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The State of Social Protection in ASEAN at the Dawn of Integration
The study provides an overview of the social protection situation in each of the ten ASEAN Member States, using the framework of the four Guarantees adopted in 2012 under the IL...
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USAID Mekong ARCC climate change impact and adaptation study for the Lower Mekong Basin, vulnerability assessment report Thuan Hoa commune, An Minh District, Kien Giang Province, AMDI Vietnam
The report of a vulnerability assessment aiming to understand climate and non-climate vulnerabilities in the USAID Mekong Adaptation and Resistance to Climate Change (ARCC) targ...
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Floods and droughts in the Lower Mekong Basin and implications of climate change
A working paper outlining risk management relating to floods and droughts in the Lower Mekong Basin. The report explains flood and drought risk in the region, and the impact on...
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Decree on the management of state capital
Decree on the management of state capital
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The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015
This year ?s annual State of Food Insecurity in the World report takes stock of progress made towards achieving the internationally established Millennium Development Goal (MDG1...
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Evidence of water quality degradation in Lower Mekong Basin revealed by self organizing map
A report analysis by Ratha Chea, Gaël Grenouillet, Sovan Lek on evidence of water quality degradation in Lower Mekong Basin revealed by self organizing map, published in the Low...
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54 Ethnic groups: Why the difference? – 2018 edition
Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) would like to present to you the second edition of the book "54 Ethnic Groups: Why the Difference?" The book is the updated version...
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Vulnerability assessment of climate risks in the lower Songkhram river basin, Thailand
This study seeks to understand household and community vulnerability to floods, droughts, and seasonal shifts in Thailand's Lower Songkhram River Basin. The assessment is one of...
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Realizing sustainable hydropower development opportunity in the Basin Development Strateg
National Policy on Environment and Social Sustainability of Hydropower Sector –now replaced by Policy on Sustainable Hydropower Development •Social and Environmental Standards a...
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Trafficking in Persons Report 2019
This is a report on human trafficking as of 2019 by the US Depertment of State
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The Mekong River Commission: Does it work, and how does the Mekong Basin’s geography influence its effectiveness?
This article assesses the effectiveness of the Mekong River Commission, its impact on the policies of its members, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Viet Nam, and their engagement...
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Doing Business 2018 Reforming to Create Jobs
Doing Business 2018 is the 15th in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. The report provides quant...
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Final Report: Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Myanmar Hydropower Sector
The Myanmar hydropower sector, in the early stages of development, has the opportunity to develop sustainably by balancing electricity generation with environmental and social o...
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Vietnam: The State of Internet Censorship
Vietnam is one of the countries with the strictest surveillance in all aspects. Internet censorship is one of the methods used by the government for national security. Freedom o...
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Short Report by the Chief Executive Officer on the outcomes and key messages of the International Conference
The two-days MRC International Conference, with the theme Joint Efforts and Partnerships towards Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Mekong River Basi...
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Natural Systems and Climate Change Resilience in the Lower Mekong Basin
The Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) is experiencing a total transformation of its social, economic and natural environment. Exceptional advances have been made in reducing poverty, in ...
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The State of Local Governance: Trends in Yangon
This report sets out to map the state of affairs and the evolution over the past years with regards to governance reform in Yangon Region. It endeavours to provide background in...
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Coping with resettlement: A livelihood adaptation analysis in the Mekong River basin
A major driver of change in the Mekong River basin relates to hydropower development and the consequent changes in landscape and natural resource access regime that it induces. ...
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Water Grabbing in the Mekong Basin – An Analysis of the Winners and Losers of Thailand’s Hydropower Development in Lao PDR
This paper examines how powerful state and private actors from within Thailand and Lao PDR mobilise power to control the benefits from hydropower while the social and environmen...
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Impacts of Mainstream Hydropower Dams on Fisheries and Agriculture in Lower Mekong Basin
This paper, however, discusses the fishery and agricultural sectors of the LMB and focuses on the downstream floodplains of Cambodia and Vietnam. The dam construction has caused...