FINAL REPORT
I. Summary
In the framework of the project "The improving hydropower decision making processes in the
Mekong Basin", in 2012 and 2013, WARECOD conducted research to find the improvements as well
as the limitations of hydropower decision making process in Vietnam, taking evidences from two
case-studies, Yali Fall Dam and Pleikrong Hydropower. The key message of this research is "Changes
in hydropower decision making processes in Vietnam bring both improvements and new problems",
which points out ten main issues: the coordination in making plans between sectors of consuming
energy and providing energy, the role of investors, the participation of stakeholders, environmental
impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment, compensation and resettlement,
fulfilling commitments, project operation, priority given to key national projects, river basin, and
reviewing hydropower projects (the details can be seen in the section II). Some recommendations
were also given to the three key stakeholders (governmental agencies, local authorities and
investors).
To revise the research results and to bring the attention of this project to the media (journalists and
artists)regarding the current situation, WARECOD organized a field trip with two journalists and a
photographer to the study site (Kon Tum province). After the field trip, to attract the attention of
public on hydropower development in Vietnam, the photos showing partly the research findings,
which were taken in Kon Tum province, were displayed in the photo exhibition in Hanoi for five days.
Six main themes were shown in the photo exhibition: blocked rivers, empty houses, gaps in
mechanism, empty work lists, empty hydropower dams, destroyed forest. There were both
Vietnamese and foreign people visiting the exhibition, fourteen of them shared their thoughts about
it. The exhibition was also announced on Vietnamese television broadcast and in several
newspapers.
During the exhibition, WARECOD organized a dialogue with students from different university in
Hanoi. The aim of this dialogue was to raise the awareness of young generation about what happens
in reality surrounding a hydropower project. The topics for the discussion were also the same with
the themes of photo exhibition. There were a total of 53 students and teachers participating the
dialogue.
In order to to raise awareness about hydropower development to the public, we held another
dialogue session among different related stakeholders to share the research results. The participants
came from governmental agencies, consultation agencies, institutes, universities, NGOs and the
press. There was 53 participants in total. There were 11 people sharing information, giving
comments and sharing their thought during the discussion. The results of dialogue were posted in
different websites and online-newspapers.
Finally, based on the study, WARECOD took in charge of one chapter in a book that consists of key
findings of six partners in the whole project. The title of the book chapter is "Rethinking
development narratives on hydropower in Vietnam". The book will be published by CPWF in 2014.
Besides, to disseminate the results, WARECOD will produce a book with the title of “Decision making
process of hydropower projects in Vietnam and its consequences” based on this research and other
related studies of VRN's members.
II. Key messages and research findings
The aim of this project is to find out shortcomings/limitations as well as improvement in decision
making process in Vietnam with evidences taken mostly from Yali Fall Dam and Pleikrong
hydropower. These issues are highlighted as follows:
1. The coordination in making plans between sectors of consuming energy and providing energy
The plans for sectors (energy-intensive consumes) and hydropower are often implemented without
coordination and scientific scheme. Most of the sectorial plans (such as plans for industry,
agriculture, and tourism) have targeted to increase the output without taking into account the
sectorial energy demand and the plans of energy use for specific sectors. The increased pressure on
the power sector in order to achieve the objectives of growth in other sectors has made the
Government’s decision-making process biased towards hydropower investors in order to accelerate
the approval of these projects. As a result, some privileges have been given to EVN (as mentioned in
the Master Plan in 2001 - 2010), such as:
o
To be allowed to bypass the pre-feasibility study for a number of EVN’s projects;
o
To be allowed to appoint a home consultant as the principal consultant for projects of power
sources and grids;
o
Commercial banks are allowed to grant loan of over 15% of their equity capital to the EVN
for its power projects if these projects are deemed to be efficient and receive the approval of
competent authorities for the feasibility study report.
2. The role of investors in the decision-making process for hydropower projects
The existing regulations for the decision-making process have greatly empowered investors after
they receive investment approval. It gives investors full powers to decide the technical design and
monitor the quality of construction and project execution. This has brought about unfortunate
consequences of several hydroelectric projects such as the dam breaking of Dak Mek 3 and Ia Krel 2,
earthquake simulation of Song Tranh 2. For Pleikrong HP, investor (EVN) changed the project design
from 110MW to 100MW of installed capacity without informing the Prime Minister. The approval of
budget as well as construction unit prices were also delayed for three and one year respectively,
which violates the related laws.
In addition to be given more power during designing, constructing and operating phases, investors
also can change the hydropower plan. This plan is officially made by governmental offices however,
it is likely to adjust and supplement planning. Thus, the plans would be easily amended mostly in
favor of investors. The continuous adjustment and supplement of planning demonstrates the
evidence for the poor quality of planning, without surveys and thorough consultations before
granting approval. Adjusting and supplementing the hydropower plans unremittingly is completely
contrary to the basic criteria of hard infrastructure plan approved by the Government, which is the
fact that "The plans for development of infrastructural sectors shall be called "hard" planning which
is oriented for 20 years or farther and shall have long-term stability and be highly bound.”
3. The participation of stakeholders
The participation of agencies, media and civil society organizations in the decision-making process
for hydropower development have increasingly improved, especially since receiving international
funding and consultation from ADB or Work Bank. Different from Yali Falls dam, there were many
articles raising the problems caused by Pleikrong dam. That also contributed to increasing more
studies on dam issues by non-governmental organizations and researchers problems. As mentioned
in the Law on Environmental Protection in 2005, more attention was paid to the participation of the
community (which was not mentioned in the former Law in 1993). In particular, Article 20 of this
Law stated that “the EIA report must receives comments of People’s Committees of communes,
wards, towns and representatives of the community where the projects carried out”. Article 22 of
the Law on Environmental Protection 2005 also determines the agency approving the EIA report
shall consider the complaints and petitions of the concerned communities, organizations and
individuals before granting approval.
