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  • Mekong EIA briefing: Environmental impact assessment comparative analysis in Lower Mekong countries

    This report provides a comparative analysis of EIA laws, policies, regulations, and guidelines in the Lower Mekong countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam). The...

  • Participatory poverty assessment (PPA) : lower Songkhram river basin, Thailand

    The report of a participatory poverty assessment in Thailand’s lower Songkhram River Basin. The report describes general conditions of the basin communities, and socio-cultural ...

  • ADB interim country partnership strategy - Myanmar 2012–2014

    In response to the ongoing major reforms by the Government of Myanmar toward a democratic system and market-based economy, in 2012 ADB adopted a phased approach to reengagement ...

  • 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 ...

  • Strategic environmental assessment in the Greater Mekong Subregion (brief)

    This brief outlines the value of strategic environmental assessment (SEA). It is argued that SEA can assist GMS decision makers to more effectively balance economic, social, and...

  • 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...

  • The Preah Sihanouk declaration on building coastal resilience to climate change impacts in Southeast Asia

    A joint declaration by over 200 participants at the 2014 forum of the EU-funded Building Coastal Resilience Project. The declaration comprises participants’ major recommendation...

  • Climate solutions: WWF's vision for 2050

    This WWF report seeks to answer the question: “Is it technically possible to meet the growing global demand for energy by using clean and sustainable energy sources and...

  • National reforestation, regional deforestation? Cross-border trade and forest transition in Vietnam

    Vietnam confidently proclaims that it is capable of supplying most of its timber demand itself, but reports by NGOs claim that Vietnam has met its timber needs largely by...

  • (Cambodia) Fourth national report to the convention on biological diversity (draft)

    The draft of Cambodia's fourth national report to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report describes key actions taken in relation to the Convention's three...

  • I want to eat fish. I cannot eat electricity: public participation in Mekong Basin development

    A volume of writings from graduates of EarthRights Mekong School, a training program for civil society advocates from the Mekong Region whose work focuses on human rights and...

  • A delicate balance: ASEAN, development and environmental regulation

    This edition of ASEAN Path looks at how domestic environmental laws have evolved across the region to foster development that is ecologically, economically and socially...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Development looms on the Mekong

    An article about the proposed Pak Chom dam and its likely impacts on local communities. Effects of other dams are also discussed.

  • Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand: Sustainability report 2014

    The annual sustainability report of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. The report provides information on the organization’s performance on economic,...

  • Myanmar in transition: Opportunities and challenges

    This report is ADB's first major assessment of Myanmar since it began political and economic reforms in 2011. It examines the country's strengths and weaknesses and highlights...

  • Country report: Vietnam, payment for environmental services

    This article published in IUCN Academy of Environmental Law e-Journal Issue 2012 (1) outlines payment for environmental services (PES) the lessons learned, and relevant laws and...

  • Utilizing mining and mineral resources to foster the sustainable development of the Lao PDR

    This report focuses on the two existing large-scale mines in Laos – MMG Sepon and the PBM Phu Kham Copper-Gold Operation. Together, these mines account for the bulk of mineral...

  • Regional synthesis of payments for environmental services (PES) in the Greater Mekong Region

    This report synthesizes the country studies on payments for environmental services (PES) schemes in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam – that were prepared for a regional...

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