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Strengthening Communities’ Resilience to the Potential Risks from Proposed Dams on the Mekong Mainstream

Grantee Name: Center for Water Resources Conservation and Development

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Viet Nam
Amount
$50,000
Dates
Apr 2011 – Oct 2012
Keywords
Awareness, Communication, Hydropower, Policy/law
Utilize the mass media to raise awareness among decision-makers, opinion-formers and the general public in An Giang and other Mekong Delta provinces about the potential impacts of main stream dam development on the lower Mekong River. Provide stakeholders with opportunities to voice their concerns, and channel these voices to decision makers and donors at different levels through public dialogues.
Strategic Direction : 3 Engage key actors in reconciling biodiversity conservation and development objectives, with a particular emphasis on the Northern Limestone Highlands and Mekong River and its major tributaries

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