However, there is no legal document to guide how an individual or an organization can give
petitions. Interviews with officials of several ministries and researchers in related areas also revealed
their unspecified role. Sinh (2008) also mention in his research before approving the national
electricity strategy that there is little evidence of open discussion involving civil society, nongovernmental organizations, research institutions research, policy peer-reviewers and the home
media.
The decision-making process for hydropower development as suggested by Tu (2010) remains a topdown model. The discussion with relevant ministries also reveals that once the EVN’s state-funded
hydropower projects obtain approval in guideline, all of the other formalities will hardly be rejected.
4. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Although MONRE has main responsibility of assessing the potential environmental impacts of large
hydroelectric dams, it does not have much power as the dams are built and operated. Due to a large
number of hydropower projects, there is not enough manpower and funding to monitor all of these
projects to make sure they follow the guidelines of the EIA. Only the key national projects and
hydropower projects have a serious violation that shall be directly examined by the MONRE’s
surveyors.
Decommissioning is also not mentioned in any hydropower projects. This is the gap of the appraisal
process, causing limitations in cost-benefit analysis and eliminating impacts caused by this process
such as changes in ecology, flows, and reservoir. Another important problem in the EIA report is to
assess the impact of biodiversity. Most of hydropower projects are located in the region where there
are special use forests that have high biological diversity. In the opinion of the Department of
Environmental Appraisal and Impact Assessment, the assessment of biodiversity in the EIA report is
in fact not as good as the other contents. The results of evaluation remain vague and unclear, lacking
in-depth scientific reviews and mainly the subjective assessment without specific figures.
It also shows that the policies related to SEA and EIA are only issued and put into execution as a
series of plans and hydropower projects have been approved or under construction long before. The
provision of the SEA report was introduced when the national hydropower plan had been made
previously for decades, or when MONRE and policy makers realized the strong impacts of small
hydropower on the environment and the society and wanted to amend the Law on Environmental
Protection (stating SEA report as an obligation for small and medium hydropower planning).Small
and medium hydropower planning had been approved also for decades and many project has been
in operation, under construction and approved.
5. Compensation and resettlement
Prior to the issue of 1993 Law on Land, all of the land issues were solved by applying the ‘proposinggranting’ mechanism or recovering land without the regulated prices. The introduction of Land Laws
afterward have created a legal framework for civil transactions and recognized land as a special
commodity with value. Therefore, the compensation is based on regulated prices in provinces. Yali
Falls dam was the first project applying these resettlement policies, although level and scope of
compensation were limited compared to those of later policies. Affected people of the Yali Fall
project were only given 1000m2 for residential land and no land for production, while those affected
by Pleikrong HP were given 400m2 of residential land and about 10,000m2 of production land. At
that time compensation, land was only given to people who had legal documents. Up to now, the
policies about giving compensation have changed for those living on undisputed land no matter
whether they had legal title to the land or not.
However, the prices calculated by the provinces are in fact much lower than the actual market prices
for land transfer ranging from 20% to 70% of the market prices. The value of land does not take
culture, religious and societal issues into account either. The change in responsibility for the
resettlement from investors (Yali Falls dam case) to the People Committees at province and district
levels (Pleikrong HP) has brought about concerns also. Firstly, as investors taking no charge of
resettlement, they will have no disincentive to speed up the process. Besides, the growing demand
for electricity also has created top-down pressure on the agencies responsible for the resettlement
in order to rush the implementation of project. The mistakes in the resettlement are therefore
obviously unavoidable. The limited quality of resettlement plans was based on careless surveys and
consultation with local authorities and functional offices. Although irrigation systems were built in
relocated communes by Yali Fall and Pleikrong HPs (Sa Binh and Ho Moong), they either do not work
or work inefficiently (they can provide water for only host villagers but not resettled people). The
same problems happen to other infrastructures such as water wells, latrines. Therefore, postresettlement of HP is still persistent problems, especially employment and poverty reduction issues.
6. Fulfilling commitments
Most hydropower projects are involved in the deforestation for construction and water retention. In
the EIA reports, investors are committed to reforestation for the demolished area of forest.
However, interviews with the MARD and the MONRE and local officials in KonTum province shows
that the reforestation is an impossible task. In practice, it is very difficult to find enough land for
investors to afforest, which remains the unfinished task of the EIA reports for most projects.
Most investors when implementing construction, are in violation of regulations to protect the
environment because related regulations aren’t stern and fines are not high enough to limit these
issues. The actual forest area cut down by Pleikrong HP project was higher than the number written
in EIA because of creating more production land. The resettlement land planned for 42 households
in Ho Moong commune was limited in size as well as quality therefore, a new site taken from
deforestation was chosen.
7. Project operation
All hydropower projects applying for investment licenses are targeted to control drought in the dry
season and flood during the rainy season. However, the process of monitoring the implementation
of this target remains an unsolved problem. Recently, Song Ba Ha Hydropower JSC did not have
flood discharge following the process of pan-reservoir operation, while there was no timely report to
the PPC of Phu Yen province either, causing severe flood downstream and difficulties for the
people’s lives.
Similarly, the prevention of drought and flood discharge of operating hydropower projects leads to a
lot of problems between investors and the local authorities. Hydropower projects must comply with
the process of operating the reservoir to ensure the flow of the river and minimize the negative
socio-economic and environmental impacts. However, once coming into operation, this is not an
easy task to do because the investors want their projects to operate most effectively, which certainly
conflicts with local people’s interests of agricultural production and water for their daily life. Hence,
the disagreement between investors and local people remain frequent. For example, the Dak Mi 4
hydropower plant in the upstream of Vu Gia River hardly discharges water which causes drought in
the two provinces of Quang Nam and Da Nang in early 2013. These two provinces had to request for
a discussion with the representatives of the MARD and the investor.
Incorrect dead water level of Pleikrong hydropower reservoir caused crops of local people being
flooded and now local people are trying to claim compensation for their flooded crops. Ka Bay village
had moved two times by Yali and Pleikrong hydropower projects. These cases express the impact on
people’s life by the plant operation and also the mistakes in resettlement planning and technical
design.
