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Water grabbing in the Mekong basin
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Matthews, Nathanial
2012
This paper uses a political ecology approach to examine how state and private actors in Thailand and Laos mobilise power to control the benefits from hydropower while the social...
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Aligning climate and development agendas in the Mekong region, options for regional collaboration between Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Heike Baumüller
2010
A report about regional cooperation on climate change. Using Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos as an example, this paper highlights opportunities and strategies for regional...
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Duties of notification, prior consultation, and assessment arising from international law in relation to the Xayaburi dam project in northern Lao PDR
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China
Issue and policy briefs
Mekong Legal Network
2011
This legal briefing note, the first of a series on the Xayaburi dam project, aims to promote discussion among Mekong Legal Network members about potential legal strategies to...
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Mekong dams in the drama of development
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Larry Lohmann
1998
An article analysing the ‘drama’ of development that plays out in the justifications for hydroelectric and irrigation schemes. The author uses the examples of the Nam Theun 2...
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Water diplomacy in the Lancang-Mekong river basin: Prospects and challenges
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Sunchindah, Apichai
2005
This paper examines the prospects and challenges for achieving sustainable and equitable development of the Lancang-Mekong river basin. The author analyses key cooperative...
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Water and climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin: Diagnosis and recommendations for adaptation
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Helsinki University of Technology,Finland & Southeast Asia START...
2009
This report presents the findings from a research project that looked at the interconnections between water and climate change in the lower basin of the Mekong River in...
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Case study, Thailand: Pak Mun Dam and Mekong/Mun river basins (executive summary)
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
World Commission on Dams
2000
An executive summary of a case study of the Pak Mun Hydropower project, a run-of-the-river dam in the Northeast of Thailand. The report is primarily based on secondary sources...
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Mekong region water resources decision-making, national policy and legal frameworks vis-à-vis World Commission on Dams strategic priorities
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Oliver, Robert A. R.; Moore, Patricia; Lazarus, Kate
2006
A policy brief outlining water resources decision-making and national policy and legal frameworks against the strategic priorities of the World Commission on Dams. Chapter...