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Reconstruction of the livelihood of resettlers from the Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos

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  • Bounsouk Souksavath
  • Mikiyasu Nakayama

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The Nam Theun 2 (NT2) hydropower project displaced 6738 people from 17 villages and 1298 households. This research focuses on four resettlement villages. Household interviews were conducted to learn more about variations in living conditions, traditions and culture in the villages that were relocated independently compared to villages in which relocation had merged older villages together. The case study suggests that most resettlers wanted to remain exclusively with their own village members. However, it was impossible for every village to have its own resettlement location given the scarcity of the land and resources in the resettlement areas. As a result, some villages were merged with other villages in the newly developed resettlement villages. On a different note, the NT2 project provided superior compensation for the resettlers when compared with other similar projects in Laos. However, the NT2 project had insufficient land resources to satisfy the agricultural needs of the resettlers and thus created a situation where the livelihood of the villages will not be sustainable when the project concludes its support for the resettlers.

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  • Bounsouk Souksavath & Mikiyasu Nakayama, 2013. "Reconstruction of the livelihood of resettlers from the Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(1), pages 71-86.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:71-86
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.738792
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    1. Xue Bai & Zhaoyu Xie & Bart Julien Dewancker, 2022. "Exploring the Factors Affecting User Satisfaction in Poverty Alleviation Relocation Housing for Minorities through Post-Occupancy Evaluation: A Case Study of Pu’er," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-19, November.
    2. Phouvong Phami & Jianhua He & Dianfeng Liu & Su Ding & Patrik Silva & Chun Li & Zhijiao Qin, 2020. "Exploring the Determinants of Food Security in the Areas of the Nam Theun2 Hydropower Project in Khammuan, Laos," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-14, January.
    3. Xiang Li & Shuang Xu & Yecui Hu, 2020. "Understanding the Rural Livelihood Stability System: The Eco-Migration in Huanjiang County, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-18, August.
    4. Mikiyasu Nakayama & Hirotaka Fujibayashi & Nagisa Yoshioka, 2016. "Applying Past Lessons Learned to the Relocation of Climate Change Induced Transboundary Displaced Persons," International Journal of Social Science Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 4(2), pages 66-77, September.
    5. Kirchherr, Julian & Ahrenshop, Mats-Philip & Charles, Katrina, 2019. "Resettlement lies: Suggestive evidence from 29 large dam projects," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 208-219.
    6. Kongyang Nhiakao & Helmut Yabar & Takeshi Mizunoya, 2022. "Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Nam Che 1 Hydropower Plant, Thathom District, Laos: An Ex-Post Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-16, March.

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