Promoting a community - based approach to watershed resource conflicts in Laos

Date

2000

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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

Abstract

The research aim is to develop practical local methods for managing conflicts over resources, which may also apply to areas outside the Nam Ngum watershed. The Nam Ngum hydroelectric dam has provided about one-quarter of the country's foreign-exchange earnings through electricity sales to Thailand, and supplied most of Laos' electricity grid. The country's resettlement policies forced established villages to share resources with newcomers, straining both traditional and non-traditional villagers' livelihoods. The article outlines the watershed study that is underway.

Description

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Une solution communautaire aux conflits sur la gestion des ressources au Laos

Keywords

RIVER BASINS, WATER RESOURCES, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, LAO PDR, WATER RIGHTS, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, SHARED WATER RESOURCES, RESOURCE CONFLICTS, THAILAND, FAR EAST ASIA

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