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Based on the results analyzed in the provincial pilot sites, the PCVI could represent both spatial patterns and magnitudes of vulnerability of each community in consistence with...

The year 2012 may have passed quickly, but this has been a year of significant advancement for AIPP. At the programme level, the Environment Programme has expanded to include ...

Dr. Bantoon Setsirote, Director of the Good Governance for Social Development and the Environment Institute (GSEI), gave the following address at a training session to develop l...

Farming system is strongly influenced by the external rural environment, including policies and institutions, markets and information linkages (FAO and World Bank, 2001: 9). B...

The key environmental concern related to this sector is wastewater. Wastewater discharge does not currently have a significant environmental impact due to the small size of th...

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has stated the "Thailand 4.0” policy would become a mechanism for national reform to pull Thailand out of the middle-income trap, econom...

The study applies two global dynamic economy–energy– environment models: the World Induced Technical Change Hybrid (WITCH) model, which focuses on the detailed representation of...

As climate change intensifies, so do the threats to the environment and ecosystems because they are affected by variations in the weather such as temperature, rainfall and river...

The objective of this Report is to conduct a comparative analysis of EIA laws, policies, regulations, and guidelines in the Lower Mekong countries Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Th...

The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks countries’ performance on high-priority environmental issues in two areas: protection of human health and protection of ecosystem...

This paper documents cases of transboundary environmental cooperation and issues in local institutional contexts in Yunnan, China. Cases include formal agreements on specific is...

The ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on Joint Response to Climate Change (adopted 9 April 2010) recognized that the Southeast Asian region is vulnerable to climate change. In reference...

A presentation on information sharing and public participation in environmental issues in Cambodia. The presenter outlines the legal framework relating to environmental rotation...

An article about water management and impact assessment in the Mekong Basin. The article first looks at the different impact assessment processes in the basin and discusses the ...

This publication identifies the significant issues and challenges relating to climate change being faced by Southeast Asian countries, and highlights emerging responses and best...

By 2030, with domestic resources, Viet Nam committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 8% compared to conventional development scenarios and could reduce it by 25% if ...

Reports on the increasing use of pesticides in Lao PDR (van der Wulp 2006; Lao-FAO IPM and FAO Pesticide Risk Reduction Programme 2009, 2011; FAO IPM Vegetable Regional Programm...

The UN-REDD Programme currently supports 64 partner countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean.

The presentation is a summary of findings from the progression of the Millennium Development Goals towards implementation of the SDGs. It outlines lessons learnt, highlights the...

This is a collection of 2 background papers prepared by Sonya Suter to explain: a) Definitions and key concepts for the post-2015 development agenda b) Potential criteria for ...