Lacombe Guillaume, Douangsavanh Somphasith, Baker Justin, Hoanh Chu Thai, Bartlett Ryan, Jeuland Marc, Phongpachith C.. 2014. Are hydropower and irrigation development complements or substitutes? The example of the Nam Ngum River in the Mekong Basin. Water International, 39 (5) : pp. 649-670.
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Quartile : Q3, Sujet : ENGINEERING, CIVIL / Quartile : Q4, Sujet : WATER RESOURCES
Abstract : Hydropower and irrigation developments to address rising demand for food and energy are modifying the water balance of the Mekong Basin. Infrastructure investment decisions are also frequently made from a sub-catchment perspective. This paper compares river flows with irrigation development stages in the Nam Ngum sub-basin where the potential for irrigation and hydropower expansion is largely untapped. It shows that full hydropower development in this basin allows irrigation water use to triple, even as it reduces competition with environmental flow requirements. The implications for the wider Mekong are, however, unclear, particularly given uncertainty over parallel transformations elsewhere in the basin.
Mots-clés Agrovoc : Gestion des eaux, Énergie hydraulique, Irrigation, Modèle de simulation
Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Mékong, République démocratique populaire lao
Mots-clés libres : Water resources development, Water balance, Optimization-simulation model, Mekong
Classification Agris : P10 - Water resources and management
P05 - Energy resources management
F06 - Irrigation
Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 6 (2014-2018) - Sociétés, natures et territoires
Auteurs et affiliations
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Lacombe Guillaume, IWMI (LAO)
ORCID: 0000-0002-3882-2697 - auteur correspondant
- Douangsavanh Somphasith, IWMI (LAO)
- Baker Justin, Research Triangle Institute (USA)
- Hoanh Chu Thai, IWMI (LAO)
- Bartlett Ryan, WWF (USA)
- Jeuland Marc, Duke University (USA)
- Phongpachith C., Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Malaisie) (LAO)
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