Künzer, Claudia und Campbell, Ian und Roch, Marthe und Leinenkugel, Patrick und Quoc, Tuan Vo und Dech, Stefan (2012) Understanding the impact of hydropower developments in the context of upstream–downstream relations in the Mekong river basin. Sustainability Science, Seiten 1-20. Springer. doi: 10.1007/s11625-012-0195-z. ISSN 1862-4065.
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Kurzfassung
Hydropower developments along the main stem of the Mekong River and its tributaries cause transboundary effects within the Mekong Basin Region, which comprises parts of six countries. On the one hand, the provision of hydropower triggers economic development and helps to meet the rising energy demand of the Mekong riparian countries, especially China, Thailand, and Vietnam. On the other hand, the negative impact of dam construction, mainly altered water flow and sediment load, has severe impacts on the environment and the livelihoods of the rural Mekong population. Several discrepancies exist in the needs, demands, and challenges of upstream versus downstream countries. Against the common apprehension that downstream countries are powerlessly exposed to mainly negative impacts whereas upstream countries unilaterally benefit from hydropower, the authors argue that upstream–downstream relations are not really clear-cut. This conclusion is based on a consideration of the complex power play between Mekong riparians, with a focus on recent power trade interactions. The article investigates the consequences of hydropower dams for the Mekong region as well as the role of supranational players, such as the Mekong River Commission and the Greater Mekong Subregion Initiative, on the hydropower debate. It is not nations that are the winners or losers in the hydropower schemes in the Mekong, but rather parts of the riparian population: a few influential and powerful elites versus the large mass of rural poor.
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Dokumentart: | Zeitschriftenbeitrag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Titel: | Understanding the impact of hydropower developments in the context of upstream–downstream relations in the Mekong river basin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Datum: | November 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Erschienen in: | Sustainability Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referierte Publikation: | Ja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Nein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | Nein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Ja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Ja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s11625-012-0195-z | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seitenbereich: | Seiten 1-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Verlag: | Springer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1862-4065 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | veröffentlicht | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stichwörter: | Mekong river basin; Hydropower development; Dams; River ecology; Mekong River Commission; Greater Mekong Subregion; Riparians Electricity trade Power grid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Forschungsbereich: | Luftfahrt, Raumfahrt und Verkehr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Programm: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Programmthema: | Erdbeobachtung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Schwerpunkt: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Forschungsgebiet: | R EO - Erdbeobachtung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Teilgebiet (Projekt, Vorhaben): | R - Vorhaben Fernerkundung der Landoberfläche (alt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standort: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institute & Einrichtungen: | Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum > Landoberfläche | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hinterlegt von: | Leinenkugel, Patrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hinterlegt am: | 17 Jul 2013 13:57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Letzte Änderung: | 07 Nov 2023 12:55 |
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