Mekong hydropower: drivers of change and governance challenges

cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen
cg.coverage.countryCambodiaen
cg.coverage.countryChinaen
cg.coverage.countryLaosen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KHen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CNen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2LAen
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern AsiaEastern Asiaen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1890/110146en
cg.identifier.wlethemeDecision Analysis and Informationen
cg.issn1540-9295en
cg.issn1540-9309en
cg.issue2en
cg.journalFrontiers in Ecology and the Environmenten
cg.river.basinMEKONGen
cg.subject.wleENERGYen
cg.subject.wleINSTITUTIONS/GOVERNANCE/POLICIES/REFORMSen
cg.subject.wleCLIMATE CHANGEen
cg.subject.wlePOVERTY/FOOD SECURITY/LIVELIHOODSen
cg.subject.wleSOCIO-ECONOMICSen
cg.subject.wleIMPACTen
cg.subject.wleRIVER BASINSen
cg.volume10en
dc.contributor.authorGrumbine, R. Edwarden
dc.contributor.authorDore, Johnen
dc.contributor.authorJianchu Xuen
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-02T07:11:09Zen
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-02T16:39:50Zen
dc.date.available2013-12-02T07:11:09Zen
dc.date.available2014-02-02T16:39:50Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/34520
dc.titleMekong hydropower: drivers of change and governance challengesen
dcterms.abstractThe Mekong River is the longest watercourse in Southeast Asia. Although China has an extensive hydropower program underway on the Upper Mekong, as yet there are no dams on the river's lower mainstream. However, as many as 12 additional projects, which would generate substantial energy and wealth especially for Cambodia and Laos, are currently in the proposal stage for the Lower Mekong (LM). The cumulative effects of the LM hydropower projects – if built, and together with existing Chinese dams – will transform the Mekong by altering natural flow patterns and disrupting fisheries and other ecosystem services, to the detriment of the millions of people who depend on the river for their livelihoods. Proposals for new dam construction are driven by several factors, including changing human demographics and development needs, energy and food security concerns, economic cooperation, and climate change. We link these social, ecological, economic, and political forces to ongoing regional governance issues and discuss how to improve the quality of Mekong hydropower decision making in a complex, transboundary setting.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen
dcterms.available2012-01-11en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGrumbine, R. E., Dore, J. and J. Xu. 2012. Mekong hydropower: drivers of change and governance challenges. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(2):91-98.en
dcterms.extentpp. 91-98en
dcterms.issued2012-03en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden
dcterms.publisherWileyen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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