Deal #7858

Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected

Name of indigenous people

Lao, Tai Dam, Tai Deng, Khmu and Hmong ,

Source: Nafri

Displacement of people

Yes

Number of people actually displaced

6 100

Number of households actually displaced

16

Number of people facing displacement once project is fully implemented

5 772

Comment on displacement of people

6,100 displaced; 9,000 directly affected by reduced fish stock. Source: ejatlas 16 villages were relocated Source: Nafri More than 46 households and 462 affected people decided to move away to other new places in other provinces. Only 1,053 households and 5,772 affected people resettled in the new “Phonsavath” big village of Feuang District, Vientiane Province. Source: academic journals

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Cultural loss, Eviction, Displacement, Other

Comment on negative impacts for local communities

Agricultural land loss, biodiversity loss, Food insecurity (crop damage), Loss of landscape, Surface water pollution, Decreasing water quality, Large-scale disturbance of hydro and geological systems, Reduced ecological / hydrological connectivity. There is a possibility of groundwater pollution. Source: ejatlas Mental problems including stress, depression and suicide. Displacement, Loss of livelihood, Land dispossession, Loss of landscape/sense of place

Promised benefits for local communities

Health, Education, Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...)

Comment on promised benefits for local communities

In 2020, the company has planned activities for sustainable development within the community with energy saving school building and toilet construction, solar-powered pump installation and landscape improvements for Hinhuasuea Pre-elementary School in Xaysomboun Province Lao PDR which is only 25 kilometers nearby NN2PC. Health centre (Souksala), rebuilt road, town offices, hospital, schools, market, bus stop, Buddhist temple, meeting hall in Feuang district of Vientiane province. Source: academic journals

Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)

International Rivers