endogeneity of dam location. We find that an additional dam reduces a local county’s cropland net primary production (NPP) by 13 ….7% and reduces a local county’s night-time light (NTL) by 1.8%. We also find that an additional dam increases a downstream …

by discussing these issues in relation to Chinese overseas hydropower dams in Ghana (Bui Dam) and Cambodia (Kamchay Dam … discussions with local communities affected by the dams, institutional actors in Ghana and Cambodia, Chinese actors, and dam … builders. The article uses an environmental justice perspective as an analytical framework. The article concludes that the dam …

and resettlement governance, rural livelihoods, and international relations connected to China’s hydropower expansion. Dam …