Xayaburi and the Mekong Critical Point:  Over-Damming the Shared River and Bigger Threats to the Shared Future

dc.contributor.author	Le, Nhina
dc.date.accessioned	2013-03-18T19:09:02Z
dc.date.available	2013-03-18T19:09:02Z
dc.date.issued	2013-06
dc.description.abstract	Despite the correlation between hydropower plant construction and economic growth, Laos’ approach to the Xayaburi issue may backfire. The construction of big dams on the Mekong River would lead to food insecurity and jeopardize the health and livelihoods of over 60 million people in the region. These communities see the survival of the river and its resources as an important part of their everyday socio-economic lives, traditional values, and cultural identities. If the problems of resource and power management and distribution continue, and if public concerns are not adequately addressed, over time, these issues may become a potential source of social unrest and human, national, and regional instabilities.
dc.identifier.citation	Le, N. (2013). Xayaburi and Mekong Critical Point. Peace Review, Vol 25 (2).
dc.identifier.issn	1469-9982
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1920/8044
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
dc.subject	Dam
dc.subject	Mekong River
dc.subject	Resource management
dc.subject	Xayaburi
dc.subject	Geopolitics
dc.subject	Water
dc.subject	Food security
dc.title	Xayaburi and the Mekong Critical Point: Over-Damming the Shared River and Bigger Threats to the Shared Future
dc.type	Article

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