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  • Locals walk over the exposed stone walls of the once-thriving village of Ashopton that now lies at the bottom of Ladybower reservoir, Derbyshire, England. Remains of the village were revealed during the drought of 1989 the levels of water dropped from the country's reservoirs as rainfall failed in the heatwave while demand peaked in the cities such as Sheffield. The villages of Derwent & Ashopton were submerged when the valley was flooded, between 1943 & 1945, amid much controversy. Derwent church tower was left standing at first, but demolished in 1947 for safety reasons. The remains of the buildings are still visible when the water is very low, as it was in 1989.
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  • View looking over a deserted Aston Reservoir towards Srat City at Gravelly Hill Interchange, aka Spaghetti Junction which is virtually deserted under Coronavirus lockdown on 29th April 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • View looking over a deserted Aston Reservoir towards Srat City at Gravelly Hill Interchange, aka Spaghetti Junction which is virtually deserted under Coronavirus lockdown on 29th April 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • View looking over a deserted Aston Reservoir towards Srat City at Gravelly Hill Interchange, aka Spaghetti Junction which is virtually deserted under Coronavirus lockdown on 29th April 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • Local response to Coronavirus is felt on a street by street level as Edgbaston Reservoir is deserted, devoid of all boats on 15th April 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • Local response to Coronavirus is felt on a street by street level as people go out exercising at Edgbaston Reservoir on 15th April 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • Local response to Coronavirus is felt on a street by street level as people go out exercising at Edgbaston Reservoir on 15th April 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • From a high viewpoint, we see two small-scale visitors admiring the neo-Gothic Derwent Reservoir Dam. Not to be confused with Derwent Water in Cumbria, or Derwent Reservoir (North East England) this Derwent is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in the north east of Derbyshire, England. The River Derwent flows first through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir and finally through Ladybower Reservoir. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire's and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester. The reservoir is around 1.5 mi (2 km) in length, running broadly north-south, with Howden Dam at the northern end and Derwent Dam at the south. A small island lies near the Howden Dam.
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  • Llyn Clywedog reservoir in Wales, United Kingdom. The Clywedog reservoir near Llanidloes, Wales. Completed in 1967, the reservoir supplies water to Birmingham and the English Midlands by river regulation and to mitigate flooding in the lower Severn by storing excess winter rainfall.
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  • Llyn Clywedog reservoir in Wales, United Kingdom. The Clywedog reservoir near Llanidloes, Wales. Completed in 1967, the reservoir supplies water to Birmingham and the English Midlands by river regulation and to mitigate flooding in the lower Severn by storing excess winter rainfall.
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  • Llyn Clywedog reservoir in Wales, United Kingdom. The Clywedog reservoir near Llanidloes, Wales. Completed in 1967, the reservoir supplies water to Birmingham and the English Midlands by river regulation and to mitigate flooding in the lower Severn by storing excess winter rainfall.
    20171017_llyn clywedog_002.jpg
  • Lake Fiastra in San Lorenzo Al Lago, Umbria, Italy. Lago di Fiastra is a reservoir in the province of Macerata in the Marche region of Italy. It was created in 1955. The Fiastrone flows into the reservoir from the south and exits the reservoir in the northeast part of the lake. The lake is located within Monti Sibillini National Park.
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  • Lake Fiastra in San Lorenzo Al Lago, Umbria, Italy. Lago di Fiastra is a reservoir in the province of Macerata in the Marche region of Italy. It was created in 1955. The Fiastrone flows into the reservoir from the south and exits the reservoir in the northeast part of the lake. The lake is located within Monti Sibillini National Park.
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  • A family throwing stones into the water at Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire on 17 June 2017
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  • A couple relaxing on deck chairs by the water at on 17 June 2017 at Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire
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  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
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  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_003.jpg
  • Thirlmere reservoir surrounded by the beautiful green valley of Wythburn and Armboth Fells taken from the western side of Helvellyn mountain, Lake District, Cumbria, UK.  The reservoir is in the site of a natural lake within the Lake District National Park.
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  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_013.jpg
  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_014.jpg
  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_010.jpg
  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_008.jpg
  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_009.jpg
  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_007.jpg
  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_005.jpg
  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_006.jpg
  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_002.jpg
  • Landscape view of the Pen y garreg dam on the Penygarreg Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_001.jpg
  • A nomadic pastoralist herds his goats out of the Kaeris water reservoir, which was built by the community with help from Oxfam. The reservoir is about 60m in diameter and is used to store animal drinking water.
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  • A nomadic pastoralist herds his goats out of the Kaeris water reservoir, which was built by the community with help from Oxfam. The reservoir is about 60m in diameter and is used to store animal drinking water.
