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Same Company, Two Dams, One River: Using Hydrolancang's China Domestic Practice to Mainstream Biodiversity, Fisheries and Livelihood Protection for the Lower Sesan 2 Dam Project

Grantee Name: International Rivers Network

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Cambodia, China
Amount
$19,221
Dates
Feb 2014 – Feb 2015
Keywords
Biodiversity mainstreaming, Hydropower, Policy/law, Research
Improve the provision of environmental mitigation strategies for hydro-power development along the Mekong River and its major tributaries in Cambodia, with a focus on the potential development of the Lower Sesan 2 dam, by researching measures used at dams along the Upper Mekong (particularly the Manwan and Nuozhadu dams), and assessing if and how these or similar measures might be appropriate in the context of Cambodia.
Strategic Direction : 6 Engage key actors in mainstreaming biodiversity, communities and livelihoods into development planning in the priority corridors

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