Are hydropower and irrigation development complements or substitutes?: the example of the Nam Ngum River in the Mekong Basin

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dc.creatorLacombe, Guillaume
dc.creatorDouangsavanh, Somphasith
dc.creatorBaker, J.
dc.creatorHoanh, Chu Thai
dc.creatorBartlett, R.
dc.creatorJeuland, M.
dc.creatorPhongpachith, C.
dc.date2014-07-29
dc.date2015-03-17T14:39:56Z
dc.date2015-03-17T14:39:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:39:32Z
dc.descriptionHydropower and irrigation developments to address rising demand for food and energy are modifying the water balance of the Mekong Basin. Infrastructure investment decisions are also frequently made from a sub-catchment perspective. This paper compares river flows with irrigation development stages in the Nam Ngum sub-basin where the potential for irrigation and hydropower expansion is largely untapped. It shows that full hydropower development in this basin allows irrigation water use to triple, even as it reduces competition with environmental flow requirements. The implications for the wider Mekong are, however, unclear, particularly given uncertainty over parallel transformations elsewhere in the basin.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/58416
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/161956
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceLacombe, Guillaume; Douangsavanh, S.; Baker, J.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Bartlett, R.; Jeuland, M.; Phongpachith, C. 2014. Are hydropower and irrigation development complements or substitutes?: the example of the Nam Ngum River in the Mekong Basin. Water International, 39(5):649-670. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2014.956205
dc.subjectwater power
dc.subjectirrigation development
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectirrigated land
dc.subjectirrigation water
dc.subjectwater demand
dc.subjectwater balance
dc.subjectwater availability
dc.subjectsimulation models
dc.subjectenvironmental flows
dc.subjectdry season
dc.titleAre hydropower and irrigation development complements or substitutes?: the example of the Nam Ngum River in the Mekong Basin
dc.typeJournal Article

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