Doing A Dam Better

Ian C. Porter And Jayasankar Shivakumar

Description

In the wake of an acrimonious debate on big dams, the World Bank brokered a global agreement on financing as well as on the sharing of the rewards and risks of the controversial Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project in Lao PDR. Through this process, it prepared the project for the country and the country for the project. This book describes how careful management, effective communications, and technical expertise helped to reach consensus and nurtured private-public partnerships, engaged stakeholders, strengthened the country's development framework and poverty reduction efforts, and addressed the project's environmental and social impacts.

Sujets

• Poverty
• Capacity
• Environment
• Social
• DAM
• Development
• Mékong
• Partnership
• LAO
• Nam Theun 2 Dam

Informations

• Publié par: world-bank-publications
• Publié le: 01 décembre 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 21
• EAN13: 9780821369869
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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Doing a Dam Better
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic
and the Story of Nam Theun 2
Ian C. Porter and
Jayasankar Shivakumar,
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MDoing a Dam Better
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic
and the Story of Nam Theun 2Doing a Dam Better
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic
and the Story of Nam Theun 2
Ian C. Porter and Jayasankar Shivakumar
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ISBN: 978-0-8213-6985-2
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Doing a dam better : the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the story of Nam Theun 2 /
edited by Ian C. Porter and Jayasankar Shivakumar .
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8213-6985-2 — ISBN 978-0-8213-6986-9 (electronic)
1. Hydroelectric power plants—Laos. 2. Economic development projects—
Laos. I. Porter, Ian C. II. Shivakumar, Jayasankar, 1938– III. World Bank.
TK1513.L28D65 2010
333.91'409594--dc22
2009052160
Cover photographs: Elephant in Nakai Plateau-watershed area, Lao PDR by Didier Goetzinger,
© NTPC; forest in Lao PDR by Uwe Bauch, © istockphoto.com/uba-foto; all others
© The World Bank
Images from the Nam Theun 2 Project (between pp. 126 and 127): © The World Bank
Cover design: Critical StagesDedication and Recognition
This book is dedicated to the Lao people, who have displayed remarkable
patience and understanding over the years of preparation of the Nam Theun
2 project.
Many individuals around the globe worked tirelessly to make the NT2 proj-
ect happen and their contributions merit special recognition.
vContents
Foreword ix
Preface xi
About the Editors and Contributors xiii
Abbreviations xvii
CHAPTER 1 Overview 1
Ian Porter and Jayasankar Shivakumar
CHAPTER 2 Lao PDR Gets Ready for NT2 33
Rosa Alonso i Terme and Homi Kharas
CHAPTER 3 The Project Is Prepared 51
Teresa Serra, Mark Segal, and Ram Chopra
CHAPTER 4 Working with Stakeholders 99
Nazir Ahmad
CHAPTER 5 The Communications Challenge 117
Peter Stephens
CHAPTER 6 Some Cross-Cutting Lessons 127
Duke Center for International Development
CHAPTER 7 Reflections on Implementation 147
Mara T. Baranson
CHAPTER 8 NT2: A Transformative Endeavor 157
Patchamuthu Illangovan
Index 177
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