Since the early 1990s, the Mekong basin has been transformed from a largely free-flowing
basin to one that is increasingly impounded by large hydropower dams, impacting river …

Abstract The World Commission on Dams (WCD) was a global environmental governance
forum that worked between 1998 and 2000 to try to resolve long‐standing controversies …

Poverty, climate change and energy security demand awareness about the interlinkages
between energy systems and social justice. Amidst these challenges, energy justice has …

This book examines the political economy that governs the management of international
transboundary river basins in the developing world. These shared rivers are the setting for …

No commonly used framework exists in the scholarly study of the social impacts of dams.
This hinders comparisons of analyses and thus the accumulation of knowledge. The aim of …

In this policy perspective, we outline several conditions to support effective science–policy
interaction, with a particular emphasis on improving water governance in transboundary …

Abstract The Asia Pacific region is notable for its vulnerability to climate change, its varied
ability to respond to its impacts, and its dependence on coal. However, recent years have …

Renewable energy development is growing rapidly due to vast population growth and the
limited availability of fossil fuels in Southeast Asia. Located in a tropical climate and within …

Abstract Concepts of justice are implicit to impact assessment (IA) procedures and policies.
A closer examination of the academic literature on environmental justice reveals plural …

Ecological compensation could coordinate the development of energy, the economy, and
the environment by internalizing environmental externalities and adjusting for the …