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The Impact of Continued Mekong Basin Hydropower Development on Local Livelihoods  

The Impact of Continued Mekong Basin Hydropower Development on Local Livelihoods

Hydropower development of the Mekong Basin is proceeding at an increasingly rapid pace.Hydropower has already affected the natural and social environments of the Mekong and threatens to cause further devastation for local livelihoods as hydropower projects increase in size and number.

Published by: National Centre for Peace and Confict Studies - Author: Scott William David Pearse-Smith,
Published on: Jan 2012 - Uploaded on: Jan 2012
File size: 443 KB - Language: English
Category: Environment

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Improving Accessibility of Financial Services in the Border Gate Areas to Facilitate Cross Border Trade: The Case of Viet Nam and Implications for Greater Mekong Subregion Cooperation  

Improving Accessibility of Financial Services in the Border-Gate Areas to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade: The Case of Viet Nam and Implications for GMS

Over the years, cross-border trade has expanded rapidly among countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).Among the factors that contributed to this phenomenon is the application of a number of cross-border trade facilitation measures.

Published by: Asian Development Bank - Author: Nguyen Hong Son and Dong Duc Son,
Published on: Nov 2011 - Uploaded on: Jan 2012
File size: 584 KB - Language: English
Category: Economy

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Greater Mekong Subregion Cross Border Transport Facilitation Agreement Instruments and Drafting History  

Greater Mekong Subregion Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement Instruments and Drafting History

The Greater Mekong Subregion Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement (GMS CBTA) Instruments and Drafting History is a compendium of agreements, instruments of accessions, and memoranda of understanding forged between the GMS countries and compiles in one publication all the documents that form the CBTA instrument.

Published by: Asian Development Bank - Author: Asian Development Bank,
Published on: Nov 2011 - Uploaded on: Jan 2012
File size: 2.6 MB - Language: English
Category: Transportation

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Laos   Greater Mekong Subregion Power Trade Projects : resettlement plan  

Laos - Greater Mekong Subregion Power Trade Projects : resettlement plan

The Greater Mekong Sub-region Power Trade Project consists of mainly two construction works.One is the construction of a transmission line of 82km from Ban Hat substation to Stung Treng substation.Responsibility of the Laotian side is the 25.

Published by: The World Bank - Author: Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Published on: Feb 2011 - Uploaded on: Dec 2011
File size: 3.7 MB - Language: English
Category: Economy

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Greater Mekong Sub region Power Trade (Laos) Project  

Greater Mekong Sub-region Power Trade (Laos) Project. Ban Hat in Champasak Province (Laos) to Stung Treng (Cambodia) : environmental management plan

The ultimate development objective of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Power Trade Project is to lead to the realization of an integrated GMS Power Grid and increase economic trade among the participants.The attainment of this objective and removal of barriers is expected to take several years.

Published by: The World Bank - Author: Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy; Korea Electric Power Corporation,
Uploaded on: Dec 2011
File size: 5.6 MB - Language: English
Category: Environment

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Doing a Dam Better: The Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Story of Nam Theun 2  

Doing a Dam Better: The Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Story of Nam Theun 2

Preparation of the $1.45 billion Nam Theun 2 (NT2) project in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) represented an important milestone for the government, the developers, international partners, and other stakeholders.

Published by: The World Bank - Author: Porter, Ian C. ; Shivakumar, Jayasankar,
Published on: Jan 2009 - Uploaded on: Nov 2011
File size: 7.1 MB - Language: English
Category: Economy

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The Establishment of Community Based Irrigation Management and Its Effects to Users in Krapeu Troam, Oudong District, Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia  

The Establishment of Community-Based Irrigation Management and Its Effects to Users in Krapeu Troam, Oudong District, Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia

The paper evaluates the establishment patterns of community; then examines the effects of irrigation system to users before and after project; underlines level of commitment of water user based management; and finally seeks out problems encountered during implementation.

Published by: Chan Danith -
Uploaded on: Nov 2004
File size: 533 KB - Language: English
Keyword(s): Natural Resources Management , Water Resources
Category: Environment

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