LAO Nam Theun 2 Watershed Protection 20 Feb 2012

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Payment for Ecosystem Service

in Lao PDRThe case of Nam Theun 2Watershed management andProtection

Khamla Phanvilay

Bangkok, 23 February 2012

Contents

PES in Laos/Laws and regulations

Values of Ecosystems

Watershed Protection Case of Nam Theun 2

Issues and Challenge

Risk and Opportunities

Take home messages


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PES in Laos and Legal framework

Basic laws and regulations supports the PESinitiatives are in place

Legal framework

DOCUMENT DATEConstitution 28May2003ContractLaw 27July1990Water&WaterResourcesLaw 02November1996ElectricityLaw 17May1997EnvironmentalProtection Law 26April1999StateAssetsLaw 15October2002LandLaw 05November2003PromotionofForeignInvestment Law 15November2004NationalHeritageLaw 09December2005SecuredTransactionsLaw 25May2005StateBudgetLaw 16January2006WildlifeLaw 24December2007ForestryLaw 15January2008Lawsrevision(forest,land,environment) Dec.2012


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PES in Laos: Challenges

Meaning and definitions has not yet inconsensus among sectors

Limit knowledge on PES among technicalministries and departments of small groups ofparticular individuals

Push and Pull between development and

conservation and protection of ecosystem

Estimated Economic Value of Forest Ecosystem Servicesin Lao PDR

Source: Majella, 2010


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Valuing methods

Market price

Forest Carbon Offsets

Biodiversity Conservation to Livelihoods

Habitat Hectares

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Pr o d u c t ivit y M e t h o d

Ecotourism

Drinking Water Supply

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources B e n e f it Tr a n s fe r M e t h o d

(required data and sucessful case of the country)

Integrat ion of PES, REDD+, CDM

One is not enough three are more complicated

Legal framework and long terms strategy requiretime and patience but development is not

Stakeholders awareness especially local peopleto understand and truly participate


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Nam Theun 2 Watershed

Background informat ion of Nam Theun 2

Investment cost: 1.3 Bil. USD

Reservoir size: 450 sq. km on Na Kai Plateau

Watershed water diversion: From Nam Theun toSe Bang Fai

Displacement: 6,200 inhabitants

Downstream impacts: 100,000 Villagers

Social and Envt Mgt. Framework andOperational Plan Fund: 1 Mil. USD per annum.


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Sample Case: Na Vang and Na Haovillages

Who will pay and how to calculate?


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Changing lanscape and connect ion

Women always active and alert tochange


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New settlement

Cattle bank inside PA


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The compensation for theresettlement of inundated areas

The agricultural land lost due to inundation.Participation Land Use Planning (PLUP) has beencarried out to allocated permanent (paddy) toaffected households with the quota of 1 ha perhousehold.

It is foreseen that the gravity irrigation will beprovided by the project.

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Job opportunities

Creating jobs in isolated protected areas, so farvillagers get benefits from Conservation by

Collecting NTFPs and sources of protein fromwildlife,

Wage labour by participation to PA patrolling butvery small and limited to individuals and groups.

There is a study on ecotourism is planned

Livelihood Opportunit ies:

Livelihood opportunities in the Watershed andProtected Areas are about the job and incomeopportunities.

Agricultural based livelihood system has beenpromoted but this system provide less incentive interm of income, fish can be potential but no investoris interested in this business yet.


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Risk and challenges

Leakage of valuable timber species (Dalbergia spp)illegal hunting are widespread

Law enforcement is weak, crossborderencroachment is still among the activities that needimprovement by WMPA

Capacity to cope with developmentand conservat ion Capacity and understand of local people to cope with

new development, development under conservationmeasures

The model development not yet materialized.


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