Reservoir operation for recession agriculture in Mekong basin, Laos

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dc.creatorReis, J.
dc.creatorCulver, T.B.
dc.creatorLacombe, Guillaume
dc.creatorSenaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
dc.date2015-07
dc.date2015-03-17T14:39:56Z
dc.date2015-03-17T14:39:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:36:26Z
dc.descriptionAs hydropower dam construction in rapidly growing economies dislodges communities, rural development experts must help the displaced make their livelihoods in new lacustrine environments. One question is whether the dam infrastructure can directly benefit those who remain within the vicinity of the reservoir. Integrated water resource management seeks to concurrently consider hydrological, socioeconomic, and ecological factors, yet water managers lack the information needed to include livelihoods in their analyses. The objective of this paper is to develop tools and plans for coordinating hydropower reservoir operation and management for rural livelihoods. Specifically, this study investigates how dam management may accommodate vegetable farming on the banks of a reservoir. The intervention investigated is to lower water levels during the cultivation period in order to expose shoreline gardens. Based on the recession agriculture rule, evaluated through simulation of a dam in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the average annual hydropower production was reduced by between 0.4 and 8.1%, depending on the agricultural goal, with the loss to power occurring mainly in the months April to June. By focusing on hydropower reservoir systems, the techniques developed in this study have the potential to be applied to support communities throughout the world that farm on the shorelines of water reservoirs.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/58414
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/160650
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceReis, J.; Culver, T. B.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali. 2014. Reservoir operation for recession agriculture in Mekong basin, Laos. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 9p. (Online first) doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000485
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectreservoirs
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectwater levels
dc.subjectwater power
dc.subjectdams
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectliving standards
dc.subjectvegetable growing
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectcase studies
dc.titleReservoir operation for recession agriculture in Mekong basin, Laos
dc.typeJournal Article

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