Integrating interventions for shoreline farming and fishing into dam operation [Abstract only].

As dam construction dislodges rural communities in countries with rapidly growing economies, rural development experts struggle with how to help the displaced make their livelihoods in new lacustrine environments. One question is whether the dam infrastructure can directly benefit those who remain w...

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Main Authors: Reis, J., Culver, T.B., Lacombe, Guillaume, Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38644
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author Reis, J.
Culver, T.B.
Lacombe, Guillaume
Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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description As dam construction dislodges rural communities in countries with rapidly growing economies, rural development experts struggle with how to help the displaced make their livelihoods in new lacustrine environments. One question is whether the dam infrastructure can directly benefit those who remain within the vicinity of the reservoir. This study investigates through reservoir simulation how dam and reservoir management may accommodate fishers and farmers in a resettlement village in Lao People's Democratic Republic. The identified needs are for vegetable farming on the banks of the reservoir and diversified habitat for fish. The interventions investigated are 1) a lower water level during the cultivation period in order to expose the shoreline gardens and 2) constructed wetlands adjacent and connected to the reservoir to enhance fisheries. The proposed measures are evaluated with respect to changes in power generation and the availability of water for extraction from the wetland ponds during the dry season.
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spelling CGSpace386442025-03-11T09:50:20Z Integrating interventions for shoreline farming and fishing into dam operation [Abstract only]. Reis, J. Culver, T.B. Lacombe, Guillaume Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali dams fishing farming systems rural development reservoirs As dam construction dislodges rural communities in countries with rapidly growing economies, rural development experts struggle with how to help the displaced make their livelihoods in new lacustrine environments. One question is whether the dam infrastructure can directly benefit those who remain within the vicinity of the reservoir. This study investigates through reservoir simulation how dam and reservoir management may accommodate fishers and farmers in a resettlement village in Lao People's Democratic Republic. The identified needs are for vegetable farming on the banks of the reservoir and diversified habitat for fish. The interventions investigated are 1) a lower water level during the cultivation period in order to expose the shoreline gardens and 2) constructed wetlands adjacent and connected to the reservoir to enhance fisheries. The proposed measures are evaluated with respect to changes in power generation and the availability of water for extraction from the wetland ponds during the dry season. 2013 2014-06-13T11:42:35Z 2014-06-13T11:42:35Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38644 en Limited Access Reis, J.; Culver, T.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2013. Integrating interventions for shoreline farming and fishing into dam operation [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 19-23 May 2013. 1p.
spellingShingle dams
fishing
farming systems
rural development
reservoirs
Reis, J.
Culver, T.B.
Lacombe, Guillaume
Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
Integrating interventions for shoreline farming and fishing into dam operation [Abstract only].
title Integrating interventions for shoreline farming and fishing into dam operation [Abstract only].
title_full Integrating interventions for shoreline farming and fishing into dam operation [Abstract only].
title_fullStr Integrating interventions for shoreline farming and fishing into dam operation [Abstract only].
title_full_unstemmed Integrating interventions for shoreline farming and fishing into dam operation [Abstract only].
title_short Integrating interventions for shoreline farming and fishing into dam operation [Abstract only].
title_sort integrating interventions for shoreline farming and fishing into dam operation abstract only
topic dams
fishing
farming systems
rural development
reservoirs
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38644
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