8. Priority given to key national projects
Concerning key national projects where the state plays the role as an investor (the case of the EVN)
in this case, the National Assembly is the most important stakeholder. If the National Assembly does
not grant approval, the project shall not be implemented. If the National Assembly passed the
project, the Government shall direct departments and agencies to complete the project profile. All
of large-scale projects approved by the National Assembly are progressed very quickly and smoothly
as the cases of Yali Falls dam and Pleikrong. For national projects by private companies as investors,
if they do not abide by the laws and regulations, they shall be subjected to discussion and prolonged
evaluation.
9. River basin
Although hydropower development in Vietnam has been an issue for a long time, river basins do not
have SEA (except for Vu Gia - Thu Bon and Dong Nai river basin). It is due to the fact that the
requirement for SEA is only stated from Environmental Protection Law in 2005.
Decision making hydropower development in almost all river basins in Vietnam are moving forward
at a rapid a pace and too large a scale. This haste is unmanageable given current capacities, and
brings with it many risks of serious irreversible environmental, social and economic harm. In Se San
river basin, 1,539 ha of the key biodiversity area will be inundated by the project’s reservoir and the
zone of influence will affect a further 62,446 ha from hydropower development too much (6 large
and around 90 small-medium dams).
10. Hydropower review
Under the circumstance of uncontrolled hydropower development and its safety, hydropower
projects, especially small size ones, have been reviewed in 2013. Compared to the planning review in
2010, an additional 221 projects were removed at the planning stage, 13 potential projects will not
be invested and 193 projects were added to the review list.
III. List of outputs and outcomes with links to each output
Output
above)
Type
(seeReference (Author, year, title/Target audienceHow
Any feedback on its Description
output name, etc.)
(as in OLM)
disseminated /use,
or
how
promoted / used monitored/
evaluated
Book chapter (peer-Dao, 2013, Rethinking someMK
team,
reviewed)
development narratives onresearchers
hydropower in Vietnam
Showing the key research findings in the casestudies of Vietnam, which can be lesson-learnt for
other countries in the MK region
Book
WARECOD,
2014.
DecisionResearchers, Distributed
making process of hydropowerNGOs, Institutesworkshop,
projects in Vietnam and its in Vietnam
meetings
consequences
in
This book will summarize the hydropower
development in Vietnam. The evidences will be
taken from the research results and other related
studies conducted by VRN members. There will be
200 copies
Reports
WARECOD, 2013, Annual report,MK
team,Uploaded
in
Mid-year report, Final report
researchers
CPWF website
Showing the progress, results, lesson-learnt and
planning of activities in the project conducted by
WARECOD
Multi-stakeholders
Dialogue on Water - Energy - Governmental
dialogue with minutesLife , November, 2013
officials,
taken
Researchers,
Reporters,
NGOs,
foreigners
News on media,
Email, and requests
for
information,
Questionnaire
To share research results, to raise existing issues
related to hydropower development in Vietnam
and to share ideas among participants who are
central
governmental
officials,
investors,
researchers, NGOs (both VNGOs and INGOs) and
media. There were three main issues raised in the
dialogue, namely the procedure of hydropower
development in Vietnam (see Appendix 1), the
operation process of inter-reservoirs and dam
decommissioning.
There were 53 people participating in the
Output
above)
Type
(seeReference (Author, year, title/Target audienceHow
Any feedback on its Description
output name, etc.)
(as in OLM)
disseminated /use,
or
how
promoted / used monitored/
evaluated
dialogue on the 27th of November.
(The list of participants and agenda of dialogue
can been seen in the Appendix 5)
Dialogue with students Listen from the gaps, November,Students,
2013
teachers
A
follow-upQuestionnaire
forum
To raise awareness of young generation on
Hydropower development in Vietnam through
sharing of four speakers (two researchers, a
photographer and a journalist).
The dialogue was held on 24th of November in
the exhibition house.
The participants were 53 students and teachers of
different universities (Hanoi University of
Agriculture, Thang Long University, Hanoi
University of Natural Resources and Environment
and Water Resources University).
(The list of participants and agenda can be seen in
the Appendix 4)
Photo
exhibition"Water - Energy - Life" photoThe public
(photos, postcards)
exhibition, November, 2013
Press
release,"Thought sharing"
Invitation
note, request for
distribution,
sending materials
facebook
and
website
of
WARECOD,
To attract the attention of the public on the
existing problems of hydropower development in
Vietnam. Based on the finding of the research,
the themes of the photo exhibition were empty
houses, the empty work list, empty hydropower
dams, gaps in mechanism, destroyed forest due
Output
above)
Type
(seeReference (Author, year, title/Target audienceHow
Any feedback on its Description
output name, etc.)
(as in OLM)
disseminated /use,
or
how
promoted / used monitored/
evaluated
newspapers,
Uploaded
in
CPWF website
to the blocked rivers. It was open from 21st to
25th of November, 2013
There were many people visiting the exhibition.
They are governmental officials, journalists,
researchers (both Vietnamese and international),
NGOs and . On the opening ceremony, 54 people
were officiallyinvited. The list of participants,
program and some comments can be seen in
Appendix 2, 3.
The photos and invitation can been find in CPWF
website (from ID 324 to ID 331).
https://mekong.waterandfood.org/wpadmin/admin.php?page=wpfilebase_files
News
on
printedhttp://dwrm.gov.vn/index.php?l The public
newspaper and onlineanguage=vi&nv=news&op=Hoat
newspapers
-dong-cua-dia-phuong/Toa-damNuoc-Nang-luong-Cuoc-song3137
Posted
newspaper
inComments
newspaper
websites
on To contribute to raising awareness of the public
about existing problems related to hydropower
development in Vietnam based on research
findings and discussion on multi-stakeholder
dialogue.
The piece news was even posted in the
governmental agency, Department of Water
Resources Management - Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment.
Output
above)
Type
(seeReference (Author, year, title/Target audienceHow
Any feedback on its Description
output name, etc.)
