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COVID19 and Impacts on Environmental Human Rights Defenders and Environmental Protection in Southeast Asia: A regional analysis of legislative and political trends in 2020.
South-eastern Asia
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
United Nations Environment Programme
2021
This report examines the positive and negative impacts of the decrees, laws and other government policies on environmental rights that were either enacted in response to COVID-1...
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1st ODI Virtual Meetup: Data Storytelling and Literacy during the Pandemic
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Open Development Mekong and national team members
2021
ODI developed the open data portal ODM to increase the data ecosystem in the region, specifically to increase evidence-based decision making based upon reliable and accurate dat...
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Cybersecurity in the Mekong region: An Analysis of the Legal Framework and Recommendations for the Protection of Indigenous Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Emilie Pradichit, Manushya Foundation – Cambodia, Lao PDR,...
2021
This article reviews the existing legal frameworks regulating cyber security and its applications in the Mekong countries with special focus on IEHRDs; to identify specific risk...
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Indigenous data sovereignty in the Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Pyrou Chung and Mia Chung
2019
The Mekong region is home to over 100 indigenous and ethnically distinct communities who have struggled to retain their autonomy. While each group of indigenous and ethnic minor...
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New Species Discoveries in 2020 in the Greater Mekong
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mekong, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Research by Antonio Cerezo Tomàs, WWF-Greater Mekong, Text and...
2021
The Greater Mekong region is one of planet Earth’s most important biodiversity hotspots, highlighted by the endless number of new species discovered there every year. The region...
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Figures on ethnic minority women and men in Vietnam 2015-2019. From the findings of Surveys on the socio-economic situation amongst 53 Ethnic Minority Groups 2015-2019.
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
UN Women, ILLSA, CEMA
2021
The report Figures on Ethnic Minority Women and Men in Viet Nam 2015-2019 presents gender analysis and highlights gender outcomes, and provide policy recommendations for gender ...
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Policy brief: Gender issues of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
UN Women, ILLSA, CEMA
2021
The policy brief was developed based on the results of the Survey on the Socio-Economic Situation of 53 Ethnic Minority Groups in Viet Nam in 2019 and other recent research resu...
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Gender statistics in Vietnam 2020
Viet Nam
Books and book chapters
GSO
2021
The book presents gender statistics according to various topics, such as: Population, family, education, health, labour and employment, and leadership and management. Informatio...
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A Political Economy of Environmental Impact Assessment in the Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Andrew Wells-Dang, Kyaw Nyi Soe, Lamphay Inthakoun, Prom Tola,...
2016
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a central process in sustainable development to reduce and mitigate anticipated impacts of development projects. Every national governme...
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The Indigenous World 2021
Global
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs or IWGIA (Edited...
2021
For 35 consecutive years IWGIA has published The Indigenous World in collaboration with this community of authors. This yearly overview serves to document and report on the deve...
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Dawei Special Economic Zone
Myanmar
Archived web content
Dawei Special Economic Zone Management Committee
This website contains information about the old and new Dawei SEZ website and one stop services for investors looking to invest in Dawei.
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Human Rights Watch World Report 2021: Events of 2020
Cambodia, Global, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Human Rights Watch
2021
This 31st annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in nearly 100 countries and territories worldwide in 2020. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human R...
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The State of the World's Mangroves 2021
Global
Advocacy and promotional materials
Spalding, Mark D and Leal, Marice (editors)
2021
This publication represents a remarkable synthesis, 100 authors from around the world (over 40 locales) have come together, sharing cutting-edge science and compelling stories. ...
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CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance
Global
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
Stephanie Russo Carroll; Maui Hudson; et all.
2018
The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance are people and purpose-oriented, reflecting the crucial role of data in advancing Indigenous innovation and self-determination.
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ZONED OUT: A comprehensive impact evaluation of Mekong economic development zone
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Darathtey Din, Ryn Jirenuwat, Aung Khant Kyaw, Chan Muyhong, Trang...
2021
This report presents a study that applies publicly available information to assess foreign-invested economic development zones (EDZs) across the Mekong region. Analysis of EDZ's...
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Mekong Women in Open Data
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mekong, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Mia Chung and Pyrou Chung
2020
Gender inequality underscores the lives of women all over the world. It is rooted in systems of governance and cultural norms that function to perpetuate this inequality. The sy...
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Special Economic Zones and Land Dispossession in The Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Pornpana Kuaycharoen, Luntharima Longcharoen, Phurinat Chotiwan,...
2020
Special economic zones (SEZs) have become a one-size-fit-all policy solution for governments eager to expand their industrial economy. Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet...
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Women Migration and Women's Land Tenure Security in the greater Mekong sub-region
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand
Case studies
Soimart Rungmanee, Souknida Sautouky, Maw Thoe Myar and Patcharin...
2021
This report considers the interlinkages between migration, gender, and land tenure. The study on which the report is based explored how migration affects women’s land tenure sec...
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Indigenous Peoples' Data During COVID-19: From External to Internal
Global
Issue and policy briefs
Carroll SR, Akee R, Chung P, Cormack D, Kukutai T, Lovett R, Suina...
2021
This paper explores the particular issues that COVID-19 has highlighted for Indigenous Peoples focusing on data for governance. Drawing on current global examples, we underscore...
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Made in China Journal: The Chinese Worker Goes Abroad (Volume 5, Issue 3)
China
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ivan Franceschini, Nicholas Loubere, Yige Dong, Kevin Lin, Andrea...
2020
The Made in China Journal (MIC) is a publication focussing on labour, civil society, and human rights in China. It is founded on the belief that spreading awareness of the compl...