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   Third Regional Forum for People and Forests: Strengthening Commitment to Community Forestry Action Plans in Asia

   Reports & Research

   January, 2014

   China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia

   Forest Tenure

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   community forestry

   The Third Regional Forum for People and Forests was organized by RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests in collaboration with the Royal Forest Department, the Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet), the ASEAN Social Forestry Network (ASFN), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), along with support from Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

   This is the summary report of the forum. 

2. Library Resource

   

   Cumulative Impacts and Joint Operation of Small-Scale Hydropower Cascades

   Case Studies for Selected River Basins in Northwest Vietnam

   Reports & Research

   Training Resources & Tools

   February, 2014

   Vietnam, Eastern Asia, Oceania

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   Forest Tenure

   capacity development

   climate change

   deforestation

   fisheries

   forestry

   land use

   sustainable development

   Increasing energy demands and concerns about global warming call for an increase in energy generation from renewable sources. Small hydropower plants represent a significant contribution to meet this demand. But the optimal use of this resource in a sustainable manner still remains a challenge. A cascade of small dams may have detrimental impacts on the environment and water use without implementation of proper mitigation measures and planning.