(as in OLM)
disseminated /use,
or
how
promoted / used monitored/
evaluated
The list of websites posting news on the dialogues
and photo exhibition can been seen in Appendix
6.
News on
broadcast
televisionhttp://vtv.vn/videoThe public
clip/131/Thoisu/category44/Trien-lam-NuocNang-luong-Cuocsong/video20698.vtv
Link was posted
in
WARECOD
facebook
facebookTrien Lam "Nuoc - Nang luong -The public
articles,Cuoc song"
Uploaded
in
these
media
mean
Websites,
(photos,
comments)
To contribute to raising awareness of the public
about existing problems related to hydropower
development in Vietnam.
The news was shown on the VTV 1 and VTV3, the
most popular TV channels in Vietnam, on the
22nd and 30th of November.
All events and their results were put on the
WARECOD website and facebook.
http://warecod.org.vn/vn/thong-tin/tin-mangluoi-song-ngoi-viet-nam/37/358/Trien-lam-NuocNang-Luong-Cuoc-Song.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/warecod
PowerPoint
presentations
WARECOD, 2012, 2013.
MK team
Uploaded
in
CPWF website
Key research findingDao Thi Viet Nga, Nguyen Thi Participants ofDistributed after
brief
Ngoc Lan, Le Van Hung, Bui Lientwo dialogues the dialogues,
Phuong, 2013. Hydropower
Uploaded
in
All presentations can be found in the CPWF
website. ID 321, 322, 323
Can be found in CPWF website, ID 332
Output
above)
Type
(seeReference (Author, year, title/Target audienceHow
Any feedback on its Description
output name, etc.)
(as in OLM)
disseminated /use,
or
how
promoted / used monitored/
evaluated
decision making process. (in
Vietnamese
CPWF website
IV. Budget
Project Duration: 4/2012 to 12/2013 ( 20 months )
Currency: USD
Total Amount Received (3 Times): USD 109,250
The fird payment received : day 5/9/2012 ( 57,500
Exchang rate : USD/ VND 20845)
The second payment received: day
25,875
28/3/2013 ( Exchang rate : USD/ VND
20960 )
The third payment received : day
25,875
25/7/2013( Exchang rate : USD/VND
21195)
Total Expenditure:
115,004
From 5/2012 to 12/2012
14,629
From 1/2013 to 6/2013
40,150
From 6/2013 to 12/2013
60,225
Balance
-5,754
Activities
Estimation
(US$)
Amount
Spent
Training on analytical framework for all
project participants in (10 persons) two
days (14/5 to 16/5/2012) in Hanoi Vietnam
Traning on methodologies for all project
participants (10 persons) in two days (16/5
to 18/5/2012) in Hanoi - Vietnam
Research outline _ trainning for 10 persons
in 2 days ( 21/6 to 22/6/2012)
800
804
800
804
500
504
Training on questionnaires and interview
skill before going to the field for 10 persons
in two days (18/5/ to 20/5/2012)
Training on basin game for research team
800
804
500
Cost
Explanation
difference
( %)
101% Including professional fees (1
person * 2 days), tea-break and
meals for participants
101% Including professional fees (1
person * 2 days), tea-break and
meals for participants
101% Including professional fees (1
person * 2 days), tea-break and
meals for participants
101% Including professional fees (1
person * 2 days), tea-break and
meals for participants
0% Not implemented because it was not
practically appropriate. Instead, we
organized a Photo Exhibition (in
Events), prior agreement by Nate
Matthews
Activities
Dialogue and play game with decision
makers (MONRE, MARD, MOIT, etc) ( 2
dialogues )
Estimation
(US$)
9,570
Amount
Spent
Cost
difference
( %)
Explanation
0% Not implemented because it was
not practically appropriate. Instead,
we organized a Photo Exhibition
(in Events), prior agreement by
Nate Matthews
Conducting research (Literature review for
4 months) - Going to field (interview
decision makers at national and provincial
levels) in 6 months- Data analysisDiscourse analysis) ( 10/2012, 1/2013 to
6/2013)
28,000
23,799
Case study in 4 months ( Selecting case
study - Literature review- Preparing
questionaires- Conducting fiedwork (
including travel, perdiem,accommudation )
- Writing report - Processing data Stationery- Expenses for expert assessment
) ( 10/2012 to 7/2013)
21,500
21,504
Field trip with journalists (Travel (2
persons in Warecod) 2 persons/trip - Car
rent -( motorbikes, boats)-Hotel ( 2 stays *3
rooms/ 5 days )-allowance for interviewersPhotocopy ( 9/2013)
7,000
5,511
Communication material set (comic book,
handbook, leaflet, poster , post card)
(11/2013)
5,000
3,502
Multistakeholders dialogue (27/11/2013)
7,930
7,917
Communication event (Photo Exhibition)
prepare in 10/2013, actual Exhibition Date
was from 19-25/11/2013 + Student
Dialogue (24/11/2013)
9,000
17,415
Activities
Participating workshops (Presenting at
workshops to share the finding research in
VRN workshop in Đồng Tháp ) (
5/12/2013) Ms Nga Dao Presenting
Stationery for Warecod every month
85% Including expenses for researchers
collecting data, designing
questionnaires, travelling,
allowances for interviewees,
stationery and report writing. This
was done by WARECOD stafffs
and Mr. Le Van Hung (Vietnam
Institute for Socio-Economics)
(leader). This activitiy was mainly
in Hanoi so travelling expenses
were less than planned because we
used our own transport vehicles.
100% Including expenses for researchers
collecting data, designing
questionnaires, travelling,
allowances for interviewees,
stationery and report writing. This
was done by WARECOD stafffs
(Ms Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Nga
Dao, Bui Lien Phuong)
79% Journalists are from Tuoi tre
Newspaper, Thanh nien
Newspapers, and Kon Tum
newspaper at local. The actual
fieldtrip days was fewer than
planned, besides, some of the
journalists were from the local so
the travelling expenses was less
than planned.
