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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1883-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1883-2021
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09 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 09 Apr 2021

Socio-hydrologic modeling of the dynamics of cooperation in the transboundary Lancang–Mekong River

You Lu, Fuqiang Tian, Liying Guo, Iolanda Borzì, Rupesh Patil, Jing Wei, Dengfeng Liu, Yongping Wei, David J. Yu, and Murugesu Sivapalan

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The upstream countries in the transboundary Lancang–Mekong basin build dams for hydropower, while downstream ones gain irrigation and fishery benefits. Dam operation changes the seasonality of runoff downstream, resulting in their concerns. Upstream countries may cooperate and change their regulations of dams to gain indirect political benefits. The socio-hydrological model couples hydrology, reservoir, economy, and cooperation and reproduces the phenomena, providing a useful model framework.
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