Marika Samuelsson holds a bachelor in development studies from Lund University, where for her thesis, she conducted fieldwork on the Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos. Later, she worked for the Mekong Energy and Ecology Network as a researcher and communications officer. In the fall 2016, she will commence her Master’s in Environmental Management in the UK.

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Facing the reality of hydropower

- 2016/05/06 -

Facing the reality of hydropower

- 2016/05/06 -

In recent decades the Mekong region has witnessed a rapid development of large-scale hydropower projects in the name of energy security, economic growth and sustainable development. Yet do these justifications outweigh the social and environmental costs, and are these justifications even genuine?

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