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Environmental and Social Impacts Associated with the Gulpur Hydropower Project, Pakistan

Project details

Status

Issued

Country

Pakistan

Activity type

Sustainability advice

Subject

Energy (renewable), Hydropower

Last modified

19 March 2019

The NCEA's Dutch Sustainability Unit (DSU) advised the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on environmental and social impacts associated with the Proposed Gulpur Hydropower Project, State of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.

Significant details

The DSU's advice focused on the efficacy of the environmental and social impact assessment work undertaken to meet applicable safeguard requirements; specific concerns raised by MFA; check against 14 “sustainability factors” first introduced in the DSU’s earlier review of the Sounda Gorge Hydropower project in the Republic of Congo.

Advisory reports and other documents

13 Apr 2015: Advisory review

Parties involved

Members of the working group

dr. David Annandale

Technical secretary

dr. Sibout Nooteboom