ABSTRACT
The Xayaburi hydropower dam is expected to significantly impact downstream areas in Cambodia and Vietnam. As discussed in Chapter 4, the direct impact in Cambodia is expected in areas along the mainstream of the Mekong River. In Vietnam, most impact is expected to occur in the Mekong Delta. Both the Rivers Coalition in Cambodia (RCC) and the Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN) conducted awareness-raising activities for communities and stakeholders living within the potentially affected areas. This chapter first discusses the strategies adopted by the RCC, followed by a discussion of VRN’s strategies. The chapter is followed by 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.
