ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses how rules and norms influenced NGO strategies targeting stakeholders within areas potentially affected by the Xayaburi hydropower dam. It discusses the strategies adopted by the Rivers Coalition in Cambodia (RCC) and Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN). The chapter includes a comparative analysis of the strategies and the recurring themes identified within them, with the aim of identifying how rules and norms influenced the advocacy strategies of the case-study coalitions. RCC members organized various community-related events during the Xayaburi Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreement (PNPCA) discussion in order to raise awareness of the Xayaburi dam. The RCC used different mechanisms to raise the awareness of the communities on the Mekong River, including workshops, thumb print petitions, community-level events, and meetings. Events were organized at different localities by the RCC member NGOs located in the provinces of Stung Treng, Kratie, Kampong Cham, and Rattanakiri.
