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Deal #6529 Version #75987

Lao PDR

Created at

2014-12-31

Last update

2021-10-07

Last full update

2022-09-16

Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected

Name of community

Somboun,

Phabang,

Xot,

Ka an,

Chalet,

Boung,

Pon,

Sopkhom,

Phonkeo,

Sensi,

Thambing,

Sopchat

Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected

Company source mentioned 4,000 people needs to be resettled. However, BankTrank mentioned that over 7,500 people are displaced and another 48,000+ people are affected downstream

Displacement of people

Yes

Number of people actually displaced

7 500

Comment on displacement of people

Over 7,500 mostly ethnic minority people were displaced

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Displacement

Comment on negative impacts for local communities

Aside from the 7,500 people displaced, another 48,441 people living downstream are also negatively affected due to increased flooding

Promised benefits for local communities

Health, Education, Other

Comment on promised benefits for local communities

Others: Livelihood, Social Management Action Plan (SMAP), Water Quality Monitoring, Fisheries monitoring, Construction Monitoring, Biomass Clearance, Environmental Conservation Programs

Materialized benefits for local communities

Comment on materialized benefits for local communities

The company failed to provide adequate livelihood support for displaced people (BankTrank, 2015)