Managing Social Risks and Impacts from Hydropower Development : Sharing Experience from a Medium-Sized Dam Project in Vietnam

The Trung Son dam is a medium-sized hydropower dam (260 megawatts) that was developed with the aim of achieving social and environmental sustainability. Experience gained from the Trung Son Hydropower Project can provide relevant information for da...

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Main Authors:	Nghi, Nguyen Quy, Lenihan, Martin H., Saint-Pierre, Claude, Phuong, Nguyen Thi Minh, Dan, Phan Huyen
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	TRUNG SON HYDROPOWER ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT DAM STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION RESETTLEMENT SOCIAL INCLUSION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/394091598937782601/Managing-Social-Risks-and-Impacts-from-Hydropower-Development-Sharing-Experience-from-a-Medium-Sized-Dam-Project-in-Vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34442

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spelling	okr-10986-344422021-05-25T09:50:15Z Managing Social Risks and Impacts from Hydropower Development : Sharing Experience from a Medium-Sized Dam Project in Vietnam Nghi, Nguyen Quy Lenihan, Martin H. Saint-Pierre, Claude Phuong, Nguyen Thi Minh Dan, Phan Huyen TRUNG SON HYDROPOWER ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT DAM STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION RESETTLEMENT SOCIAL INCLUSION The Trung Son dam is a medium-sized hydropower dam (260 megawatts) that was developed with the aim of achieving social and environmental sustainability. Experience gained from the Trung Son Hydropower Project can provide relevant information for dam projects of a similar size. This report is the result of a knowledge-sharing exercise conducted at the end of 2019 by the World Bank with Trung Son Hydropower Company Limited (TSHPCo) participation. The project benefitted from a decision-making process based on an adaptive management principle, defined by a framework of measures and implementation process. Detailed activities can evolve if they remained consistent with this framework. Experience gained from the Trung Son Hydropower Project demonstrates how relocation evolved, requiring continuous negotiations and engagement of all stakeholders to deal with unexpected problems. The critical management of downstream impacts during reservoir impoundment requires mitigation of specific risks. Assessed during the project preparation stage, downstream impacts associated with reservoir impoundment will be minimized through maintenance of a minimum environmental flow. The Trung Son reservoir area is rapidly evolving, with a newly created infrastructure network bringing both opportunities and challenges. To further provide support to local households and their communities, the scope of the corporate social responsibility of TSHPCo will need to be confirmed, and interaction with the local government is likely to continue over a long period of time. 2020-09-15T19:12:34Z 2020-09-15T19:12:34Z 2020-09-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/394091598937782601/Managing-Social-Risks-and-Impacts-from-Hydropower-Development-Sharing-Experience-from-a-Medium-Sized-Dam-Project-in-Vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34442 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Social Analysis East Asia and Pacific Vietnam
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topic	TRUNG SON HYDROPOWER ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT DAM STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION RESETTLEMENT SOCIAL INCLUSION
spellingShingle	TRUNG SON HYDROPOWER ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT DAM STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION RESETTLEMENT SOCIAL INCLUSION Nghi, Nguyen Quy Lenihan, Martin H. Saint-Pierre, Claude Phuong, Nguyen Thi Minh Dan, Phan Huyen Managing Social Risks and Impacts from Hydropower Development : Sharing Experience from a Medium-Sized Dam Project in Vietnam
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description	The Trung Son dam is a medium-sized hydropower dam (260 megawatts) that was developed with the aim of achieving social and environmental sustainability. Experience gained from the Trung Son Hydropower Project can provide relevant information for dam projects of a similar size. This report is the result of a knowledge-sharing exercise conducted at the end of 2019 by the World Bank with Trung Son Hydropower Company Limited (TSHPCo) participation. The project benefitted from a decision-making process based on an adaptive management principle, defined by a framework of measures and implementation process. Detailed activities can evolve if they remained consistent with this framework. Experience gained from the Trung Son Hydropower Project demonstrates how relocation evolved, requiring continuous negotiations and engagement of all stakeholders to deal with unexpected problems. The critical management of downstream impacts during reservoir impoundment requires mitigation of specific risks. Assessed during the project preparation stage, downstream impacts associated with reservoir impoundment will be minimized through maintenance of a minimum environmental flow. The Trung Son reservoir area is rapidly evolving, with a newly created infrastructure network bringing both opportunities and challenges. To further provide support to local households and their communities, the scope of the corporate social responsibility of TSHPCo will need to be confirmed, and interaction with the local government is likely to continue over a long period of time.
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author	Nghi, Nguyen Quy Lenihan, Martin H. Saint-Pierre, Claude Phuong, Nguyen Thi Minh Dan, Phan Huyen
author_facet	Nghi, Nguyen Quy Lenihan, Martin H. Saint-Pierre, Claude Phuong, Nguyen Thi Minh Dan, Phan Huyen
author_sort	Nghi, Nguyen Quy
title	Managing Social Risks and Impacts from Hydropower Development : Sharing Experience from a Medium-Sized Dam Project in Vietnam
title_short	Managing Social Risks and Impacts from Hydropower Development : Sharing Experience from a Medium-Sized Dam Project in Vietnam
title_full	Managing Social Risks and Impacts from Hydropower Development : Sharing Experience from a Medium-Sized Dam Project in Vietnam
title_fullStr	Managing Social Risks and Impacts from Hydropower Development : Sharing Experience from a Medium-Sized Dam Project in Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed	Managing Social Risks and Impacts from Hydropower Development : Sharing Experience from a Medium-Sized Dam Project in Vietnam
title_sort	managing social risks and impacts from hydropower development : sharing experience from a medium-sized dam project in vietnam
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/394091598937782601/Managing-Social-Risks-and-Impacts-from-Hydropower-Development-Sharing-Experience-from-a-Medium-Sized-Dam-Project-in-Vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34442
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Managing Social Risks and Impacts from Hydropower Development : Sharing Experience from a Medium-Sized Dam Project in Vietnam

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