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Climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin, an analysis of economic values at risk
This report draws from a 2013 USAID analysis of climate change impacts in the Lower Mekong Basin that forecasts more extreme temperatures, rainfall, weather events and sea level...
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A Region at Risk: The Human Dimensions of Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific
The Asia and Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Unabated warming could significantly undo previous achievements of economic development and...
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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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Climate change in the lower Mekong Basin
Report assessing potential impacts of climate change on the lower Mekong, tracking its possible risk for high-risk populations and ecologically vulnerable areas
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Gender, Climate Change and Health
There is now strong evidence that the earth’s climate is changing rapidly, mainly due to human activities. Increasing temperatures, sea-level rises, changing patterns of precipi...
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Exploring the climate change concerns of striped catfish producers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
This study investigated the perceptions on and adaptations to climate change impacts of 235 pangasius farmers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Data were collected using semi-struct...
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River transport in Mekong river delta and the adverse effect of climate change
A presentation about river transport in the Mekong river delta. The presenter outlines development trends with regards to river transport, then describes the adverse effects of ...
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Development and Climate Change in the Mekong Region
The countries of the Mekong Region have mostly continued in their path of rapid economic growth and increasing regional economic integration. However, poverty and social inequal...
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Central Mekong Delta Region connectivity project: Rapid climate change threat and vulnerability assessment
A report about the Central Mekong Delta Region Connectivity Project, which aims to enhance connectivity across provinces of southern Viet Nam and Ho Chi Minh City. The project...
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Vulnerability assessment of climate risks in Attapeu province, Lao PDR
The report of a study to assess household and community vulnerability to floods in Attapeu Province, Laos. This study is one of three assessing the potential consequences of cli...
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Declaration on Institutionalising the Resilience of Asean and its Communities and Peoples to Disasters and Climate Change
Declaration to institutionalize climate change adaptation, and disaster risk reduction and management in ASEAN
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Vulnerability assessment of climate risks in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia
An assessment of the potential consequences of climate change on wetland communities and livelihoods in Cambodia. This forms part of the Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity...
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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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Risks and adaptation to climate change in BCI pilot sites in PRC, Thailand and Vietnam
A report by the Asian Development Bank on risks and adaptation to climate change in BCI pilot sites in PRC, Thailand and Vietnam, edited by Frank Murray, May Ajero, Gianina Pan...
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Chapter 2: Climate change and natural disaster (Excerpt from National environmental assessment report - period from 2011-2015)
Vietnam was one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climage change, reflecting in the increase in number and level of extreme natural disasters (typhoon, heavy ra...
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National Target Program to response to climate change
National Target Program to response to climage change is the implementing action of the Government’s Resolution No. 60/2007/NQ-CP dated 3rd December 2007. Strategic objectives ...
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Deltas at Risk
The Delta at Risk study is a global, systematic assessment of how delta risk is increasing due to sea-level rise and human drivers of delta land subsidence. Risk is expected to ...
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Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks
this report presents a wide-ranging assessment and detailed ndings to show by how much and in what ways improving the environment can promote health and well-being. The realiza...
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Climate proofing ADB investment in the transport sector: initial experience
This publication is the outcome of the review prepared in collaboration with the Environment Community of Practice and the Environment and Safeguards Division of the Regional an...
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A rapid vulnerability assessment of coastal habitats and selected species to climate risks in Chanthaburi and Trat (Thailand), Koh Kong and Kampot (Cambodia), and Kien Giang, Ben Tre, Soc Trang and Can Gio (Vietnam)
This report presents a rapid assessment of the vulnerability to climate change of coastal habitats and selected species in eight focal areas in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand....