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Observation from Promoting Sustainable Hydropower Best

PracticesWu Yusong

Coordinator for Upper Mekong Programme

WWF China, 14th. Nov 2012

Outline

• Why WWF China works on this?

• How WWF China works on this?

• What did WWF China do?

• Findings

• Recommendation for actions

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WHY WWF CHINA WORKS ON THIS?

• Global Water Security Initiative in WWF International

• The key rivers/watersheds in China, Yangtze and Lancang/Upper Mekong

• In Lancang/Upper Mekong, by 2020, the physical integrity of rivers and adjoining wildlife habitats in the Upper Mekong basin are safeguarded against threats from infrastructure development, mining, forestry, agriculture, and climate change.

Why

Why

• One of the few organizations which work upper and lower.

• work across borders to tackle joint regional priorities by bringing together key stakeholders of all the Mekong river countries

HOW WWF CHINA WORKS ON THIS?

HOW

• Scientific based• Research+Demonstration+Policy

advocacy• Facilitate experiences and information

sharing• Promote communication and dialogue • Work with multi partners• Work at different levels • Explore and provide constructive

solutions

WHAT DID WWF CHINA DO?

Introduce international standards

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To minimize Negative Impacts of Dams and Enable People Living in Harmony with Nature.

Anti-dam Pro-damTo Minimize

Negative Impact

of Dam

Promote Green and low impact hydropower concept

BackgroundBackground

Early StageEarly Stage PreparationPreparation Implemen-tation

Implemen-tation OperationOperation

Assessment Tools for Project Life Cycle Stages:

Significant Project Development

Decision Points:

Project commissioning

Award of construction contracts

Commence hydropower project preparation

HYDROPOWER SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL November 2010《水电可持续评价规范》 2010 年 11月

www.hydropower.org

Rapid Basin-wide Hydorpower Sustainability Assessment Tool

– bring basin-wise and sub-basin considerations into hydropower sustainability assessments

• Introduction of Sustainability Assessment Protocol to Hydro Lancang in 2009

• Consultation workshop for draft version of Protocol in December 2009 in Kunming

Vice President Huang from Huaneng

Director from Yunnan Research Center of Economics

Director from Asian International Rivers Centre

Participant from TNC

• October 2010, participation with Huaneng at “International Seminar on Sustainable Hydropower Development” in Beijing

Launching Ceremony of and Workshop on Launching Ceremony of and Workshop on

Hydropower Sustainability Assessment ProtocolHydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol

HS

AP

Assessm

ent on Jinghong H

ydro Station

Jinghong Assessment Outreach Workshop

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Nuozhadu Assessment

Promote dialogues

Lao Delegation visit to Hydro Lancang

Facilitate dialogue with international hydropower community

Bridge international community with Chinese developers

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Cross visit to and roundtable dialogue in Cambodia

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Capacity building for partners

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OBSERVATIONS

• Better understanding of the issues in the entire Mekong Region

• Solution-oriented actions

• Good practices learning and sharing, not only in engineering, but also on environmental and social practice

• Multi-stakeholders involvement

• Feasibility of the application of the tools

• Dialogue and communication can achieve better cooperation

• capacity building needed

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTIONS

• Policy dialogue at national level on promoting green/sustainable hydropower development

• Regional/international cooperation and exchange on promoting best practice

• Promoting regional dialogue on water resource management and water governance.

• Capacity building