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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.
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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.
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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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  • 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.  .
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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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  • 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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  • An aerial view of the Lawpita Hydropower dam and the Bilu river in Kayah State, Myanmar on 11th November 2016. The Lawpita Dam was built in 1950 amidst controversy and was the first large-scale hydropower project in Myanmar and is still an important electricity source for Central Myanmar
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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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  • A women walks over a bridge above the Archimedean screw hydropower system of the Osney Lock Hydro on the River Thames in Oxford, England, United Kingdom.  It is the first community owned hydropower scheme to be built on the River Thames, set up by local residents in 2002, it generates clean, green electricity and a source of income.  The building has solar photovoltaic array panels to maximise green energy production.
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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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  • The Archimedean screw hydropower system of the Osney Lock Hydro on the River Thames in Oxford, England, United Kingdom.  It is the first community owned hydropower scheme to be built on the River Thames, set up by local residents in 2002, it generates clean, green electricity and a source of income.
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  • The Archimedean screw hydropower system of the Osney Lock Hydro on the River Thames in Oxford, England, United Kingdom.  It is the first community owned hydropower scheme to be built on the River Thames, set up by local residents in 2002, it generates clean, green electricity and a source of income.  The building has solar photovoltaic array panels to maximise green energy production.
    UK-Osney-Lock-Hydro-Oxford-7836.jpg
  • 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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  • A women walks over a bridge above the Archimedean screw hydropower system of the Osney Lock Hydro on the River Thames in Oxford, England, United Kingdom.  It is the first community owned hydropower scheme to be built on the River Thames, set up by local residents in 2002, it generates clean, green electricity and a source of income.  The building has solar photovoltaic array panels to maximise green energy production.
    UK-Osney-Lock-Hydro-Oxford-7919.jpg
  • 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.
    A0016935cc_1.jpg
  • A women walks over a bridge above the Archimedean screw hydropower system of the Osney Lock Hydro on the River Thames in Oxford, England, United Kingdom.  It is the first community owned hydropower scheme to be built on the River Thames, set up by local residents in 2002, it generates clean, green electricity and a source of income.  The building has solar photovoltaic array panels to maximise green energy production.
    UK-Osney-Lock-Hydro-Oxford-7937.jpg
  • 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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  • 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 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 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Aerial view of the Nam Ou river showing backflooding due to the construction of the Nam Ou Hydropower Project Dam 6, Phongsaly province, Laos
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Tai Lue women weaving a bamboo mat, 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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  • 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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  • Red painted lettering on the wall of the village chief's house in the remote and roadless Laoseng ethnic minority village of Ban Phoumeuang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Ban Phoumeuang will soon be temporarily relocating away from the Nam Ou river and 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 wooden bed in a house in the Hmong village of Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern 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 Laoseng minority woman outside her home in remote and roadless Ban Watai, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  The villagers of Ban Watai wait to hear when and where they will be relocated and joined with three other Laoseng villages following 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. 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 view of the remote and roadless Laoseng village of Ban Mouangva showing the old and new villages, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Recently temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river, Ban Mouangva will be joined with three other Laoseng villages following the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 6.
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  • View of the Tai Lue village of Ban Hathin from the temple, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. 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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  • 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 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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  • Upstream from the village of Hatsa, the Nam Ou river has been blocked during the first phase of construction on the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project by Chinese corporation Sinohydro. The boats cannot travel the length of the river and now stop in this location to pick up and drop off passengers to get the bus on the dam construction road once a day to Hatsa. The Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing.
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  • A Laoseng ethnic minority man carries a piece of metal roofing material through the old village to his 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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  • 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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  • A Laoseng ethnic minority man carries a bamboo house wall to the new village from the old village of Ban Phoumeuang  which is being temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river, during 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. 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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  • Portrait of a Hmong girl outside her home, Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern 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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  • 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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  • A Laoseng ethnic minority woman prepares wild vegetables for cooking using a wooden pestle and mortar 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 Laoseng ethnic minority woman carries firewood in a traditional bamboo basket to the new village from the old village of Ban Phoumeuang  which is being temporarily relocated away from the Nam Ou river, during 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. 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • A Laoseng minority woman carries her baby whilst smoking tobacco in her home in the remote and roadless village of Ban Phouxom, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR, Ban Phouxom is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and will be relocated and joined with three other Laoseng villages following 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. 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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  • 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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  • Portrait of a Hmong woman wearing her traditional clothes outside her home, Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern 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 Laoseng woman pounds rice at home in the recently temporarily relocated village of Ban Watai, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • Traditional rice/maize milling equipment outside a house in the Hmong village of Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern 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 Laoseng minority woman in the doorway of 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 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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