Social impacts of large‑scale hydropower project in Myanmar: a social life cycle assessment of Shweli hydropower dam 1

• Main Authors: Aung, Thiri Shwesin, Fischer, Thomas B., Azmi, Azlin Suhaida
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: TC540 Dams. Barrages; TJ163.13 Power resources; TJ163.26 Energy conservation
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/92597/1/92597_Social%20impacts%20of%20large%E2%80%91scale%20hydropower%20project.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/92597/2/92597_Social%20impacts%20of%20large%E2%80%91scale%20hydropower%20project_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/92597/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11367-021-01868-3

Purpose: Hydropower is currently the primary renewable energy source for Myanmar. However, hydropower projects can cause direct and indirect detrimental impacts on the livelihoods of populations. Social impacts of planned hydropower projects should therefore be assessed. In this paper, we report on...