Group 2: Siphandone Location: Main Room 1.Mr. Chanyuth Tepa 2.Mr. Khamphay Luangath 3. Mr. Lonkham Atsanavong 4. Mr. Mark Dubois 5. Mr. Phaivanh Phiapalath 6. Mr. Prachith Noraseng 7. Dr. Robyn Johnston 8. Mr. Somany Phay Facilitators: • 1. Mr. Martin Hollands • 2. Dr. Robert Mather
1.Mr. Chanyuth Tepa 2.Mr. Khamphay Luangath 3. Mr. Lonkham Atsanavong 4. Mr. Mark Dubois 5. Mr. Phaivanh Phiapalath 6. Mr. Prachith Noraseng 7. Dr. Robyn Johnston 8. Mr. Somany Phay. Facilitators: 1. Mr. Martin Hollands 2. Dr. Robert Mather. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Group 2: SiphandoneLocation: Main Room
1.Mr. Chanyuth Tepa2.Mr. Khamphay Luangath3. Mr. Lonkham Atsanavong4. Mr. Mark Dubois5. Mr. Phaivanh Phiapalath6. Mr. Prachith Noraseng7. Dr. Robyn Johnston8. Mr. Somany Phay
Facilitators:
• 1. Mr. Martin Hollands• 2. Dr. Robert Mather
Siphandone ++
• Mekong River 50 kms either side of Lao / Cambodian border
Siphandone
• Braided river channel, islands, rapids, waterfalls and wetlands (gallery and flooded forest)
Intrinsic values• Species
– Biodiversity of aquatic and animal species– Endangered fish species – giant catfish, giant rays, Probarbis– Dolphins
• Spiritual cultural values.• NTFPs – traditional medicines
Development pressures and trend (non – CC)
• Population increase, urbanisation, migration• Tourism development• Hydropower• Rural electrification• Infrastructure (roads etc)• Economic development – integrated markets, higher demand for resources
– Impacts on equality?• Decentralised governance – increased participation, changes in legal framework –
eg fisheries law bans certain gear including li traps• Technological change – new ways of doing things• Agricultural change (irrigation, plantations, chemical use, livestock replacing fish)• Land use change (conversion of natural systems; forest cover change)• Mining