70% 20 Posters, 1600 postcards. This
line is underspent because they
were printed less than planned. The
remaining was spent on Exhibition.
100% Including travelling and hotel for
invitees, lunch, tea-break,
allowance for presenters, renting
Dialogue Room and Exhibition
Room
194% This budget line is higher than planned
because we organized (1) Photos
Exhibition included
travel for photgrapher 2 times, printing
photos, rent exhibition room, logistics,
opening of the exhibition (2) A part of
Photo Exhibition is Dialogue with
students. Expenses for student
Dialogue was moved from basin game.
The expenses included experts to talk
with students
Estimation
(US$)
Amount
Spent
500
500
300
300
Cost
Explanation
difference
( %)
100% Expenses for Ms Nga Dao sharing
results of MK8 in VRN's annual
meeting
100%
Project management: Salary in 20 months
(5/2012 to 12/2013)
15,000
15,100
Communication input (book and publishing
on channels VTV3, VTV1, VTV6)
5,000
14,700
2013 One science workshop (3 days) +
team meeting
1,200
Two MK HP Forum (3days*2times)- ( Ms
Nga Đào travel Toronto Canada to Hn city)
1,600
1,840
115,000
115,004
Total
101% Salary for Coordinator (Nguyen
Thi Ngoc Lan), Researcher (Bui
Lien Phuong), Accountant (Nguyen
Vy Linh)
294% (1) Expenses for communicate
information of the project,
dialogues and exhibition on
channels. (2) Using remaining from
bugdet line above (from research)
to publish a book named
"Decision-making process of
Hydropower projects and its
consequences" (prepaid expenses
including edit and design). The will
be published in Jan 2014, 200
copies
0% This is not spent because CPWF
paid for the expenses. We spent
this budget line for printing books
and other activitities that were
overspent
115% Prior agreement by Nate Matthews,
including travelling and hotel,
meals
100%
V. Invoice
CENTRE FOR WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
FIRST INSTALLMENT REQUEST
Date: 06/12/2013
D Foundation for Doing Good Work
No 5, Sirimankhlajan Soi 5,
T Suthep Muang,
50200, Chiang Mai
Thailand
Attn: Po Garden
Dear Po Garden,
Based on the contract between the D Foundation for Doing the Good Work and WARECOD
to implement the activities under the framework of the project named The Improving
hydropower decision-making processes in the Mekong Basin Project, I would like to
request the Final installment of USD 5,750 (in words: five thousand, seven hundred and
fifty US dollars).
Please transfer this amount to:
Account name:
CENTRE FOR WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT (WARECOD)
Account number: 0011371849524
Bank name and address: Joint- Stock Commercial Bank for foreign trade of Vietnam
Address: 31-33 Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
SWIFT code: BFTV VN VX
Nga Dao
Director
Centre for Water Resources Conservation and Development (WARECOD)
Suite 801, Building HACISCO, No. 15 Lane 107, Nguyen Chi Thanh Str, Hanoi, Vietnam
Appendix 1. The Process of Decision Making for Hydropower Projects
Ministry/Department of Industry and Trade
publicizes the National Planning of Hydropower/
Small and Medium Hydropower.
Documents for investment registration are sent to
competent authorities (Prime Minister/Provincial
People’s Committee (PPC)).
Investors make investment report (preliminary
study) to receive approval of competent
authorities.
Hydropower Planning
(National/provincial
level)
Registration of
Investment
Preliminary Study and
Approval for Investment
Step2
Investors build up a project record in accordance
with regulations for an appraisal/approval of
competent bodies.
Establishment,
Appraisal and Project
Approval
Investors, PPCs, the MONRE and DONREs shall
implement.
Compensation,
Resettlement and Land
Allocation
Investors invite tenders in accordance with
regulations; and specialized agencies shall
monitor.
Step 1
Construction
Step3
Investors coordinate with other bodies including
the MARD and DARDs, and PCs at all levels in
flood control and irrigation.
Operation
Step4
This is not yet clearly defined and paid attention
to during the decision-making process.
Decommissioning
Step 5
Appendix 2. Comments on photo exhibition
There are 14 people sharing their feeling about the photo exhibition, two of them are from
foreigners.
Below are the photos of three comments.
Appendix 3. Program of opening ceremony of photo exhibition
I.
Time and place
-
Time: 16.00 to 18.00, 21 November 2013
-
Place: Exhibition house, 29 Hang Bai, Hanoi
II. Participants
Name
No
Address
1 Nguyễn Tấn Vinh
2
3
4
5
6
Trần Khánh Loan
Đan Tiếp Phúc
Hồ Sỹ Lập
Đào Phương Anh
Phạm Thị Liên
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Bùi Minh Hòa
Đào Trọng Tứ
Nguyễn Khánh Trọng
Vũ Phương Anh
Lê Thị Kim Ngân
Phùng Thị Oanh
Lê Tuấn Lộc
Nguyễn Hoàng Long
Minh Nhã
16
17
18
19
20
Nguyễn Viết Không
Tâm Lụa
Trần Ngọc Thúy
Nguyễn Sơn
Trần Văn Hà
21 Trần Quang
22 Thu Hà
23 Phan Anh
24 Lưu Bích
25
26
27
28
Thanh Hoài
Trần Phúc Thái
Hoàng Ngọc Châu
Lệ Huyền
29 Nguyễn Thị Hoan
30 Lê Hồng
Phone number
0937 703288
Vietnam Cinematography
Magazine
Institute of Anthropology
Institute of Anthropology
Inspector of Tu Liem district
World and Vietnam report
http://tgvn.com.vn/
CEWAREC
Hanoi University of Agriculture
Thành Tây University
Vietrantour
SIMIGEN Institute
Birdlife
People's army newspaper
Department of Policies and
Legislation- Ministry of Invest
and Trade
Tuoi tre news
An Việt Corporation
Department of Invest and Trade
Institute of Anthropology
People's army newspaper
0912 044123
0913 542542
01656 120 460
0168 9980046
0936 392 492
0904 144 071
0969 243 732
0912 562246
0985 056 806
0936 369 228
0913 562 127
0934 301076
0983 602068
0904 254284
0973 463 752
01299 561 360
0926 155 926
People's army newspaper
People's army newspaper
People's army newspaper
People's army newspaper
New day Media Company
Vietnam Fishery Magazine
People's army newspaper
Academy of Journalism and
Communication
VUSTA
0904 881199
0986 797976
01649 052084
0913 535 123
31 Nguyễn Anh Tuấn
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
Đặng Đức Trí
Từ Hồng Vân
Lê Thúy Hiền
Ngô Thái Tiến
Bằng Việt
Thúy Hương
Võ Thanh Trang
Trịnh Thị Trúc Hương
40 Phùng Ngọc Trâm
41
42
43
44
45
46
Trần Thị Thanh Thúy
Phạm Mai Khanh
Phạm Thu Hương
Võ Hòa Nam
Trần Thương Huyền
Nguyễn Thị Hường
47 Nguyễn Ngân
48 Đức Thuận
49
50
51
52
53
54
III.
