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Deal #6546 Version #76071
Lao PDR
Created at
2015-01-07
Last update
2021-04-11
Last full update
2022-10-10
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Name of indigenous people
Phuan,
Tai Dam,
Tai Deng,
Khamu,
Hmong
Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected
These ethnic minorities were displaced during the construction of the said dam project
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Not consulted
Comment on consultation of local community
Data source: "People were unable to participate in the planning of the so-called 'focal sites'”
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Rejection
Presence of land conflicts
Presence of land conflicts
Yes
Comment on presence of land conflicts
Location of conflict: Xaisomboun district
Displacement of people
Displacement of people
Yes
Number of people actually displaced
6 100
Comment on displacement of people
No less than 6,100 people from 17 villages were displaced during construction.
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Cultural loss, Eviction, Displacement, Violence
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
6,100 displaced; 9,000 directly affected by reduced fish stock; reported evidence for human rights abuses in the procedure of how evictions occurred.