China’s Influence on Hydropower Development in the Lancang River and Lower Mekong River Basin

TitleChina’s Influence on Hydropower Development in the Lancang River and Lower Mekong River Basin
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Year of Publication2013
AuthorsMatthews, Motta
Secondary TitleState of Knowledge Series 4, CPWF
IssueJuly
Pagination7p.
PublisherCGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF)
Place PublishedVientiane
Key themesHydropower, Safeguards, Transboundary Governance
Abstract

This State of Knowledge paper reviews the history of Chinese hydropower development on the Lancang from the 1950s to the present, the downstream political, economic and environmental implications of Lancang hydropower, China’s hydropower influence in the Lower Mekong Basin, and China’s external environmental and social policies related to hydropower.
URLhttps://wle-mekong.cgiar.org/changes/our-research/state-of-knowledge-series/
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Countries

China, Regional
Document Type

Research Brief
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