Văn Huỳnh
Ngọc Trang
Nguyễn Hoài Hương
Lê Thúy Lan
Trần Thị Huệ
Đào Hương Anh
Agenda
http://dientutieudung.vn/
National Irrigation Planning
Department
Television station (VTV3)
Alliance of Arts and Literature
Associations of Vietnam
Tuổi trẻ Thủ đô Newspaper
An Giang province
An Giang province
Television station (VTV3)
Television station (VTV3)
Tobe design
TxA Ogilvy
SCDI
Television station (VTV1)
0903 403893
0978 796645
0965 329719
01644 445230
0978 972836
0904179729
0904 889018
0936 868755
0915 384854
0944 720776
0912 634023
0903 476763
Television station (VTV1)
Television station (VTV1)
SCDI
SCDI
SCDI
Television station (VTV6)
No
1
2
3
Content
Register
Introduction
Opening of the photo exhibition
4
Speech on the importance of doing 16:50 to 17:10
research on decision making process
of hydropower development
5
Speech on the current situation of 17:10 to 17:30
water resources in Vietnam
Speech on the artistic values of 17:30 to 17:50
photos in the exhibition
6
0913 225481
01698 406990
01275 971736
0466587915
Time
16:00 to 16:30
16:30 to 16:40
16: 40 to 16:50
0938 278857
0912 204894
0914 903857
01236 722375
0989 087378
Person
WARECOD
MC. Trần Thanh Thanh Thùy
Dr. Đào Thị Việt Nga –
Director of WARECOD
Dr. Dương Thanh An –
Director of Department of
Policies and Legislation,
Vietnam
Environment
Administration, Ministry of
Natural
Resources
and
Environment
Dr. Đào Trọng Tứ
Mr. Bằng Việt – The
Chairman of Alliance of Arts
and Literature Associations
of Vietnam
7
Declare the opening
17:50 to 18:00
Dr. Trần Văn Hà – Vietnam
Academy of Social Sciencies
Appendix 4. Program of Dialogue with students
I.
Time and place
-
Time: 15:00 - 18:00, 24 November 2013
-
Place: Exhibition House, 29 Hang Bai, Hanoi
II. Participants
No
Full name
1 Nguyễn Thị Thu
2 Vương Văn Đức
University
Hanoi University of Agriculture
Hanoi University of Agriculture
3 Dương Trung Kiên
Hanoi University of Agriculture
4 Phạm thị Thúy
Hanoi University of Agriculture
5 Vũ Thị Thim
Hanoi University of Agriculture
6 Bùi thị Dung
Hanoi University of Agriculture
7 Phạm thị Thu Thủy
Hanoi University of Agriculture
8 Phạm thị Thanh Tâm
Hanoi University of Agriculture
9 Hoàng thị Út Xoan
Hanoi University of Agriculture
10 Nguyễn bảo ngọc
Hanoi University of Agriculture
11 Cao Việt Hà
12 Kiểu Trung Hiếu
13 Nguyễn Thị Măng
14 Bùi Thị Hoàng
15 Ngô Thị Mừng
16 Đỗ Thị Ngọc Anh
17 Vũ Minh Phương
18 Đinh Thị Hải Yến
19 Nguyễn Tuấn Anh
20 Trần Minh Phương
21 Đặng Thị Kim Phượng
22 Ngô Lê An
23 Nguyễn Thu Thảo
Hanoi University of Agriculture
24 Nguyễn Hương Thảo
25 Nguyễn Hồng Hạnh
26 Phạm Trần Thăng Long
27 Bùi Việt Anh
28 Nguyễn Thị Hà
Water Resources University
Water Resources University
Water Resources University
Water Resources University
Water Resources University
Water Resources University
Water Resources University
Water Resources University
Water Resources University
Water Resources University
Water Resources University
Thang Long University
Thang Long University
Email
nguyenthu23992@gmail.com
vuongvanduc.bn@gmail.com
kienk55mtc@gmail.com
phamthithuymtbk55@gmail.com
vuthimmtb@gmail.com
buidung061092@gmail.com
thuychungmt@gmail.com
phamthanhle92@gmail.com
hoalanda.1990@gmail.com
cvha@hua.edu.vn
hieukt3110@gmail.com
mannt010@wru.vn
hoangbt010@wru.vn
mungnt010@wru.vn
anhdtn110@wru.vn
yendtn110@wru.vn
anhnt2101@wru.vn
phuongtt210@wru.vn
phuongdkb210@wru.vn
annl@wru.vn
Thang Long University
Thang Long University
thanglongswdept@gmail.com
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
nhimkute18@gmail.com
Water Resources University
29 Nguyễn Danh Bảo
30 Cù Thị Thúy Hà
31 Lê Thành Nam
32 Nguyễn Thị Huyền
33 Đỗ Thị Thúy
34 Trần Đình Lợi
35 Bùi Huy Dũng
36 Nguyễn Duy Phương
37 Nguyễn Duy Tùng
38 Nguyễn Thu Phương
39 Phạm Huyền Anh
40 Nguyễn Thị Thu Hiền
41 Lê Đức Anh
42 Nguyễn Kim Phượng
43 Lê Thị Trang
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
danhbao.1993@gmail.com
cuha198@gmail.com
namltn.khth.94@gmail.com
huyenbh94@gmail.com
thuydothi.mt@gmail.com
trandinhloi181@gmail.com
buihuydung14@gmail.com
phuongls@gmail.com
tungnd1618@gmail.com
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
huyenanhphamb7@gmail.com
bonggio.tuyet@gmail.com
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
