Use of Public Consultation in the Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project

The purpose of this note is to describe the public consultation program to date for the Nam Theun 2 (NT2) hydroelectric project and share lessons learned regarding the process and methodologies that were used. The Lao PDR is a large, sparsely populated country with rugged terrain, limited infrastructure, and a weak manufacturing base. Poverty is widespread with nearly 50 percent of the population living below the poverty line. The options available to provide substantial export earnings to help fuel long-term economic growth are limited to the export of natural resources - particularly hydroelectricity and tropical hardwoods. The objectives of public consultation in NT2 are to ensure that stakeholders are identified, key social and environmental impacts are established, and a process of stakeholder consultation and involvement in project design and implementation is put in place. The added transparency, resulting from the process of public consultation, is expected to help meet important social and environmental quality assurance objectives, which should reduce costs.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	McPhail, Kathryn, Callieri, Christian
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 1998-03
Subjects:	HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS, METHODOLOGY, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY MITIGATION, DAMS, PUBLIC CONSULTATION, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS, WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT, DATA COLLECTING, WORKSHOPS, STRATEGIC PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY STRUCTURES, CONSULTATION, CONSULTATION PROCESS, CONSULTATION PROCESSES, CONSULTATIONS, DECISIONMAKING, DEVELOPMENT NETWORK, DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, DONOR AGENCIES, FEASIBILITY, FIELD TEAMS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOCUS GROUPS, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, INTERVIEWS, LESSONS LEARNED, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL GROUPS, LOCAL LEVEL, LOCAL PEOPLE, NATIONAL LEVEL, PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL, PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL TECHNIQUES, POVERTY LINE, PREPARATION, PRIVATE SECTORS, PROJECT DESIGN, PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS, RAP, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, STAKEHOLDER, STAKEHOLDERS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TARGET GROUP, TRANSPARENCY, VILLAGE, VILLAGE MEETING, VULNERABLE GROUPS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/03/2831427/use-public-consultation-nam-theun-2-hydroelectric-project https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11561
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