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  • Aerial view of Ang Nam Ngum reservoir, 90 km north of Vientiane. It sits where the rice-growing flatlands surrounding the capital meet the mountainous terrain of the north and was created when the Nam Ngum river was dammed in 1971.
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  • Aerial view of Ang Nam Ngum reservoir, 90 km north of Vientiane. It sits where the rice-growing flatlands surrounding the capital meet the mountainous terrain of the north and was created when the Nam Ngum river was dammed in 1971.
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  • Aerial view of Ang Nam Ngum reservoir, 90 km north of Vientiane. It sits where the rice-growing flatlands surrounding the capital meet the mountainous terrain of the north and was created when the Nam Ngum river was dammed in 1971.
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  • Aerial view of Ang Nam Ngum reservoir, 90 km north of Vientiane. It sits where the rice-growing flatlands surrounding the capital meet the mountainous terrain of the north and was created when the Nam Ngum river was dammed in 1971.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation.  The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation.  The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation.  The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation.  The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • A woman drinking water in the relocated village of Ban Nongkinnaly, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Phunoi village of Ban Komenmai was relocated to join with Ban Nongkinnaly in November 2013 to make way for the Nam Ou dam project. New houses come with water, electricity, a rice store, a kitchen, a toilet and two bedrooms. But nowhere to grow food and the villagers currently face a long trek of several kilometres back to their old fields. <br />
In the Nam Ou river valley in Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR, the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation
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  • View of the Phunoi village of Ban Komenmai which was relocated to join with Ban Nongkinnaly in November 2013 to make way for the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6. New houses come with water, electricity, a rice store, a kitchen, a toilet and two bedrooms. In the Nam Ou river valley in Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR, the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation.  The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation.  The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation.  The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • In the Nam Ou river valley in Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR, the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The Phunoi village of Ban Komenmai was relocated to join with Ban Nongkinnaly in November 2013 to make way for the Nam Ou dam project. New houses come with water, electricity, a rice store, a kitchen, a toilet and two bedrooms. But nowhere to grow food and the villagers currently face a long trek of several kilometres back to their old fields.
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  • In the Nam Ou river valley in Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR, the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The Phunoi village of Ban Komenmai was relocated to join with Ban Nongkinnaly in November 2013 to make way for the Nam Ou dam project. New houses come with water, electricity, a rice store, a kitchen, a toilet and two bedrooms. But nowhere to grow food and the villagers currently face a long trek of several kilometres back to their old fields.
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  • In the Nam Ou river valley in Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR, the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The Phunoi village of Ban Komenmai was relocated to join with Ban Nongkinnaly in November 2013 to make way for the Nam Ou dam project. New houses come with water, electricity, a rice store, a kitchen, a toilet and two bedrooms. But nowhere to grow food and the villagers currently face a long trek of several kilometres back to their old fields.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation.  The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Stunning mountain range of Lake District National Park from western side of Helvellyn mountain, Lake District, Cumbria, UK. Thirlmere reservoir is at the bottom of the valley and flanked Wythburn and Armboth Fells.
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  • A small cairns, man-made stack of stones, marks the trail for hikers along the path up the western side of Helvellyn Mountain, Lake District, Cumbria, UK.  Behind the carins is stunning green valleys of Wythburn and Armboth Fells and Thirlmere reservoir.  Helvellyn is the third-highest point in England and is located in the beautiful Lake District National Park and part of the Eastern Fells.
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  • A billboard showing the finished Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • The Phunoi village of Ban Komenmai was relocated to join with Ban Nongkinnaly in November 2013 to make way for the Nam Ou dam project. New houses come with water, electricity, a rice store, a kitchen, a toilet and two bedrooms. But nowhere to grow food and the villagers currently face a long trek of several kilometres back to their old fields. In the Nam Ou river valley in Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR, the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation.  The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • In the Nam Ou river valley in Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR, the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The Phunoi village of Ban Komenmai was relocated to join with Ban Nongkinnaly in November 2013 to make way for the Nam Ou dam project. New houses come with water, electricity, a rice store, a kitchen, a toilet and two bedrooms. But nowhere to grow food and the villagers currently face a long trek of several kilometres back to their old fields.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.  The project will directly affect several districts in Phongsaly province through construction, reservoir impoundment and back flooding resulting in loss of land and assets and village relocation. The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies.