44 Đinh Thị Sáu
45 Vũ Thị Hằng
46 Phan Thị Phương Mai
47 Lương Bảo Ngọc
48 Nguyễn Thị Hoài
49 Phan Anh Giáp
50 Nguyễn Khánh Linh
51 Phạm Thị Thanh Tâm
52 Trần Thị Phương Thảo
53 Nguyễn Thị Lan
III. Agenda
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Banking Academy
University of Foreign Trade
Hanoi University of Agriculture
Hanoi University of Agriculture
maiphan.hn@gmail.com
famengoc1993@gmail.com
nguyenhoai.hn93@gmail.com
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Hanoi University of Agriculture
Hanoi University of Natural
Resources and Environment and
Water Resources University
Thang Long University
Contents
Visit photo exhibition
Impression sharing
Topics (4):
- Empty houses
- Destroyed forests
- Empty work list
- Empty hydro power dams
Tea-break
Topics (2)
- Gaps in mechanism
- Blocked rivers
Time
14:00 – 15:00
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:15
Film on dam decommissioning
Mapping hydropower plants in Vietnam
Sum-up
17:00 - 17:15
17:15 - 17:45
17:45 - 18:00
16:15 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:00
Thanhtam.mtb55@gmail.com
thaobunnytq@gmail.com
conan2710sp@gmail.com
Responsible people
WARECOD
Dr. Dao Thi Viet Nga
Dr. Dao Trong Tu
Photographer Pham Hoai
Thanh
Journalist Do Thu Ha
Dr. Dao Thi Viet Nga
Dr. Dao Trong Tu
Photographer Pham Hoai
Thanh
Journalist Do Thu Ha
WARECOD
Appendix 5. Program of Multi-stakeholder Dialogue
I. Time and place
- Time: 08.00 to 12.00, 27 November 2013
- Place: Windy Hotel, 23Thong Phong Lane, Hanoi
II. Participants
No
Name
Agency
Phone number
Vũ Hồng Châu
Director of Southeast Asia Institute for
Water Resources and Environment
04 6275 2581
Lê Hồng Tuấn
Manager of Technical Division, Southeast
Asia Institute for Water Resources and
Environment
04 6275 2581
Trương Đình Vũ
Officer of Southeast Asia Institute for
Water Resources and Environment
04 6275 2581
Trần Văn Đức
Environmental and Technical Consultancy
Center
090 3424864
1
2
3
4
Trương Thị Thanh
5 Huyền
6
Trần Thị Thanh Tâm
Environmental and Technical Consultancy
Center
Department of water resources
management
093 6393559
098 8906914
Đỗ Thị Hồng Phấn
High-ranking consultant of Water
resources management
04 35114173
090 3471385
Nguyễn Khánh Trọng
Natural Resources and Environment
Department, Hanoi University of
Agriculture
090 6423732
Phí Hải Nam
Institute for Family and Gender studies
093 4543394
Trần Văn Hà
Institute of Anthropology
Vũ Phương Anh
Nguyễn Thị Dịu
Nguyễn Thị Thu
Thanh Tay University
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Nguyễn Thị Hiền
Lý Đức Tài
Công Ánh Tuyết
Academy of Policy and Development
Department of Meteorology, Hydrology
and Climate change
Environmental Research and Application
Center
Institute of Agricultural Design and
Planning
0918 270 240
17
Lê Thanh Hà
Phạm Thanh Tú
18
19 Nguyễn Hoàng Long
Stephen Tsui
20
21 Vũ Quốc Anh
22 Lê Hồng Tuấn
Institute of Water Resources Planning
0982 973 757
Birdlife
093 4301076
Associate Country Director - Oxfam Hong
Kong
Oxfam Hong Kong
Institute of Water Resources Planning
0904 993 612
Nguyễn Đức Tùng
Research and Development Center
0913 389 860
Mai Thu
Lê Vĩnh Hưng
Ngô Thị Lan Phương
Nguyễn Tiến Long
Thanh nien Newspaper
Institute of Water Resources Planning
SCODE
Institute of Energy
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development
Institute of Water Resources Planning
0904 969 572
0988 159 355
0944 545 499
0913 581 412
Trần Thị Nhung
30
31 Trần Vũ
Institute of Water Resources Planning
0912 724 888
Institute of Energy
0905 398 899
Đào Trọng Tứ
32
33 Vũ Thế Thường
Vietnam River Network
0913 234 562
Sustainable Rural Development Center
Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock
Company I
Vietnam Plant Protection Association
CEWAREC
Cong an nhan dan Newspaper
Vietnam News Agency
Vietnam Water Resources Association
Tien Phong Newspaper
Vietnam Economy Institute
Vietnam National Committee on Large
Dams and Water Resources Development
Tintuc Newspaper
Project Management Team
0912 066 330
23
24
25
26
27
Cao Việt Hưng
28
29 Vũ Phương Nam
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Nguyễn Tài Sơn
Nguyễn Kim Vân
Phan Thanh Toản
Nguyễn Hà Ly
Lý Thanh Phương
