Mekong hydropower development

Science

Volumn 332, Issue 6026, 2011, Pages 178-179

  Grumbine, R Edward ^a   Xu, Jianchu ^b  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DAM; FOOD SECURITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURAL RESOURCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER GENERATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SECURITY; GOVERNMENT; HYDROPOWER; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEDIMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTHEAST ASIA; ANIMAL; CAMBODIA; ECONOMICS; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; LAOS; POLITICS; RIVER; WATER FLOW;

MEKONG BASIN;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CAMBODIA; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; FISHERIES; HUMANS; LAOS; POLITICS; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 79953809222     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1200990     Document Type: Article

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