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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.
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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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  • 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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  • 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.
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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 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 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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  • 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.  .
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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 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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  • A Vietnamese prostitute applies lipstick at home in Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Pakpok is small collection of houses recently relocated near to the Nam Ou river due to the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5. It is the closest habitation to the dam construction site, the local people rent rooms to the prostitutes who provide services to the Chinese construction workers.
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  • The village of Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Pakpok is small collection of houses recently relocated near to the Nam Ou river due to the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5. It is the closest habitation to the dam construction site and the local people rent rooms to the prostitutes who provide services to the Chinese construction workers.
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  • A Vietnamese prostitute puts on make-up at home in Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Pakpok is small collection of houses recently relocated near to the Nam Ou river due to the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5. It is the closest habitation to the dam construction site, the local people rent rooms to the prostitutes who provide services to the Chinese construction workers.
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  • Portrait of a Vietnamese prostitute wearing traditional Tai Dam clothing and hairstyle at home in Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Pakpok is small collection of houses recently relocated near to the Nam Ou river due to the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5. It is the closest habitation to the dam construction site, the local people rent rooms to the prostitutes who provide services to the Chinese construction workers.
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  • Portrait of a Vietnamese prostitute at home in Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Pakpok is small collection of houses recently relocated near to the Nam Ou river due to the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5. It is the closest habitation to the dam construction site, the local people rent rooms to the prostitutes who provide services to the Chinese construction workers.
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  • A Vietnamese prostitute prepares lunch at home in Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Pakpok is small collection of houses recently relocated near to the Nam Ou river due to the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5. It is the closest habitation to the dam construction site, the local people rent rooms to the prostitutes who provide services to the Chinese construction workers.
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  • The village of Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Pakpok is small collection of houses recently relocated near to the Nam Ou river due to the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5. It is the closest habitation to the dam construction site and the local people rent rooms to the prostitutes who provide services to the Chinese construction workers.
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  • The daughter of a Vietnamese construction worker living in Ban Pakpok the closest village to the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5 in Phongsaly province
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  • Portrait of a Vietnamese prostitute wearing traditional Tai Dam clothing and hairstyle at home in Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Pakpok is small collection of houses recently relocated near to the Nam Ou river due to the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5. It is the closest habitation to the dam construction site, the local people rent rooms to the prostitutes who provide services to the Chinese construction workers.
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  • Portrait of a Vietnamese prostitute wearing traditional Tai Dam clothing and hairstyle at home in Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Pakpok is small collection of houses recently relocated near to the Nam Ou river due to the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5. It is the closest habitation to the dam construction site, the local people rent rooms to the prostitutes who provide services to the Chinese construction workers.
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  • A Vietnamese prostitute prepares lunch at home in Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Pakpok is small collection of houses recently relocated near to the Nam Ou river due to the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5. It is the closest habitation to the dam construction site, the local people rent rooms to the prostitutes who provide services to the Chinese construction workers.
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  • Fountains display in Park Planten un Blomen, Hamburg, Germany.
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  • People explore and go behind the Sgwd Yr Eira Waterfall in the Afon Hepste River in Brecon Beacons Waterfall Country National Park, Wales, Powys, United Kingdom. This waterfall is famous as one of the only waterfalls in Wales that you can walk behind.
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  • Fountains display in Park Planten un Blomen, Hamburg, Germany.
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  • Fountains display in Park Planten un Blomen, Hamburg, Germany.
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  • Fountains display with two 2 ducks on the wtaer, watching, in Park Planten un Blomen, Hamburg, Germany.
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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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  • The construction of the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • Aerial view of the recently relocated Hmong ethnic minority village of Ban Chalern, Phongsaly, Laos. Ban Chalern was relocated due to construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7
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  • Construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7 in Ban Chalern village, Phongsaly province, Laos
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  • Construction of the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • Construction of the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • An Akha man from a nearby village working on the construction of the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project.
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  • The construction of the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • Portrait of a Vietnamese migrant worker working on the construction of the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • Construction of the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • Vietnamese construction workers building the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • Vietnamese construction workers building the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • A Khmu woman sits outside her bamboo home in the remote and roadless Khmu ethnic minority village of Ban Kengdeung, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Kengdeung will soon be temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5. 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 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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  • The feet of a Khmu ethnic minority woman working as a prostitute nearby the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7, Phongsaly province, Laos
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  • Construction of the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • A young girl stands on the road amidst construction of the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • An Akha man from a nearby village working on the construction of the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • Portrait of a Vietnamese construction worker of Tai Dam ethnicity building a temple in the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • The construction of the new village of Ban Sam Sang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • Red painted lettering on the wall of a bamboo house in the remote and roadless Khmu ethnic minority village of Ban Kengdeung, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Kengdeung will soon be temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5.
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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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  • Aerial view of the recently relocated Hmong ethnic minority village of Ban Chalern, Phongsaly, Laos. Ban Chalern was relocated due to construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7
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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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  • The shore of Boca do Inferno, Sao Tome. Boca de Inferno Hells mouth, is an inlet where waves flow into a narrow ravine that leads to a cave with a hole in the roof. The water then builds up to be forced up through the hole to create a cascade of water that shoots up into the air. Sao Tome and Principe, are two islands of volcanic origin lying off the coast of Africa. Settled by Portuguese convicts in the late 1400s and later a centre for slaving, their independence movement culminated in a peaceful transition to self government from Portugal in 1975.