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  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
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  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
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  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
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  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
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  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_019.jpg
  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_015.jpg
  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_017.jpg
  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_011.jpg
  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley panoramic_003.jpg
  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley panoramic_002.jpg
  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley panoramic_001.jpg
  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_018.jpg
  • Landscape in the Elan Valley, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales. The reservoirs provide clean drinking water for the West Midlands of England.
    20181111_elan valley wales_016.jpg
  • Rainy weather along the Elan Valley in Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales.
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  • Rainy weather along the Elan Valley in Wales, United Kingdom. The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes created from damming the Elan and Claerwen rivers within the Elan Valley in Mid Wales.
    20171021_elan valley_003.jpg
  • Llyn Cwm Llwch lake from the summit of Pen Y Fan mountain in Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, Powys, United Kingdom.  Llyn Cwm Llwch is the best preserved glacial lake in South Wales and sits right at the head of the Cwm Llwch valley – part of the Brecon Beacons Site of Special Scientific Interest SSSI and a Geological Conservation Review GCR site granted because of the special contribution they make to Britain’s geological history.
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  • Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In the Nam Ou river valley the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro has begun, the project will generate electricity, 90% of which will be exported to other countries in the region.
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  • 70 year old Thaokham holds his snares for catching birds and wild chickens in the Phunoi village of Ban Nongkinnaly, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Phunoi village of Ban Komenmai was relocated to join with Ban Nongkinnaly in November 2013 to make way for the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6. The villagers are very happy with their new houses but daily life is more difficult because before they were able to fish on the Nam Ou and snare catch birds and wild chickens. Now it is much more difficult to get food because they have to share the forest with the other villagers.
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  • Boatmen Sengkham and Savath pull their boat up the rapids on the Nam Ou river using a rope 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.
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  • Young men playing in the Nam Ou river, Ban Tang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. It is a place where children play and families bathe, where men fish and women wash their clothes. 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.
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  • A fisherman makes a fishing net in his home in the Laoseng village of Ban Sopkang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Sopkang is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7. 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.
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  • A bamboo basket of chicken's eggs in the Laoseng village of Ban Sopkang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Sopkang is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7. 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.
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  • Traditional Tai Lue ethnic minority weaving hanging outside a bamboo house in Ban Hathin, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Hathin is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7. 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.
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  • Phonekham (15) and Chom (15) studying at the lower secondary school in the Tai Lue village of Ban Hathin, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Hathin is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7. 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.
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  • Phonekham (15) and Chom (15) studying at the lower secondary school in the Tai Lue village of Ban Hathin, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Hathin is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7. 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.
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  • Hmong girl doing her school homework outside the dormitory where she lives during term time to go to lower secondary school in the Tai Lue village of Ban Hathin, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Hathin is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and  will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7. 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.
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  • Boatman So and his son Somvang push their boat through shallow 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.
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  • Boatman So, his wife Boun and his son Somvang push their boat through a channel made by the local boatmen to assist navigation of 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.
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  • A Laoseng minority woman prepares rice for cooking outside her home in the remote and roadless village of Ban Phouxoum, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Phouxoum is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and has been temporarily relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6. 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.
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  • A Laoseng minority woman winnows rice outside her home in the remote and roadless village of Ban Phouxoum, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Phouxoum is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and has been temporarily relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6. 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.
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  • A Laoseng minority woman prepares rice for cooking outside her home in the remote and roadless village of Ban Phouxoum, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Phouxoum is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and has been temporarily relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6. 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.
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  • A Laoseng minority woman smoking a homemade cigarette in her home in the remote and roadless village of Ban Phouxoum, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Phouxoum is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and has been temporarily relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6. 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.
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  • A Laoseng minority woman rolling a cigarette in her home in the remote and roadless village of Ban Phouxoum, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Phouxoum is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and has been temporarily relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6. 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.
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  • Washing clothes at the village standpipe in the remote and roadless village of Ban Phoumeuang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Phoumeuang will soon be relocated away from the Nam Ou river due to construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • A woman smoking a homemade cigarette, clears land for growing banana trees in the recently temporarily relocated Laoseng ethnic minority village of Ban Phouxoum. Ban Phouxoum will be joined with three other Laoseng villages following the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • A Laoseng ethnic minority woman returns to the old village to collect firewood after her village of Ban Watai has been temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river, during the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. It is a place where children play and families bathe, where men fish and women wash their clothes. 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.
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  • An elderly Laoseng woman smokes tobacco in a pipe in the recently temporarily relocated village of Ban Watai, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Watai will be joined with three other Laoseng villages following the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • A Laoseng woman winnows rice at home in the recently temporarily relocated village of Ban Watai. The roadless Ban Watai will be joined with three other Laoseng villages following the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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