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Country overview: Myanmar
Dramatic changes took place in Myanmar beginning in 2011 that began a transition in this country from half a century of military rule to a hybrid system of government with compe...
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Law for state land management in Cambodia
A conference paper on the topic of state land management in Cambodia. The author discusses the legal framework, governance and empowerment, land valuation, state land leasing, c...
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Study on Agricultural Investments: Briefing Paper
Agricultural investments are crucial to improve productivity and to raise the incomes and food security of farmers and others alike. Investments by smallholder farmers themselve...
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Study on Agricultural Investments: Final Report
Agricultural investments are crucial to improve productivity and to raise the incomes and food security of farmers and others alike. Investments by smallholder farmers themselve...
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National Green Growth Strategy of the Lao PDR till 2030
The content of this strategic report explores and identifies mechanisms for integrating green growth into policies, strategies, and plans of sectors and localities in a systemat...
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Vulnerability Index to Climate Change and its Application for Community-level Risk Assessment in Thailand
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...
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A Year of Growth and Consolidation: AIPP 2012 Annual Report
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 ...
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Sustainable Development for Thailand in the Global Context
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...
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Analysis of utilization of non timber forest product by rural farm household: case study of xaybuathong District, Central Lao
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...
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Environmental impacts of trade liberalization in the silk handicrafts sector of the Lao PDR
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...
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Thailand 4.0 Policy to Become a Mechanism for National Reform
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...
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Southeast Asia and the Economics of Global Climate Stabilization
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...
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Climate Change and Its Impact on the Lao and Cambodian People
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...
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Mekong EIA Briefing: Environmental Impact Assessment Comparative Analysis In Lower Mekong Countries
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...
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Environmental Performance Index: 2016 report
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks countries’ performance on high-priority environmental issues in two areas: protection of human health and protection of ecosystem...
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Cases of local transboundary environmental management in border areas of the Mekong watershed in Yunnan, China
This paper documents cases of transboundary environmental cooperation and issues in local institutional contexts in Yunnan, China. Cases include formal agreements on specific is...
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ASEAN action plan on joint response to climate change
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...
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Good practices: Information disclosure and public participation starting from screening stage in Cambodia
A presentation on information sharing and public participation in environmental issues in Cambodia. The presenter outlines the legal framework relating to environmental rotation...
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Water management and impact assessment in the Mekong Basin: analyzing the linkages between local, national and regional levels
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 ...
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Climate change in Southeast Asia: Focused actions on the frontlines of climate change
This publication identifies the significant issues and challenges relating to climate change being faced by Southeast Asian countries, and highlights emerging responses and best...