on Water and Food, Tshwane, South Africa, 14-17 November 2011. 2p.
Decision support systems ; Water power ; Reservoirs ; Case studies ; River basins ; Impact assessment ; Aquaculture ; Agriculture ; Development projects / South East Asia / Latin America / Asia / Africa / Laos / Cambodia / Mekong River Basin
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2 Milan, Florence; Keophoxay, Anousith; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2013. Hydropower development impact on household livelihood and economy: a case study in Laos. [Abstract only]. In German Aerospace Center (DLR); Germany. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Mekong Environmental Symposium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 5-7 March 2013. Abstract volume, Topic 02 - Hydropower development and impacts on economy. Wessling, Germany: German Aerospace Center (DLR); Bonn, Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). pp.34.
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The growing regional demand for electricity in Southeast Asia has made Laos a key player in hydropower development since the 1990s. The country’s rivers contribute around 35% of the Mekong’s flow and have been estimated to have 18,000 MW of exploitable hydropower potential (International Rivers, 2008). While the projects provide revenue for the government of Laos from electricity exports to neighboring countries such as Thailand, Vietnam and China, the hydro boom has not necessarily been good news for Lao villagers affected by these dam constructions. Among others, displacement, land shortages, lack of livelihood opportunities, fisheries losses, flooding and erosion are the main negative impacts that Lao villagers reported in past studies. Thus far, little attention has been given to the impact of hydropower dam constructions on the changes of livelihood activities of affected households. This study contributes to filling this gap by looking into the livelihood changes of villagers residing upstream and downstream of the Nam Gnouang Dam in Laos. After several focus group discussions in the study site, an in-depth livelihood survey was conducted in 2011 covering 110 households living upstream of the Nam Gnouang Dam project and 100 households living immediately below the dam (headpond). Based on households’ perceptions, we identify what households considered to be the major positive and negative impacts to their livelihoods brought about by the hydropower development. Using logit/probit regression analysis, we further determine the factors that bring negative or positive changes in the livelihoods of the affected households. A comparative analysis of the effects of the two areas, upstream and headpond, is tested. It is important to investigate the different facets of impact from hydropower dam constructions on affected households. Negative or positive changes in the livelihoods of affected households may depend on the household composition and past livelihood activities. Location of the resettlements may also be an important factor. By taking into account these different factors, we will contribute to the existing literature on hydropower dam interventions. Enhanced, improved or alternative livelihood options with strong adoption potential may well be identified by looking into the determinants of the impact of hydropower dam projects.
3 Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Phuong, N. D.; Bouahom, B.; Joffre, O.; Pant, J.; Keophoxay, Anousith. 2014. Hydropower development and livelihoods: a quest for a balanced approach through research and partnerships. In Aqua-Media International. Fifth International Conference on Water Resources and Hydropower Development in Asia, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 11-13 March 2014. Wallington, Surrey, UK: Aqua-Media International. 9p.
Water power ; Reservoirs ; Living standards ; Households ; Farmers ; Cassava ; Economic aspects ; Rice ; Case studies / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Vietnam / Mekong Region / Yali Hydropower Dam
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4 Weeratunge, N.; Joffre, O.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Bouahom, B.; Keophoxay, Anousith. 2016. Gender and household decision-making in a Lao village: implications for livelihoods in hydropower development. Gender, Place and Culture, 23(11):1599-1614. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369X.2016.1219319]
Gender ; Women ; Men ; Decision making ; Households ; Living standards ; Water power ; Economic aspects ; Income ; Upland rice ; Rural settlement ; Reservoir operation ; Social welfare ; Labour ; Cost benefit analysis ; Equity ; Cultivation / Lao People's Democratic Republic
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047838)
Hydropower development with concomitant changes in water and land regimes often results in livelihood transformation of affected people, entailing changes in intra-household decision-making upon which livelihood strategies are based. Economic factors underlying gender dimensions of household decision-making have been studied rigorously since the 1970s. However, empirical data on gender and decision-making within households, needed for evidence-based action, remain scarce. This is more so in hydropower contexts. This article explores gender and livelihood-related decision-making within rural households in the context of hydropower development in Lao PDR. Based on a social well-being conceptual approach with data from a household survey and qualitative interviews, it focuses on household decisions in an ethnic minority resettlement site soon after displacement, from an interpretive perspective. The article, first, aims to assess the extent to which household decision-making is gendered and secondly, to understand the complex reasoning behind household decisions, especially the relevance of material, relational, and subjective factors. It argues that while most household decisions are ostensibly considered as ‘joint’ in the study site, the nuanced nature of gendered values, norms, practices, relations, attitudes, and feelings underlying these decisions are important to assessing why households might or might not adopt livelihood interventions proposed by hydropower developers.
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