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Water security threats demand new collaborations: Lessons from the Mekong River Basin
This report is an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report, commissioned by DuPont as part of the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) research programme. This report discusses the...
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Procedures for Data and Information Exchange and Sharing
This policy outlines the procedures for data and information exchange and sharing as part of the Mekong River Commissions mandate.
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Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services in Costa Rica
Ecosystems services have become a key concept in understanding the way humans benefit from ecosystems. In Costa Rica, a pioneer national scheme of payment provides compensation ...
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Nagoya protocol on access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization to the convention on biological diversity
Th e Convention on Biological Diversity was opened for signature on 5 June 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (the Rio “Earth Summit”) and ente...
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Remote sensing applications to drought risk management
A presentation overviewing remote sensing data collection methods and their applicability for drought risk management.
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Current Fisheries and Aquaculture Policies Relevant to RFLP in Viet Nam
The Fisheries sector is a significant contribution to the economy of Vietnam, the export value in 2008 was US$ 4.509 billion. The natural resources, particularly inshore fisheri...
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Law on Election of Members of National Assembly
The purpose of this Law is to establish the electoral organs, procedures, and the conduct of the Election of Members of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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Women in Fisheries in Asia
This paper begins with a review of the cultural and political background of selected Asian countries (Bangladesh,Cambodia, Kuwait, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, the Lao PDR, Ma...
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Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control
This Law legislates on natural disaster prevention and control activities; the rights and obligations of those engaged in natural disaster prevention and control activities; and...
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An introduction to the fisheries of the Lao PDR
The report is about an introduction to the fisheries in Laos where capture fisheries and aquaculture relies upon water resource ecosystems mainly consisting of rivers and stream...
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Assessing Groundwater Quality by Using Information Thematic Map: Case Study in Phong Dien District, Can Tho City
This research was conducted to evaluating the quality of groundwater and building the geographic information system, building maps of groundwater quality Phong Dien area of Can ...
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Rescaling and Reordering Nature–Society Relations: The Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Dam and Laos–Thailand Electricity Networks
This article seeks to interrogate these links, showing how the hydrological flows of the XBF River are now transformed by regional power grids that are heavily shaped by fluctua...
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Prakas No 364 on establishment of management fishery area in Koh Rung and Koh Rung Samloem islands
This Prakas aims at establishing management fishery area in Koh Rung and Koh Rung Samloem islands located in Sangkat Koh Rung, Krong Preah Sihanouk, Preah Sihanouk province to p...
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Strengthening the voice of the community for informed choices - Land use and land use changes in Central Vietnam
Oxfam and its local partners have observed the development of a number of agro-forestry enterprises in some project areas. Oxfam shares some community experiences in central pro...
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Wetland Priority Sites in Lao PDR - the top five priority sites
This presentation discusses Wetland Priority Sites in LAO PDR and prepared for: Climate Change Impact and Vulnerability Assessment for the Wetlands of the Lower Mekong Basin f...
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Environmental and Social Management Framework: Protected Area And Wildlife Project
This Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) has been prepared for the Protected Area and Wildlife Project (PAW). The project aims to strengthen the management syst...
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Review of the National Protected Area System of Lao PDR
This review presents the report on the National Protected Area System of Lao PDR. It provides current status of legal, policy and institutional frameworks, biodiversity signific...
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Economic, social and environmental impacts of investments in mining
This issues brief series is developed by the Poverty‐ Environment Initiative of Lao PDR to address poverty and environment issues in the current development and national plann...
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Organic by default: Myth or Reality? Evidence from the Lao PDR
This presentation presents Organic Agriculture in Lao PDR and discusses important and positive changes to the farming & marketing practices of smallholder rice farmers as well a...
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Energy sector in the Greater Mekong Subregion (evaluation of Asian Development Bank assistance)
This report presents the findings, lessons, and recommendations of an independent assessment of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) assistance to the energy sector in the Greater...