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1 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)
2 Sivongxay, A.; Greiner, R.; Garnett, S. T. 2017. Livelihood impacts of hydropower projects on downstream communities in central Laos and mitigation measures. Water Resources and Rural Development, 9:46-55. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2017.03.001]
Water power ; Development projects ; Living standards ; Sustainability ; Social impact ; Downstream ; Communities ; Household income ; Economic development ; Strategies ; Financing ; Capital ; Natural resources ; Case studies / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Sengsavang / Namsanam / Kengsavang / Mahaxai / Naxeng / Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project / Theun Hinboun Hydropower Project / Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project / Nam Lik 1-2 Hydropower Project
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048196)
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We examine the social impacts of reservoir construction and management on communities located downstream from four hydropower projects in central Laos using the sustainable livelihoods framework to categorise and quantify impacts across environmental, financial, physical, human and social domains. Hydropower projects had profound impacts on the livelihoods of riparian households living downstream of the case study dams. Many were positive. Employment, social programs and infrastructure development were direct benefits. Indirect benefits included improvements in tourism and hospitality facilities as a consequence of hydropower project infrastructure such as access roads. For most case study households, these beneficial impacts outweighed adverse impacts on riverine fisheries. Minimising negative impacts and maximising the potential benefits requires that the construction, operation, and direct and indirect relations of the project operator with the communities meet appropriate standards of social responsibility. Policy implications of the research for hydropower policy in Laos, such as conditioning development, are discussed.
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