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04303aam a2200457Ii 4500 001 245F99A278F711ECAF30597D2FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220119010213 008 220104s2021 nyua b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1623139279 020 $a 9781623139278 035 $a (OCoLC)1290787326 040 $a LUI $b eng $e rda $c LUI $d LUI $d SILO 043 $a a-cc--- $a a-cc--- 050 4 $a HD1698.C36 $b S55 2021 100 1 $a Sifton, John, $e author. 245 10 $a Underwater : $b human rights impacts of a China Belt and Road project in Cambodia / $c John Sifton, Yaqiu Wang. 246 30 $a Human rights impacts of a China Belt and Road project in Cambodia 246 18 $a Cambodia : $b underwater 264 1 $a [New York, NY] : $b Human Rights Watch, $c [2021] 300 $a 187 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 28 cm 500 $a "This report was written by John Sifton, Asia advocacy director, with input from Yaqiu Wang, China researcher, and other researchers in the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch"--Page 138 500 $a "August 2021"--Table of contents page. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 2 $a Summary -- Methodology -- I. Displacement and land seizures in Cambodia -- II. China's history in Cambodia -- III. Lower Sesan 2 dam: technical details, ownership, and financing -- IV. Environmental, economic, and societal costs of Mekong dams -- V. Failure to adequately consult with affected populations -- VI. Social, economic, and cultural impacts of the Lower Sesan 2 dam -- VII. Legal standards -- Recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- Appendices. 520 $a In 2018, a Chinese state-owned company, China Huaneng Group, completed a large hydroelectric dam in northeastern Cambodia. The Lower Sesan 2 dam - a Chinese government "Belt and Road Initiative" (BRI) project and one of the widest dams in Asia - flooded 30,000 hectares, disrupted fishery migrations on two major rivers on the Mekong basin, and displaced almost 5,000 people, mostly Indigenous and ethnic minorities. Underwater details how the large-scale dam project disrupted the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people living upstream and downstream of the dam. Impacted communities saw major reductions in income from fishery catches, agricultural work, and forest gathering. Cambodian authorities and companies involved in the project did not hold meaningful consultations, ultimately coercing affected communities into accepting inadequate compensation and resettlement offers that violated their human rights. At relocation sites, officials provided inferior housing, a contaminated water supply, poor agricultural opportunities, and no training for new economic activities. Company and government officials failed to carry out a mitigation plan in line with international standards. The project ultimately left most impacted communities worse off and caused immense and long-term negative impacts on the ecology of the region. The Cambodian government largely failed to protect the human rights of affected communities and should now work with China Huaneng Group to mitigate harms and ensure adequate compensation to those whose livelihoods were harmed by the project. The Chinese government should compel companies implementing future BRI projects to meaningfully consult with affected communities in line with international standards and work with host governments to ensure that communities benefit from projects and not simply become victims of them. 650 0 $a Dams $x Social aspects $z Cambodia. 650 0 $a Dams $x Economic aspects $z Cambodia. 650 0 $a Dams $x Environmental aspects $z Cambodia. 650 0 $a Social responsibility of business $z Cambodia. 650 0 $a Social responsibility of business $z China. 610 20 $a Yi dai yi lu (Initiative : China) $x Social aspects $z Cambodia. 650 0 $a Internally displaced persons $z Cambodia. 650 0 $a Land tenure $z Cambodia. 650 0 $a Human rights $z Cambodia. 700 1 $a Want, Yaqiu, $e author. 710 2 $a Human Rights Watch (Organization), $e publisher. 776 08 $i Online version: $t Underwater : human rights impacts of a China Belt and Road project in Cambodia 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20230517010904.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=245F99A278F711ECAF30597D2FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search