Show Navigation
back to search results

Lao PDR - Nam Ou river - Boatman checks the best route up the rapids

Boatman So checks the best route up the rapids on the Nam Ou river during the dry season when the river level is low, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.

Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download
Filename
A0025803cc_1.jpg
Copyright
Tessa Bunney
Image Size
4000x2999 / 2.9MB
Asia Bunney Lao Lao PDR Laos Tai Lue Tai Lue Nam Nam Ou Ou PDR Phongsali Phongsaly Southeast Southeast Asia Tessa countryside ethnic minorities minority remote river rural traditional local boatman dry season rapids riverside Chinese corporation Sinohydro electric electricity hydropower reservoir Mekong tributary dam construction rocks rocky boulders man job work occupation working tree trees forest natural environment landscape
Contained in galleries
Lao PDR - Nam Ou River, Tessa Bunney - All pics
Boatman So checks the best route up the rapids on the Nam Ou river during the dry season when the river level is low, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
Prev Next
Info
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x

In Pictures

  • About
  • Contact
  • Join In Pictures
  • Archive
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area