Balancing River Health and Hydropower Requirements in the Lancang River Basin
This book assesses river health in the Lancang River Basin with regard to the impacts of hydropower projects. It studies key components of the transboundary effects of Chinese dams on the Lancang River including its hydrology, sediment transport, water te
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ncing River Health and Hydropower Requirements in the Lancang River Basin
Balancing River Health and Hydropower Requirements in the Lancang River Basin
Xuezhong Yu • Daming He • Phouvin Phousavanh
Balancing River Health and Hydropower Requirements in the Lancang River Basin
Xuezhong Yu Ecofish Research Ltd. Vancouver, BC, Canada Phouvin Phousavanh Faculty of Agriculture National University of Laos Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Daming He Asian International Rivers Center Yunnan University Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Preface
Hydropower development is the primary influence on river health in the Lancang River Basin, and it also affects the ecosystem of Mekong River. However, hydropower developers are short of knowledge on the state of river health and the impacts of hydropower projects in general and how best to mitigate and compensate for these impacts at a basin level. Meanwhile, institutions and communities in downstream countries do not have adequate information and opportunity to understand transboundary environmental effects of hydropower projects on the Lancang River. From 2015 to 2017, an international team including scientists and engineers from Canada, China, and Laos was established to explore approaches for balancing river health and hydropower requirements in the Lancang River Basin. With a vision of integrating ecological values and social values, we assessed river health of the Lancang River Basin with
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