China’s dam-builders: their role in transboundary river management in South-East Asia
Open Access
- 13 June 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in International Journal of Water Resources Development
- Vol. 34 (5), 747-770
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2017.1329138
Abstract
This article investigates China’s role as the world’s largest builder of and investor in large dams, focussing on the Greater Mekong Sub-Region in South-East Asia. It addresses the role Chinese actors play in dam-building as well as the environmental, social, economic and political implications by drawing on case studies from Cambodia and Vietnam. The article finds that China’s dam-building is perceived very differently in different countries of South-East Asia. In Cambodia, the dams in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region are considered instruments of economic growth and development, whereas downstream in Vietnam the dams are seen as potentially undermining national growth, development and security.Keywords
Funding Information
- Economic and Social Research Council (ES/J01320X/1)
- Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (90 809)
- Volkswagen Foundation (90 809)
- Wellcome Trust (90 809)
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