India and China are building large dams on the main river and the tributaries of the Brahmaputra. What are the effects of those infrastructures on ecosystems and peoples’ livelihoods ?
L’Inde et la Chine construisent des grands barrages sur le cours principal et sur les affluents du Brahmapoutre. Quels seront les effets de ces infrastructures sur les écosystèmes et sur les moyens de subsistance des peuples vivant en aval?
Large dams and loss of ecosystem services The case of the Subansiri dam on Assam/Arunachal Pradesh Border in North-East India Presented at the ESF-FMSH Entre-Sciences Conference in partnership with UPCAM on Global Change Research II: Environmental Crisis, Energy Issues and Global Regulation Policies at Porquerolles (France) 11 to 16 June 2010
Some references :
Goswami, C.G and Das, P.J. 2003, « The Brahmaputra river, India », In : The ecologist Asia, vol.11, N°1, January-March 2003, Mumbai, pp. 9-15
Menon, M. ; Vagholikhar, N. ; Kohli, K. ; Fernandes, A. 2003, « Large Dams in the North-east India : a Bright future ?», In : The ecologist Asia, vol.11, N°1, January-March 2003, Mumbai, pp. 9-15 on line : http://chimalaya.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/damming-northeast-india-final.pdf
Menon, M. Up for grabs : new sites for private hydropower production in Northeast India. in : Dialoques, propositions, histoires pour une citoyenneté mondiale. Site web : d-p-h. info. On line : http://base.d-p-h.info/fr/fiches/dph/fiche-dph-8995.html
Menon, M. Who needs a dam? Popular views on hydropower production in Northeast India. On line : http://base.d-p-h.info/fr/dossiers/dossier-2964.html
Menon, M. Environmental and social movements in India and Colombia. On line : http://base.d-p-h.info/fr/dossiers/dossier-2964.html