Hydropower on the Mekong

ICEM publications

For further information on ICEM's work on the SEA of hydropower please contact us.

Information on the Mekong River Commission can be found at their website.

Mekong River Commission SEA of hydropower on the Mekong mainstream:

ICEM was commissioned by the Mekong River Commission to undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of 11 planned hydropower dams along the mainstream Mekong River, in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam. The SEA ran for 12 months and assessed the wider economic, social and environmental implications of the proposed developments. The final SEA report is also available to download below in English and Vietnamese. The Vietnamese translation was completed in collaboration with Pan Nature.

Learn more about the project or view the interactive CD below to access and download the SEA documents.

SEA of hydropower on the Mekong mainstream

Download:
English
Full report [12,109KB]

Vietnamese
Full report [4,659KB]

VUSTA Mainstream hydropower seminar

ICEM presented the finding and recommendations of our review of the findings and recommendations of our review of the Xayaburi HPP Compliance Report (prepared by Poyry AG in August 2011) at a recent seminar on mainstream hydropower organised by VUSTA- Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations: Xayaburi Hydropower Project – Gains and losses to the Lower Mekong Basin. The workshop, held on November 23, 2011 in Ho Chi Minh City, is part of VUSTA’s program to open dialogue between Vietnamese and regional scientists and reach mutual understanding on the impacts of Mekong mainstream hydropower development. Conclusions of the workshop will be presented to government officials and representatives as an input into the decision-making process.

Download: Full presentation [376KB]

Viet Nam National Mekong Committee - National Dissemination Workshop

In November, 2011, ICEM presented its findings at the Viet Nam National Mekong Committee National Dissemination Workshop on the Results of MRC SEA of Hydropower on the Mekong Mainstream.

Download: Full presentation [754KB]

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