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Case Study Report. Downstream affect of the Pak Mun Dam in Ban Keng Ta na , Khong Chiam district , Ubon Ratchathani Province-Thailand Group Research : Mr . Aekkapol Aekakararungroj Ms . Soytavanh Mienmany Mr . Vu Manh Hai
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Case Study Report Downstream affect of the Pak Mun Dam in Ban Keng Ta na , KhongChiam district, UbonRatchathaniProvince-Thailand Group Research:Mr. AekkapolAekakararungroj Ms. SoytavanhMienmany Mr. Vu ManhHai Mr. LumSereykut
Outline • Introduction • Methodology • Finding from field trip • Stakeholder analysis • Downstream Impact from Pak Mun dam • Lesson learn • Recommendations
Introduction • Background - Mekong river start flow from upstream in 6 countries (Length 4500 km) - Pak Mun Dam concrete with a maximum height of 17 m and total length of 300 m - The reservoir has a surface area of 60 square km - Normal high water level 108 m mean sea level and during dry season 106 m MSL - EGAT build Pak Mun dam completed since 1994
Objective • To describe and understand the Pak Mun Dam project • To identify the stakeholders and their respective interests and influence • To Determine the impacts of Pak Mun Dam in both the downstream community • To compare situation before and after the project • To provide recommendations in improving the water resource management in the communities.
Finding from Field Trip Description of study area
Stakeholder Map 1. Farmers high Low high influence/ power 2. EGAT 1 2 3. Gov’t officers 4. Contractor 4 6 3 5. NGOs (Gov’t side) interest 6. Academic + NGOs (Farmer side) 5 7. Freelance Demonstrators 7
The problems of people in downstream are: • Fisheries: can’t catch more fish because they close the gate so fish can’t migration. • Agriculture: - people don’t have enough food and income for their life. • they decide to work in the town. • people can’t plant vegetable along the Mun River because bank protection method from EGAT • water quality (the first 3 years) • Social live: decrease of social unity (some of people in village went to controversial with GOV, the other didn’t go the complain people who went to controversial so people not unite like in the past)
Lesson Learn • People in that area experience on building dam. There are a lot affects on their life. They don’t want dam at all. • A lot of negative effect has been found e.g. fisheries • Unbalance between cost and benefit (cost high but benefit low) • stakeholder related resources must be concerns while planning.
Recommendations • Dam must be open at least 6 months • Find new method for protect river bank • An anonymous source suggested that the dam should be named according to the name of Royal Family, e.g. Sirindhorn Dam