When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Amsterdam, 1012 WX Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Southeast Asia Regional Office, P.O. Box 4199, Vientiane, Lao Democratic People’s Republic;1. The Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China;2. Laboratory of Volcano and Earthquake Research, School of Geosciences and Info-physics, Central South University, China;1. Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Building 48, Linnaeus Way, Action, ACT 2601, Australia;2. Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, 132 Lennox Crossing, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia;3. Australian Centre on China in the World, The Australian National University, Building 188, Fellows Lane, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia;4. Institute for Water Futures, The Australian National University, Building 48, Linnaeus Way, Action, ACT 2601, Australia;1. State key laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Project Management and Technology Institute, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China;2. China Yangtze Three Gorges Group Corporation, Beijing 100038, China;1. Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands;2. School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom;3. Department of Geography, King''s College, London, United Kingdom;4. St Antony''s College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | In Laos, hydropower development is occurring at rapid, though controversial pace. While hydropower development could in principle contribute to the country’s development objectives to promote economic growth and reduce poverty, it also impacts people’s livelihoods especially local communities living along the river. Focusing on the transition of Nam Gnouang River into a reservoir, this article looks at the process of resettlement of four neighboring villages in Bolikhamxai Province, Laos into one resettlement site, Ban Keosengkham. Conceptualizing hydropower development as a ‘technology’ of power, it illustrates how power relations between villagers, local government authorities, and dam developers determine resettlement processes and outcomes. |
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| Keywords: | Hydropower development Resettlement Livelihood transition Power relations Mekong |
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