Climate change adaptation from small and medium scale hydropower plants: A case study for Lao Cai province
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Abstract. This paper presents an analysis of the benefits of climate change adaptation from small and medium scale hydropower plants inLaoCaiProvince. Lao Cai is a mountainous province with high hydropower potential. Totally 116 small and medium hydropower projects in different stages of development have been identified with installed capacities ranging from 0.9 MW to 60 MW. Based on the results of statistic downscaling, four climate change scenarios were developed for the Lao Cai province area. Impacts of small and medium scale hydropower plants, both negative and positive impacts, on water resources, rural development, social economic and environment of the Province are assessed. The study also considers the benefits of small and medium scale hydropower plants on CDM revenues.
Keywords: climate change, adaptation, mitigation, small and medium scale hydropower.References
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