The Central and Highlands regions of Vietnam are the second-highest potential source of hydroelectric power in the nation. During the last few years, many projects have gone into operation and contributed significantly to the economic and social development of the region. However, many such...

Our study offers a comparative assessment of the economic, sociopolitical and environmental implications of the world’s largest source of renewable electricity, hydropower. Theorists from many disciplines have questioned both the proper role and ostensible benefits from the generation of...

Although those of us in developed countries take power production and the efficiencies for granted, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) estimates that approximately 1.4 billion people have no access to electricity. In particular, those in the least developed countries could be...

This paper examines the effectiveness of additionality and sustainability criteria being applied to hydropower projects applying for carbon crediting under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). We examine the conditions under which hydropower development decisions are commonly...