Dual water-electricity cooperation improves economic benefits and water equality in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin.

ABSTRACT: Transboundary river cooperation provides an effective pathway to maintain regional security and sustainable development; however, its implementation is a pressing and prominent concern due to lack of appropriate compensation measures and effective incentive strategies. Here we develop a dual water-electricity cooperation (DWEC) framework that combines water and electricity trading to meet the often-conflicting demands of participating countries. The results from the Lancang-Mekong River Basin reveal that substantial benefits in both economic and social aspects can be achieved through coupling regional water and electricity trades. Economic benefits can be obtained by expanding cooperation space and thereby greatly improving the willingness of countries to participate in basin-wide cooperat

SUBMITTER: Zhang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10558469 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature