Social Impacts and mitigation process – Lessons from Jaffna Seawater Desalinization plant

Event: Desalination for Water Supply and Design-Build-Operate Contract

Social Impacts and mitigation process – Lessons from Jaffna Seawater Desalinization plant

07 December 2017

Author / Speaker:

K. Jinapala, Lanka Hydraulic Institute - Other materials by the author

Desalination projects do not only affect marine life, they also affect the communities surrounding the project site. They have various socio-economic impacts that may negatively or positively affect the lives and livelihood of people living near the project site. This presentation discusses these impacts and provides recommendations on how to address the possible negative effects of desalination projects to adjacent communities.

Geographical Focus:

Global

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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