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Economic aspect |
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EC1 | Project economic evaluation | (i) Whether a wide range of factors has been considered, including sensitivity analysis? (ii) Whether to publicly disclose the results of economic viability analysis? (iii) Whether the project has a net benefit? | [52] |
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EC2 | Financial viability | (i) Are the sources of project costs and benefits described in detail, including risk assessment, scenario testing, and sensitivity analysis? (ii) Whether the financing method is feasible? (iii) Whether to pay for all plans and commitments, including social and environmental aspects? (iv) What is the impact of the project on the macroeconomy? | [44, 52, 53] |
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Environmental aspect |
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EN1 | Environmental management plan | (i) Has an environmental management plan been established? (ii) Is the plan comprehensive? (iii) Is it publicly available? | [29, 54] |
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EN2 | Environment impact assessment (EIA) | (i) Whether the EIA is true and comprehensive? (ii) Have local stakeholders been consulted? (iii) Does the EIA establish alternatives (including no dam and multiple site selection options)? (iv) Is the EIA public or at least available? | [39] |
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EN3 | Biodiversity | (i) Does the project affect habitats with high biodiversity value? (ii) Does the project have a plan to avoid or reduce impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems? | [52, 54] |
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EN4 | Pollution prevention measures | (i) Does the project have a management and monitoring plan? (ii) What efforts have been made to avoid and reduce pollution? | [29] |
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EN5 | Soil erosion and sedimentation | (i) Does the project consider possible soil erosion and sedimentation problems? (ii) What measures have been implemented to deal with soil erosion and sedimentation? | [39] |
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EN6 | Environmental basic flow assessment | (i) Has the project conducted an environmental basic flow assessment and established a standard for discharge flow? | [39, 52, 55] |
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Social aspect |
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SO1 | Resettlement | (i) Whether the resettlement complies with the principle of “compensation before placement?” (ii) Does the company adopt the principle of Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC)? (iii) Does the resettlement improve living standards and provide appropriate economic compensation? | [5, 29, 48] |
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SO2 | Social impact assessment (SIA) | (i) Is the SIA detailed and comprehensive? (ii) Is the SIA consistent with the fact, and has it solicited opinions from local stakeholders and regulators? | [56] |
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SO3 | Communication and negotiation | (i) Has the project established a communication and consultation system with the local community? (ii) How many public participation meetings have the project held? (iii) Has a dispute and appeal mechanism been established? (iv) How many major disputes have been reported and resolved through the mechanism? | [54] |
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SO4 | Benefit-sharing | (i) Does the project have benefit-sharing other than one-time compensation? | [2, 22, 29] |
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Risk management |
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RI1 | Corruption | (i) Are there policies to mitigate the risks of corruption? (ii) Whether the procurement process is fair, transparent, and accountable? | [29, 57] |
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RI2 | Transboundary river governance | (i) Does the project consider cross-border impacts? (ii) Is there a monitoring and early warning system, and is information exchange with upstream and downstream countries maintained? | [56, 58, 59] |
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RI3 | Information sharing | (i) Does the project regularly report to the community the most important risks and opportunities? | [58] |
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