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1 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). IWMI TATA Water Policy Research Program. 2005. India’s water economy: bracing up for a turbulent future. 4th IWMI-Tata Annual Partners’ Meet, Institute of Rural Management, Anand, India, 24-26 February 2005. Program and compendium of extended abstracts. Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India: IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program. 163p.
Water resource management ; Water resources development ; Conflict ; Water harvesting ; Groundwater irrigation ; Aquifers ; Recharge ; Fisheries ; Rice ; Watershed management ; Social aspects ; Water policy ; Water balance ; Reservoir operation ; Operating policies ; Flood control ; Remote sensing ; Erosion ; Water market ; Tank irrigation ; Rehabilitation ; Gender ; Water reuse ; Wastewater ; Water supply ; Drinking water ; Water quality ; Sanitation ; Villages / South Asia / India / Himalayas / Kashmir / Narmada / Haryana / Shiwalik Hills / Mumbai / Mekong Region / Brahmaputra River / Manipur / Indus / Bihar / Jharkhand / Uttar Pradesh / Orissa / Maharashtra / Andhra Pradesh / Haryana / Chhattisgarh / Karnataka / Gujarat / Kerala
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G570 IWM Record No: H036619)
2 Molle, Francois. 2005. Irrigation and water policies in the Mekong region: current discourses and practices. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 38p. (IWMI Research Report 095) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.095]
Water resource management ; Water policy ; Water law ; Participatory management ; Irrigation management ; River basins ; Governance / South East Asia / Thailand / Cambodia / Laos / Vietnam / Myanmar / China / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G800 MOL Record No: H037466)
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This report documents current irrigation and water policies in the Mekong countries. It successively reviews planning issues, water policies and legal frameworks, the setting up of water policy "apex bodies," participatory policies, and IWRM/river basin management.
3 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2006. Water governance in the Mekong region: the need for more informed policy-making. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 6p. (IWMI Water Policy Briefing 022) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.339]
Water management ; River basins ; Governance ; Policy making ; Planning ; Water law / South East Asia / China / Vietnam / Cambodia / Laos / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G570 INT Record No: H039431)
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Recurring water crises, global water initiatives, and demands for water reforms by development banks, have all pushed water up the agenda of most Mekong-region countries. Many changes have already been made. Now decision makers need to know what has worked, what hasn’t, and why. To find out, IWMI has reviewed new water policies, plans and laws, and assessed participation, the new water ‘apex bodies’, and integrated water resources management (IWRM). The findings show that top-down state policies based on ‘blueprints’ are widely applied in a one-size-fits-all approach, without taking local realities into account. Water planning is still largely expert-driven, and focused on procedures and targets. There is little room for decision-making that is based on negotiations between users, line agencies, NGOs and politicians, for example. Although much mention is made of participation and IWRM, little is being done on the ground. To bridge these divides, better forms of governance are needed. And greater efforts need to be made to understand complex local situations—so that policymakers are better informed, and new policies are appropriate and workable. Key to this will be an understanding of what causes new policies to succeed or fail in different contexts.
4 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)
5 Poland, D.; Sawkins, M.; Ribaut, J. M.; Hoisington, D. (Eds.) 2004. Resilient crops for water limited environments: Proceedings of a Workshop held at Cuernavaca Mexico, 24-28 May 2004. Mexico, DF, Mexico: CIMMYT. 286p.
Cereals ; Rice ; Maize ; Wheat ; Bananas ; Beans ; Cassava ; Rainfed farming ; Drought resistance ; Plant breeding ; Genotypes ; Irrigated farming ; Dehydration ; Salinity ; Water stress / Africa / Southern Africa / Africa South of Sahara / China / India / Nepal / Thailand / Mozambique / Mali / Malawi / Tanzania / Kenya / Angola / Mexico / Ethiopia / South East Asia / Cambodia / Vietnam / Nigeria / Tamil Nadu / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 633.1 G000 POL Record No: H040273)
6 Molle, Francois; Floch, P. 2008. Megaprojects and social and environmental changes: the case of the Thai ‘‘water grid’’ Ambio, 37(3):199-204.
Water resources development ; Governance ; Irrigation programs ; Development projects ; Labor ; Farmers ; Poverty ; Environmental effects ; Agricultural production / Thailand / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041828)
7 Planchon, O.; Orange, Didier; Pierret, Alain; Boonsanner, A.; Nguyen, D. P.; Sengtaheuanghoung, O.; Valentin, Christian. 2008. Relevance and feasibility of PES to combat soil erosion and solve catchment management issues in the Mekong Region. In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S. Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.3. Water benefits sharing for poverty alleviation and conflict management; Drivers and processes of change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.69-74.
Erosion control ; Soil conservation ; Catchment areas ; Watershed management ; Environmental management ; Environmental protection ; User charges ; Farmers ; Stakeholders ; Sloping land ; Crop production ; Case studies / South East Asia / Vietnam / Thailand / Laos / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041852)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3708/IFWF2_proceedings_Volume%20III.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041852.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041852.pdf
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8 Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. (Eds.) 2009. Contested waterscapes in the Mekong Region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan. 426p.