Vũ Trọng Hồng
Nguyên Hoài
Lê Văn Hùng
Hoàng Xuân Hồng
42
43 Thu Trang
44 Nguyễn Tuấn Khanh
Bích Liên
45
46 Đỗ Hải Linh
47 Đặng Ngọc Quang
48 Cẩm Vân
Thanh Tâm
49
50 Đỗ Thu Hà
0943 100 510
0912 013 119
0913 237 867
0907 406 899
0904 188 687
0909 093 588
0915 421 479
0904 412 041
0984 128 313
0913 239 367
0912 514 624
Communist Party of Vietnam Online
newspaper
Pan Nature
RDSC
Tuoitre Newspaper
Department of Water Resources
management
Tuoi tre Newspaper
0912 104 344
0983 599 769
51 Đào Trọng Hưng
52 John Anderholm
53 Nguyễn Thanh Chân
III. Agenda
No
Content
Time
Responsible person
1
Registration
08:00 - 08:30
WARECOD
2
Introduction of the dialogue
08:30 – 08:40
Dr. Đào Thị Viêt Nga - Director of
WARECOD
3
Introduction of participants
08:40 – 08:50
WARECOD
4
Hydropower decision making process 08:50 – 09:05
in Vietnam
Dr. Đào Thị Viêt Nga - Director of
WARECOD
5
Findings in Lao Cai province
Nguyễn Đức Tùng - The deputy
director of Vietnam Environment
and Sustainable Development
Institute
6
Operation
reservoirs
8
Discussion
09:40 – 10:10
WARECOD
9
Tea-break
10:10 - 10:30
WARECOD
10
Dam decommissioning
10:30 – 10:50
Dr. Đào Trọng
consultant
11
Sharing of media on this issue
10:50 – 11:00
Ms. Trần Thu Hà – Journalist of
Tuoitre Newspaper
12
Discussion
11:00 - 11:45
WARECOD
13
Sum-up
11:45 - 12:00
WARECOD
14
Lunch
12:00 – 13:00
WARECOD
procedure
of
09:05 - 09:20
inter- 09:20 - 09:40
Prof. Dr. Vũ Trọng Hồng
Tứ
-
VRN
Appendix 6. List of websites posting news on the dialogues and photo exhibition
1. Dialogue "Water - Energy - Life"
http://dwrm.gov.vn/index.php?language=vi&nv=news&op=Hoat-dong-cua-dia-phuong/Toa-damNuoc-Nang-luong-Cuoc-song-3137
http://www.baomoi.com/Toa-dam-ve-thuy-dien/148/12529073.epi
http://www.vietnamplus.vn/phat-trien-thuy-dien-o-at-gay-tac-hai-nghiem-trong/232310.vnp
http://daidoanket.vn/index.aspx?chitiet=72348&menu=1422&style=1
http://news.skydoor.net/news/Toa_dam_ve_thuy_dien/557755
http://esoft.tuoitre.vn/Thiviet/nhat-ky-nguoi-me/ArticleView.aspx?ArticleID=582387
2. Photo exhibition "Water - Energy - Life "
http://www.daibieunhandan.vn/default.aspx?tabid=83&NewsId=299141
http://www.baomoi.com/Nuoc--Nang-luong--Cuoc-song--cau-chuyen-bang-anhsang/148/12484658.epi
http://dangcongsan.vn/cpv/Modules/News/NewsDetail.aspx?co_id=10008&cn_id=621556
http://www.vnmedia.vn/VN/xa-hoi/tintuc/23_1925442/trien_lam_anh_nuoc__nang_luong__cuoc_song.html
http://vietbao.vn/Xa-hoi/Trien-lam-anh-Nuoc-Nang-luong-Cuoc-song/66927120/157/
http://vtv.vn/video-clip/131/Thoi-su/category44/Trien-lam-Nuoc-Nang-luong-Cuocsong/video20698.vtv
http://baotintuc.vn/bao-giay/trien-lam-anh-nuoc-nang-luong-cuoc-song-20131122091237387.htm
http://www.vietgiaitri.com/xa-hoi/doi-song/2013/11/trien-lam-anh-nuoc-nang-luong-cuoc-song/
http://citinews.net/xa-hoi/trien-lam-anh--nuoc---nang-luong---cuoc-song--UTIDOEQ/
http://vea.gov.vn/vn/truyenthong/truyenthong/Pages/Tri%E1%BB%83n-l%C3%A3m%E1%BA%A3nh-N%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Bc---N%C4%83ng-l%C6%B0%E1%BB%A3ng---Cu%E1%BB%99cs%E1%BB%91ng.aspx
http://www.warecod.org.vn/vn/thong-tin/tin-mang-luoi-song-ngoi-viet-nam/37/358/Trien-lamNuoc-Nang-Luong-Cuoc-Song.aspx
http://vietnam.travel.vn/?id=16375
http://chaobuoisang.net/trien-lam-anh-nuoc-nang-luong-cuoc-song-1857758.htm
http://diendan.tinmoitruong.vn/tin-tuc-moi-truong/19602-trien-lam-anh-nuoc-nang-luong-cuocsong.html
http://sukienhay.com/Trien-lam-Nuoc-Nang-Luong-Cuoc-song-57419-2013.html
http://www.baomoi.com/Khai-mac-trien-lam-anh-Nuoc--Nang-luong--Cuoc-song/148/12486265.epi
http://www.qdnd.vn/qdndsite/vi-vn/61/43/6/65/65/274167/Default.aspx
http://hanoitv.vn/Bien-doi-khi-hau/Trien-lam-anh-Nuoc-Nang-luong-Cuoc-song/35423.htv
http://ape.gov.vn/trien-lam-anh-nuoc-nang-luong-cuoc-song-d304.th
http://atin24.com/trien-lam-anh-nuoc-nang-luong-cuoc-song-n1960610.html
http://www.namviet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=40918
http://www.cand.com.vn/vi-VN/vanhoa/2013/10/215567.cand
http://www.vnmedia.vn/VN/xa-hoi/tintuc/23_1925442/trien_lam_anh_nuoc__nang_luong__cuoc_song.html
http://vietbao.vn/Xa-hoi/Trien-lam-anh-Nuoc-Nang-luong-Cuoc-song/66927120/157/
http://www.vfej.vn/print/4315/trien-lam-anh-nuoc-nang-luong-cuoc-song.html