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  • Portrait of a local Laoseng ethnic minority woman and her two young children outside their small shop in the new village of Ban Sam Sang where her husband works as a construction worker, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Four Laoseng ethnic minority villages will be relocated permanently to this new village before the end of 2015 due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • An Akha Nuquie woman carries firewood home along the new road to the remote village of Ban Chakhampa, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Whilst not affected directly by the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Dam 6 construction project, the village of Ban Chakhampa has benefitted from the new road passing by on the way to Ban Watai, a village which has recently been relocated due to the dam construction.
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  • A Khmu ethnic minority woman pours sticky rice into a traditional wooden pestle in preparation for pounding prior to cooking in Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Her family have recently moved from their remote moutain village to Ban Pakpok which is located on a road nearby Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5 construction site.
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  • A local woman cooking noodle soup (Pho) to sell at the small monthly market in the Khmu village of Ban Phatao, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The market traders travel along the Nam Ou visiting different villages selling every kind of Chinese and Vietnamese product that one might need - like biscuits and flip flops, washing powder and salt. Ban Phatao will soon be temporarily relocating away from the Nam Ou river due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5.
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  • A view of the Nam Ou river and the remote and roadless Khmu village of Ban Phatao, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Phatao will soon be temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5.
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  • A woman washes her baby outside her home in the Khmu village of Ban Kengdeung, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Kengdeung 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 5. 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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  • The villagers of Ban Mouanghoun rise early for the daily Buddhist alms giving ceremony (tak bat) donating sticky rice to the monks for their one meal of the day, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. This is an ancient, religious tradition and those who give alms earn merit for their next life. Lao Buddhists are very devout and almost every Lao man joins a monastery, or temple, for at least a short period of time. Many men also become monks for the rest of their lives. The village will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • An elderly Buddhist monk wearing an orange robe holds an old Lao manuscript before a ceremony at the 480 year old temple in Ban Mouanghoun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Although there are several villages with temples along the Nam Ou river, the remote and roadless Ban Mouanghoun is the only village in this area with its own resident monks who are also required to perform ceremonies at all the local villages. The village will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • An elderly Buddhist monk wearing an orange robe holds an old Lao manuscript before a ceremony at the 480 year old temple in Ban Mouanghoun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Although there are several villages with temples along the Nam Ou river, the remote and roadless Ban Mouanghoun is the only village in this area with its own resident monks who are also required to perform ceremonies at all the local villages. The village will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • A fisherman repairs a fishing net outside his home in the Khmu village of Ban Seua-Thiek, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Seua-Thiek 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 5. 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 blacksmith makes a powder rifle in the remote and roadless Khmu ethnic minority village of Ban Kengvang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Kengvang will soon be temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5.
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  • The small monthly market at the Khmu village of Ban Phatao, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The market traders travel along the Nam Ou visiting different villages selling every kind of Chinese and Vietnamese product that one might need - like biscuits and flip flops, washing powder and salt. Ban Phatao will soon be temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5.
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  • A Khmu man weaving a bamboo sticky rice basket outside his home in Ban Phatao, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Renowned for their superior basket weaving skills, the Khmu belong to the Mon-Khmer language group considered to be the original inhabitants of Laos and are the largest ethnic minority with many sub-groups resident in all provinces of Northern Laos. Ban Phatao will soon be temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5.
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  • A Khmu man and his wife sit outside their home relaxing and smoking cigarettes in the remote and roadless Khmu ethnic minority village of Ban Phatao, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Phatao will soon be temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5.
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  • A young Hmong boy having a haircut in Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • Ball of hemp fibre (cannabis sativa) in the Hmong Lai village of Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong Lai women use for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern is situated along the Nam Ou river and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • Ball of hemp fibre (cannabis sativa) in the Hmong Lai village of Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong Lai women use for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern is situated along the Nam Ou river and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • Wearing her traditional clothing, an elderly Hmong woman winds balls of hemp into one roll outside her home in Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern is situated along the Nam Ou river and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • Mee, a Hmong Lai woman holds a roll of spliced hemp in Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • An elderly blind Hmong woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • After being boiled in ash water and washed in the river, a hemp skein is dried outside in Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • After the hemp skeins are boiled in ash water and washed in the river, a Hmong woman wrings the water out of the hemp fibre in Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • An elderly Hmong woman weaving hemp outside her home in Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • An elderly Hmong woman weaving hemp outside her home in Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • An elderly Hmong woman weaving hemp outside her home in Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • A Hmong Lai woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern is situated along the Nam Ou and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • A field of hemp growing in the Hmong village of Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • A field of hemp growing in the Hmong village of Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • Wearing her traditional clothing, an elderly Hmong woman winds balls of hemp into one roll outside her home in Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern is situated along the Nam Ou river and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • A young Laoseng ethnic minority woman with her baby outside her home in Ban Sopkang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Sopkang is situated along the Nam Ou river and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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