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Dams in the Mekong: a comprehensive database, spatiotemporal distribution, and hydropower potentials
Wei Jing Ang
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
National Institute of Education and Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yadu Pokhrel
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Dung Duc Tran
National Institute of Education and Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Center of Water Management and Climate Change (WACC), Institute for Environment and Water Resources (IER), Vietnam National University (VNU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ho Huu Loc
Earth Systems and Global Change, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Short summary
Dams have burgeoned in the Mekong, but information on dams is scattered and inconsistent. Up-to-date evaluation of dams is unavailable, and basin-wide hydropower potential has yet to be systematically assessed. We present a comprehensive database of 1055 dams, a spatiotemporal analysis of the dams, and a total hydropower potential of 1 334 683 MW. Considering projected dam development and hydropower potential, the vulnerability and the need for better dam management may be highest in Laos.
Dams have burgeoned in the Mekong, but information on dams is scattered and inconsistent....
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