The political ecology of Chinese large dams in Cambodia: implications, challenges and lessons learnt from the Kamchay Dam
Given the opportunities offered by foreign investment in energy infrastructure mostly by Chinese firms, the Government of Cambodia is giving high priority to developing hydropower resources for reducing energy poverty and powering economic growth. Using a "Political ecology of the Asian drivers...
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| author | Siciliano, Giuseppina Urban, Frauke Tan-Mullins, May Pichdara, Lonn Kim, Sour |
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| description | Given the opportunities offered by foreign investment in energy infrastructure mostly by Chinese firms, the Government of Cambodia is giving high priority to developing hydropower resources for reducing energy poverty and powering economic growth. Using a "Political ecology of the Asian drivers" framework, this paper assesses China's involvement in the development of large dams' in Cambodia and its impacts on the access of natural resources such as water and energy by dam builders, local communities and the government. This analysis is based on 61 interviews and 10 focus group discussions with affected communities, institutional actors, Chinese dam builders and financiers in relation to the first large Chinese dam built in Cambodia: the Kamchay dam. Based on the results of the analysis this paper makes recommendations on how to improve the planning, implementation and governance of future large dams in Cambodia. |
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| spelling | nottingham-473492020-05-04T18:11:53Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47349/ The political ecology of Chinese large dams in Cambodia: implications, challenges and lessons learnt from the Kamchay Dam Siciliano, Giuseppina Urban, Frauke Tan-Mullins, May Pichdara, Lonn Kim, Sour Given the opportunities offered by foreign investment in energy infrastructure mostly by Chinese firms, the Government of Cambodia is giving high priority to developing hydropower resources for reducing energy poverty and powering economic growth. Using a "Political ecology of the Asian drivers" framework, this paper assesses China's involvement in the development of large dams' in Cambodia and its impacts on the access of natural resources such as water and energy by dam builders, local communities and the government. This analysis is based on 61 interviews and 10 focus group discussions with affected communities, institutional actors, Chinese dam builders and financiers in relation to the first large Chinese dam built in Cambodia: the Kamchay dam. Based on the results of the analysis this paper makes recommendations on how to improve the planning, implementation and governance of future large dams in Cambodia. MDPI 2016-09-18 Article PeerReviewed Siciliano, Giuseppina, Urban, Frauke, Tan-Mullins, May, Pichdara, Lonn and Kim, Sour (2016) The political ecology of Chinese large dams in Cambodia: implications, challenges and lessons learnt from the Kamchay Dam. Water, 8 (9). p. 405. ISSN 2073-4441 hydropower; political ecology; social and environmental impacts; Cambodia; China https://doi.org/10.3390/w8090405 doi:10.3390/w8090405 doi:10.3390/w8090405 |
| spellingShingle | hydropower; political ecology; social and environmental impacts; Cambodia; China Siciliano, Giuseppina Urban, Frauke Tan-Mullins, May Pichdara, Lonn Kim, Sour The political ecology of Chinese large dams in Cambodia: implications, challenges and lessons learnt from the Kamchay Dam |
| title | The political ecology of Chinese large dams in Cambodia: implications, challenges and lessons learnt from the Kamchay Dam |
| title_full | The political ecology of Chinese large dams in Cambodia: implications, challenges and lessons learnt from the Kamchay Dam |
| title_fullStr | The political ecology of Chinese large dams in Cambodia: implications, challenges and lessons learnt from the Kamchay Dam |
| title_full_unstemmed | The political ecology of Chinese large dams in Cambodia: implications, challenges and lessons learnt from the Kamchay Dam |
| title_short | The political ecology of Chinese large dams in Cambodia: implications, challenges and lessons learnt from the Kamchay Dam |
| title_sort | political ecology of chinese large dams in cambodia: implications, challenges and lessons learnt from the kamchay dam |
| topic | hydropower; political ecology; social and environmental impacts; Cambodia; China |
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