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  • Summary of the workshop, "A systematic and quantitative design of the low carbon development plan for Cambodia"

    This document summarises proceedings of a workshop on low carbon development (LCD) in Cambodia. The purpose of the workshop was to introduce a preliminary study on a low carbon...

  • Briefing paper: Regional framework on extractive industries governance

    A briefing paper on the ASEAN Regional Framework on Extractive Industries Governance. The brief outlines the legal context, key elements of the framework and the proposed means...

  • Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) market coordination (energy sector)

    This presentation outlines energy market coordination in the GMS. Energy resource endowment for each country are outlined, as well energy use, peak power demand, power trade and...

  • Farming first: Enhancing sustainable development through agriculture

    This document argues that returning farmers to the centre of policy decisions is fundamental to sustainable development. It outlines Farming First's call-to-action for...

  • Energy outlook for Asia and the Pacific: October 2013

    This report attempts to identify policy, social, infrastructure, and technology issues that must be addressed to meet the future energy needs of members of ADB in Asia and the...

  • The framework for extractive industries governance in ASEAN, first edition

    The framework aims to contribute to the development of extractive industries within ASEAN that are accountable, transparent, and well-governed and are effective in stimulating...

  • Greater Mekong Subregion power trade and interconnection: 2 decades of cooperation

    This publication is a historical summary of progress made in energy cooperation in the GMS since the beginning of the economic cooperation program in 1992. It highlights a...

  • Annual rates of lightning fatalities by country

    This study builds on an earlier study on the worldwide casualty toll from lightning. The present paper synthesizes data that are available on lightning deaths by country. It...

  • Imperiled giant fish and mainstream dams in the Lower Mekong Basin: Assessment of current status, threats, and mitigation

    This document outlines the impacts of the Xayaburi dam on five of the Mekong’s largest fish and provides a short discussion about potential impacts to other threatened and...

  • Sociological analysis of road safety situation in Cambodia

    This study explored the conceptual understanding of road crashes as a social issue and the behavioral determinants of motorcycle helmet use in Cambodia. The authors found that...

  • Overview on transport infrastructure sectors in the Kingdom of Cambodia (third edition)

    This third edition of the "Overview on transport infrastructure sectors" provides an update of the rapid infrastructure development taking place in Cambodia. The first and...

  • SWOT analysis of transport in Cambodia identifying paths to higher efficiency and sustainability

    Traffic demand and motor traffic in Cambodia and Phnom Penh are growing steadily, while the performance of transport infrastructure is lagging behind. Engineering Master...

  • The research on the cross-border transportation infrastructure: Phase 2

    In 2005 and 2006, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) researched the global progress of regionalization and the impacts of cross-border transport. The present study...

  • World marriage patterns 2000

    Data on marriage patterns for all countries. Indicators include average age at first marriage/singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM); the proportions of ever-married persons aged...

  • Doing business 2015. Going beyond efficiency

    This report is the 12th in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. The report presents quantitative...

  • The business case for social and environmental safeguards in infrastructure lending

    A presentation outlining the business case for social and environmental safeguards in infrastructure lending. The benefits and costs of safeguards and the scale of...

  • Gendering cross-border networks in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Drawing invisible routes to Thailand

    This article discusses human trafficking within the GMS in relation to the strengthened inter-state economic and infrastructural connectivity, taking the life history of sex...

  • Alternative development or business as usual? China's opium substitution policy in Burma and Laos

    This brief discusses the effectiveness of China's opium substitution policy. A significant amount of opium and heroin on the market in China originates in northern Burma,...

  • Submission to the US State Dept on US reporting requirements on responsible investment in Burma (Myanmar)

    A submission by the Institute for Human Rights and Business regarding the US Government’s Reporting Requirements on Responsible Investment in Burma. IHRB warmly welcomes the...

  • Community engagement key to business success in Myanmar

    This article argues that community engagement and international standards of corporate social responsibility are key to the success of petroleum projects in Myanmar.