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Failed Mechanism: How the CDM is subsidizing hydro developers and harming the Kyoto Protocol
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Barbara Haya
2007
FIVE YEARS AGO International Rivers started monitoring the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, concerned that funds marked for climate change mitigation would be used ...
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The Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms: International Emissions Trading Clean Development Mechanism Join Implementation
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
2007
The central feature of the Kyoto Protocol is its requirement that countries limit or reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. By setting such targets, emission reductions took on ...
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National REDD+ Strategies in Asia and the Pacific: Progress and Challenges
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Asia Development Bank and RECOFTC
2010
Reduced carbon dioxide emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and associated actions to conserve and enhance forest carbon stocks, collectively referred to as REDD+...
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Total greenhouse gas emissions (% change from 1990)
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
December 3, 2017
Source: EDGARv4.3.2 website...
The EDGARv4.3.2 emissions dataset are calculated for the three main greenhouse gases per sector and country. For the energy related sectors the activity data are mainly based on...
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‘Resilience’ across the post-2015 frameworks: towards coherence?
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Katie Peters, Lara Langston, Thomas Tanner and Aditya Bahadur.
2016
This paper takes as its starting point the international frameworks negotiated and agreed by the world’s governments in 2015 and 2016. These include (in chronological order) the...
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Addressing adaptation in a 2015 climate agreement
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Jennifer Huang and Irene Suarez
2015
With the adverse effects of climate change becoming more frequent and intense, all countries face increasing climate risks and adaptation needs. The negotiations toward a new cl...
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Global Environmental Fund Climate Change funded projects
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
December 3, 2017
Source: GEF: https://www.thegef.org/projects
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a partnership of 18 agencies - including United Nations agencies, multilateral development banks, national entities, and international N...
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Ecosystem-based approaches to address climate change challenges in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Asian Development Bank
2015
The brief summarizes the current state of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) knowledge and experience on ecosystem-based approaches. It draws upon work of the GMS Core Environment P...
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Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Mekong River Commission
Policy brief for a basin-wide initiative to strengthen adaptive capacity and resilience.
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The Paris Agreement
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
UNFCCC
2015
The Paris Agreement builds upon the Convention and – for the first time – brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adap...
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992)
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
1992
The ultimate objective of this Convention and any related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve, in accordance with the relevant provision...
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Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
November 29, 2017
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre ( JRC )/Netherlands...
The Emissions Time Series, EDGAR aims to inform scientists and policy makers on the evolution of the emission inventories over time for all world countries.
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ODM Library resources document types
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
December 19, 2016
Source: Open Development Initiative (ODI)
The table contains a list of ODM document types categorising all documents and resources in the ODM library.
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GMS Main Tourist Sites
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
July 13, 2015
Source: Asian Development Bank / Environment Operations Centre...
This dataset contains 120 major GMS tourism sites.
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Sustainable banking in ASEAN: Addressing ASEAN's forests, landscapes, climate, water, societies
Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
WWF: Anna Batenkova, Ferruccio Santetti, Naomin Tan NUS: Yu Wang
2017
The report presents a comprehensive overview of the level of disclosure against the key pillars of corporate governance and ESG integration across the ASEAN banking sector, agai...
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Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2017
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The World Bank
2017
Prices for most industrial commodities strengthened further in the first quarter (q/q), while global agricultural prices remained broadly stable. Crude oil prices are forecast t...
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GMS Aqueduct Atlas
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
July 26, 2015
Source: Gassert, F., M. Luck, M. Landis, P. Reig, and T. Shiao. 2014....
The Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas (Aqueduct) is a robust communication tool that represents water-related risk through hydrological indicators. The framework comprises of 12 indicat...
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China and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Cooperation
China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Vannarith Chheang , Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace
2013
This paper attempts to provide an overview and analysis of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in the context of China-ASEAN cooperation and connectivity. It argues that sub-regi...
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An investor’s guide to responsible development: An MPE primer on investment in the Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Mekong Partnership for the Environment
2016
Quality investment depends on everyone working together to ensure socially and environmentally responsible practices. There’s an increasing awareness among government, business ...
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ASEAN Guidelines on the Promotion of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ASEAN
2016
The establishment of the ASEAN Climate Resilience Network, and the preparation of this document were fundamentally linked. This Guideline is the product of several research init...