"Development" in the Mekong region (dam projects and EIAs)

Published by: Open Development Mekong

This article discusses the methods and impacts of development in the Mekong River Basin. The articles notes the "Mekong rapids blasting project” (the Navigation Channel Improvement Project on the Upper Mekong River) and its environmental assessment process. The author describes the use of EIAs as project justification in several dam projects, and argues that development should be people-centered.

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"Development" in the Mekong region (dam projects and EIAs)

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Field	Value
Document type	Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Language of document	English
Short title (alternative/varying form of title)	"Development" in the Mekong region
Topics	Aid and development Environmental impact assessments Water policy and administration Waterways and ports
Geographic area (spatial range)	Cambodia Viet Nam Lao People's Democratic Republic Thailand
Copyright	Unclear copyright
Version / Edition	1
License	unspecified
Contact	Towards Ecological Recovery and Regional Alliance (TERRA), 409 Soi Rohitsuk, Pracharat-bamphen Road, Huay Khwang, Bangkok 10320; ph (662) 6910718 to 20; fax (662) 6910714, e-mail: terraper@comnet.ksc.net.th; www.terraper.org
Author (individual)	Hubbel, Dave
Publisher	Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center
Publication date	2002
Date uploaded	May 27, 2015, 09:31 (UTC)
Date modified	January 11, 2016, 20:09 (UTC)