China Goes Global: A comparative study of Chinese hydropower dams in Africa and Asia, SOAS
Channel: SOAS University of London
Date: 2016-10-26

https://www.soas.ac.uk/cedep/research/cgg/
China Goes Global: A comparative study of Chinese hydropower dams in Africa and Asia
China’s rapid economic growth has created a series of pressures which has forced the country to engage more closely with a number of low and middle income countries (LMICs). China’s growth has depleted scarce domestic natural resources and so part of its ‘Going Out Strategy’ encourages overseas investment to access natural resources such as energy and minerals. Access to overseas natural resources, new markets and technological advances, have made China the world’s largest player in large hydropower dam projects, usually backed by state finance and state-owned enterprises.

The aim of this project is to provide the first systematic and comparative analysis of the environmental, social, economic and political impacts of Chinese hydropower dam projects in low and middle income countries, that will inform corporate behaviour of hydropower firms in China and the UK and shape emerging national and international policy responses.