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5.3 Agricultural market issues .........................................................................................1756. Conclusion........................................................................................................................1769. Forestry ................................................................................................................................1851. Forestry sector activities ..................................................................................................1861.1 Overview of the forestry sector ................................................................................1861.2 Commercial logging ...................................................................................................1881.3 Fuelwood collection ...................................................................................................1891.4 Non-timber forest products (NTFPs)........................................................................1902. Forest cover and deforestation ........................................................................................1902.1 Trends in LMB forest cover .....................................................................................1902.2 Forces driving deforestation ......................................................................................1962.3 Possible future scenarios for deforestation ...............................................................1973. Environmental consequences of deforestation ................................................................1984. Social consequences of deforestation ..............................................................................1995. Conclusion........................................................................................................................19910. Hydropower .........................................................................................................................2051. Importance of electric power and common sources .......................................................2062. The potential for hydropower development in the Mekong basin ....................................2063. Demand ...........................................................................................................................2094. Status of hydropower development ................................................................................. 2114.1 Difficulties in finding funds ........................................................................................ 2114.2 Undeveloped power market ......................................................................................2124.3 Environmental and social impacts .............................................................................2125. Hydropower development in China .................................................................................2136. Implementation of hydropower development ...................................................................21611. Trade and transport ............................................................................................................2171. Importance of inland waterway transport to the remote communities in theLower Mekong Basin ......................................................................................................2182. Contribution of river transport to poverty alleviation .......................................................2213. Trade benefits of river transportation ..............................................................................2224. River navigation conditions ..............................................................................................2245. Inland ports and intermodal connections ..........................................................................2286. Growth and composition of inland waterway vessel fleets ..............................................2297. IWT traffic and modal share analysis..............................................................................2318. Government transport policies and IWT development ....................................................2349. Support by international agencies for transport network improvement in the LMB ........23610. Potential for operational linkage of IWT with other transport modes..............................23811. Potential for increased international navigation ...............................................................23812. Navigation and the environment ......................................................................................24012.1 Environmental Impacts of Inland Water Navigation ................................................24012.2 Some environmental and socio-economic benefits of water transportation .............24112. Domestic water and sanitation ..........................................................................................2431. The scope of domestic water and sanitation ...................................................................2452. Domestic water and sanitation (DWS) policy within the Lower Mekong Basin .............2453. Country and basin-wide issues ........................................................................................2473.1 Some factors impacting on the provision of domestic water and sanitation ..............2473.2 Water quality: An example of a basin-wide issue affecting domestic useand sanitation .............................................................................................................249v