Debating dams: the World Commission on Dams 20 years on

C Schulz, WM Adams - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The World Commission on Dams (WCD) was a global environmental governance
forum that worked between 1998 and 2000 to try to resolve long‐standing controversies …

What do we know about the employment impacts of climate policies? A review of the ex post literature

C Godinho - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Concern around the employment impacts of climate mitigation policies can be a contentious
and politized issue, with potentially limiting implications for climate action. It persists despite …

What are the social outcomes of climate policies? A systematic map and review of the ex-post literature

WF Lamb, M Antal, K Bohnenberger… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
It is critical to ensure climate and energy policies are just, equitable and beneficial for
communities, both to sustain public support for decarbonisation and address multifaceted …

Amazon communities displaced by hydroelectric dams: Implications for environmental changes and householdś livelihood

DR Roquetti, S Athayde, J Silva-Lugo… - Global Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Livelihood changes associated with forced displacement caused by large dams occur in a
context of socio-environmental transformation, raising the question on how resettled people …

Impacts of hydropower development on locals' livelihoods in the Global South

L Castro-Diaz, MA García, S Villamayor-Tomas… - World …, 2023 - Elsevier
The construction of hydroelectric dams in the Global South and emerging economies is
controversial; on one hand, advocates highlight the positive impacts at national and global …

Trends in an increased dependence towards hydropower energy utilization—a short review

GT Chala, MIN Ma'Arof, R Sharma - Cogent Engineering, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past few decades, fossil fuels replacements have shown leaps and bounds of
progressions. Hence, various nations have initiated the adoption of biomass energy, solar …

Large-scale hydropower impacts and adaptation strategies on rural communities in the Amazonian floodplain of the Madeira River

CC Arantes, J Laufer, A Mayer, EF Moran… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding social and environmental impacts and household adaptation strategies in
the face of expansions in energy infrastructure projects is essential to inform mitigation and …

Quantifying spatiotemporal impacts of hydro-dams on land use/land cover changes in the Lower Mekong River Basin

MS Cho, J Qi - Applied Geography, 2021 - Elsevier
Many hydro-dams have been constructed in the Lower Mekong River Basin (LMRB) due to
their high potential in hydro-power and economic development, but there are many …

Exploring the Spatial Heterogeneity of Rural Development in Laos Based on Rural Building Spatial Database

S Li, Y Liang, X Deng, W Xu, X Li - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
The countryside is the principal area of population agglomeration with a high incidence of
global poverty problems. As a shelter for the daily life of rural inhabitants, the rural buildings …

Hierarchy of factors affecting the social perception of dam reservoirs

D Piróg, J Fidelus-Orzechowska, Ł Wiejaczka… - Environmental Impact …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents an assessment of factors that influence how people who live in the
vicinity of dams view such projects. The usefulness of the principal component analysis …