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Camps, children, chemicals, contractors & credit: field observations of labour practices in plantations & other social developments in Savannakhet and Champasak
Report discusses the labour practices observed and changes in the target communities. It provides detailed summary descriptions of work practices and conditions that are contras...
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Electricity generation plants
This dataset shows the 17 locations of electricity generation plants in 4 categories: hydropower plants, heavy fuel power plants, coal plants and plants using wood and other bi...
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Connecting SDG 14 with the other Sustainable Development Goals through Marine Spatial Planning
Despite the oceans’ incontrovertible contribution to the realisation of sustainable development, the importance assigned by the Millennium Development Goals to the conservation ...
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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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Turning Land into Capital for Whom? Crises and Alternatives of Land Commodification in Laos
On August 3rd, 2017, the Central Committee of the Lao Peoples Revolutionary Party (hereafter, the Party) the only legally permitted political party and the dominant political i...
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Cambodia atlas of gender and environment
In 2017, the Asia Foundation initiated the “Atlas of Gender and Environment” project to provide a more in-depth understanding of how gender informs environment-related vulnerabi...
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Royal decree No. 176 on revocation of Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary in Kratie province and Roneam Daun Sam Wildlife Sanctuary in Battambang province
The Royal decree aims to revoke the Snuol Wildlife Sanctuary, established on 01 November 1993 and consisting of 75,000 hectares in Kratie province, as well as the Roneam Daun Sa...
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Blood bricks: untold stories of modern slavery and climate change from Cambodia
This report tells ten untold stories of modern slavery and climate change. The report reinforces why decent work is a powerful protection against contemporary forms of slavery: ...
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Indo-Burma Wetland Outlook 2022: Towards Wise Use of Indo-Burma's Wetlands
Understanding the current situation of wetlands in the region is key to effectively integrating wetlands within countries' agendas on biodiversity, climate change adaptation and...
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Myanmar in Deforestation Crisis
Myanmar's forest coverage is down to only a fifth of the country's total area and officials say they want a total ban on exporting wood to foreign countries.The country's Natura...
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Net ODA received (percentage of central government expense)
Ratio of Net ODA received to central government expense (%) provides measures of recipient country's dependency on aid. The numerator estimates are published annually at the end...
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[Draft] Completed environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) on metal mining project in area of Phnom Prek, Phnom Prek District, Battambang Province
Phu Yang (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. plans to invest in a metal mining project in Phnom Prek Area, Phnom Prek District, Battambang Province on an area of 4 square kilometers. This repo...
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Master Plan for Integrated Biodiversity Management
The Master Plan for Integrated Biodiversity Management B.E. 2558-2564 (2015-2021) is the principal biological diversity plan of Thailand, developed in compliance with Article 6 ...
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Politics of Food
Small-scale farmers in Myanmar, where the economy and politics have just recently been liberalized, are witnessing rapid changes driven by international investors. Laws are bein...
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Wuxi Hua Guang (Myanmar) Co., Ltd._Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Tigyit Coal Fired Power Plant
As per EIA Procedures (2015), this ESIA report for Tigyit coal-fired power plant (120 MW) to identify and evaluate the potential impacts from the operation of the power plant. T...
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Lower Mekong Workforce Skills Gap Analysis and Implications for Regional Growth.
This report, commissioned by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Education Data for Decision Making (EdData) II Program, focuses on ways e...
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Internationally Recognized Core Labour Standards in Thailand
This report on the respect of internationally recognised core labour standards in Thailand is one of the series the ITUC is producing in accordance with the Ministerial Declarat...
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On Gender Mainstreaming Strategies and Tools in Fisheries Development Projects: RFLP Gender Strategy and Lessons from the Asia-Pacific Region
Traditionally, most fisheries development projects have focused on technical aspects, lacking consideration of gender issues during the identification, implementation and monito...
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Bamboo fabric: A study of using thick bamboo fiber for producing and developing Thai textiles
This research investigates the use of bamboo fibre in Thai textile production. The authors explore the industry's background, current situation and challenges, and investigate h...
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Montane paddy rice: Development and effects on food security and livelihood activities of highland lao farmers
The focus of this study is on the smaller areas (<1 to 10 ha) that are being developed by farmers into paddy land. The objectives of the study were to understand 1) why farmers ...