Water resources development ; Hydroelectric schemes ; Dams ; River basins ; History ; Wetlands ; Models ; Fisheries ; Case studies ; Economic aspects ; Political aspects ; Decision making ; Environmental effects ; Downstream ; Irrigation programs ; Irrigation schemes ; Flood control ; Water governance / Southeast Asia / Cambodia / China / Laos / Burma / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Mekong Region / Kamchay Dam / Pak Mun Dam / Nam Theun Project / Salween River / Nam Songkhram Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G800 MOL Record No: H042351)
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9 Middleton, C.; Garcia, J.; Foran, T. 2009. Old and new hydropower players in the Mekong Region: agendas and strategies. In Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. (Eds.). Contested waterscapes in the Mekong Region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan. pp.23-54.
Hydroelectric schemes ; Dams ; Development projects ; Electricity supplies ; Planning ; Economic aspects ; Development banks ; Financing ; Marketing / South East Asia / China / Laos / Thailand / Vietnam / Cambodia / Myanmar / Mekong Region / Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Project / Kamchay Dam / Yunnan Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G8000 MOL Record No: H042353)
10 Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Floch, P. 2009. Introduction: changing waterscapes in the Mekong Region: historical background and context. In Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. (Eds.). Contested waterscapes in the Mekong Region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan. pp.1-19.
River basins ; Governance ; History ; Water resources development / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Thailand / Laos / Cambodia / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G800 MOL Record No: H042352)
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11 Sarkkula, J.; Keskinen, M.; Koponen, J.; Kummu, M.; Richey, J. E.; Varis, O. 2009. Hydropower in the Mekong Region: what are the likely impacts upon fisheries. In Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. (Eds.). Contested waterscapes in the Mekong region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan. pp.227-249.
Hydroelectric schemes ; Fisheries ; Models ; River Basins ; Productivity ; Flood plains ; Economic aspects ; Poverty ; Dams / China / Mekong Region / Mekong River Basin / Tonle Sap River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G8000 MOL Record No: H042358)
12 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)
13 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.
14 Resurreccion, B.; Manorom, K. 2007. Gender myths in water governance: a survey of program discourses. In Lebel, L.; Dore, J.; Daniel, R.; Koma, Y. S. (Eds.). Democratizing water governance in the Mekong. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Mekong Press. pp.177-195.
Gender ; Women ; Water governance ; Irrigation management / South East Asia / Thailand / Vietnam / Cambodia / Laos / Mekong region / Tonle Sap Lake
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9162 G800 LEB Record No: H042588)
15 King, P.; Bird, J.; Haas, L. 2007. The current status of environmental criteria for hydropower development in the Mekong Region: a literature compilation. Vientiane, Lao PDR: Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). Living Mekong Programme. 143p.
Water management ; Water power ; Public participation ; Policy ; Institutions ; Environmental policy ; Environmental effects ; Case studies / Cambodia / China / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Bhutan / Switzerland / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 621.31 G000 KIN Record No: H044006)
http://assets.panda.org/downloads/hydropowerdevelopment_mekongregion.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044006.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044006.pdf
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16 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.
17 Warner, J. (Ed.) 2007. Multi-stakeholder platforms for integrated water management. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate. 281p. (Ashgate Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice)
Water management ; Groundwater ; Surface water ; Water governance ; Stakeholders ; Catchment areas ; River basin management ; Watershed management ; Decision making ; Policy ; Sanitation ; Conflict ; Farmers associations ; Water user associations ; Wastewater ; Sewage / Europe / Argentina / Peru / Mexico / Bolivia / South Africa / Southeast Asia / Uzbekistan / Flemish River Basin / Trahunco Watershed / Patagonia / Lerma-Chapala Basin / Tiquipaya / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.6 G000 WAR Record No: H045976)
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18 Dore, J. 2007. Mekong Region water-related MSPs [Multi Stakeholder Platforms]-unfulfilled potential. In Warner, J. (Ed.). Multi-stakeholder platforms for integrated water management. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate. pp.205-234. (Ashgate Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice)
Stakeholders ; Participatory management ; International waters ; Water resources ; Water governance ; River basins ; Forums ; Non governmental organizations / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / China / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045989)
19 Lazarus, K.; Resurreccion, B. P.; Dao, N.; Badenoch, N. (Eds.) 2011. Water rights and social justice in the Mekong Region. London, UK: Earthscan. 265p.
Water rights ; Water governance ; Watersheds ; Water power ; Social aspects ; Gender ; Aquaculture ; Fisheries ; Nutrition ; Living standards ; Water use ; Industrial uses ; Periurban areas ; Climate change ; Highlands ; Institutions ; Wastewater treatment ; Economic aspects ; Case studies / Southeast Asia / Thailand / Vietnam / Mekong Region / Hanoi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9100959 G800 LAZ Record No: H046480)
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20 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.
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