Hydropower resettlement and livelihood adaptation: the Nam Mang 3 Project in Laos
Mekong hydropower is developing rapidly. Laos is at the forefront of this development. While hydropower development supports the country’s economic growth, many observers have highlighted the potential negative impacts for people’s livelihoods. Taking the Nam Mang 3 hydropower project as a case stud...
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| author | Sayatham, M. Suhardiman, Diana |
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| description | Mekong hydropower is developing rapidly. Laos is at the forefront of this development. While hydropower development supports the country’s economic growth, many observers have highlighted the potential negative impacts for people’s livelihoods. Taking the Nam Mang 3 hydropower project as a case study, we examine the impacts of hydropower development on farming households of differing livelihood assets and resources, and how they have responded to these impacts. Linking livelihood asset substitution with livelihood outcomes, we examine factors constraining livelihood adaptation and how these shape rural households’ strategies to cope with socioeconomic and environmental impacts from hydropower development. We conclude that while asset substitution generally can improve people’s livelihoods, access to land continues to play an important role in the process of livelihood reconstruction and the shaping of livelihood outcomes. |
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| spelling | CGSpace775032025-06-17T08:23:33Z Hydropower resettlement and livelihood adaptation: the Nam Mang 3 Project in Laos Sayatham, M. Suhardiman, Diana water power economic development living standards reconstruction compensation households income development projects environmental impact natural resources dams villages fisheries agriculture land use food security case studies Mekong hydropower is developing rapidly. Laos is at the forefront of this development. While hydropower development supports the country’s economic growth, many observers have highlighted the potential negative impacts for people’s livelihoods. Taking the Nam Mang 3 hydropower project as a case study, we examine the impacts of hydropower development on farming households of differing livelihood assets and resources, and how they have responded to these impacts. Linking livelihood asset substitution with livelihood outcomes, we examine factors constraining livelihood adaptation and how these shape rural households’ strategies to cope with socioeconomic and environmental impacts from hydropower development. We conclude that while asset substitution generally can improve people’s livelihoods, access to land continues to play an important role in the process of livelihood reconstruction and the shaping of livelihood outcomes. 2015-06 2016-11-01T13:39:35Z 2016-11-01T13:39:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77503 en Limited Access Elsevier Sayatham, M.; Suhardiman, Diana. 2015. Hydropower resettlement and livelihood adaptation: the Nam Mang 3 Project in Laos. Water Resources and Rural Development, 5:17-30. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2015.01.001 |
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| title | Hydropower resettlement and livelihood adaptation: the Nam Mang 3 Project in Laos |
| title_full | Hydropower resettlement and livelihood adaptation: the Nam Mang 3 Project in Laos |
| title_fullStr | Hydropower resettlement and livelihood adaptation: the Nam Mang 3 Project in Laos |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hydropower resettlement and livelihood adaptation: the Nam Mang 3 Project in Laos |
| title_short | Hydropower resettlement and livelihood adaptation: the Nam Mang 3 Project in Laos |
| title_sort | hydropower resettlement and livelihood adaptation the nam mang 3 project in laos |
| topic | water power economic development living standards reconstruction compensation households income development projects environmental impact natural resources dams villages fisheries agriculture land use food security case studies |
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