Gender-Differentiated Impacts of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam on Downstream Fishers in the Brazilian Amazon |
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| Authors: | Laura Castro-Diaz Maria Claudia Lopez Emilio Moran |
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| Affiliation: | 1.The Department of Community Sustainability,Michigan State University,East Lansingy,USA;2.The Center for Global Change and Earth Observations at Michigan State University,East Lansing,USA;3.The Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences,Michigan State University,East Lansing,USA |
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| Abstract: | The Belo Monte Hydroelectric dam on the Xingu River in the Brazilian Amazon will be the third largest dam in the world in power generating capacity (11 GW). Its construction has brought negative socioeconomic and environmental impacts for local fishers that far outweigh the benefits. We used a qualitative case study approach to explore perceptions among fishers in a community downstream from the dam of the impact of Belo Monte on their livelihoods and their fisheries. We found that fishers, who, although they were not displaced were neither consulted nor compensated, have been severely impacted by the dam, and that fishermen and fisherwomen are differentially affected. More attention needs to be given to downstream communities and the impacts they experience. |
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