Learning from Laos: Hydropower Development and Affected Communities

Participant Reflections from a Cambodian Study Tour to Lao’s Theun-Hinboun Expansion Project Dam Site

From February 13-18, 2012 thirteen participants took part in a study tour to the Theun-Hinboun Dam expansion project in Lao PDR. Traveling from Steung Treng Province in Cambodia this diverse group, made up of Cambodian provincial government officials, NGO workers and community members came to learn more about Laos’ experience in hydropower development. Funded through the CPWF Innovation Fund, the trip aimed to “build capacity at the provincial level in Cambodia to engage in hydropower development processes more effectively and evaluation the quality of the project plans, including resettlement and compensation packages and environmental management plans. (…)

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Tags Cambodia dams Hydropower interviews Lao PDR Laos Learning to innovate Lower Sesan 2 Mekong resettlement Theun Hinboun Expansion Project WorldFish