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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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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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Hydropower in Cambodia: Competing discursive story-lines of a contested development path
This thesis uses discourse to analyze how different story-lines of hydropower development in the Mekong River Basin reproduce the concept of sustainable development. With actors...
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The use of groundwater as an alternative water source for agricultural production in southern Lao PDR and the implications for policymakers
Groundwater is fast becoming an alternative source of fresh water for many rural communities in southern Laos in response to increasing rainfall variability and distribution, in...
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Forest cover trends in the Northern Plains of Cambodia 2002-2010
We present results of an analysis of forest cover trends in the Northern Plains landscape in Cambodia from 2002 to 2010. This report will be used to inform development of a REDD...
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Cambodia: Land in conflict, an overview of the land situation
Conflict over land, combined with the systematic violation of land rights, is one of the most prominent human rights problems faced by Cambodians. The root of this problem can b...
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Impacts of sea level rise on estuarine area, coastal areas of the southern delta and the direction of response actions
The estuarine coastal areas of the southern delta (SD) from Vung Tau to Ha Tien include the provinces, cities of Ho Chi Minh City, Long An, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Soc Tr...
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NAMA for the Renewable Energy Sector of Lao PDR
The Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) represents an opportunity for sustainable and low carbon development for Lao PDR. The government can build on the existing po...
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The recognition of customary tenure in Lao PDR
This study begins with a broad overview of customary tenure arrangements in Lao PDR, followed by a discussion of key policy changes over the past 30 years that have impacted on ...
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From Conflicting to Complementing: The Formalisation of Customary Land Management Systems Governing Swidden Cultivation in Myanmar
Swiddening is a traditional and widespread agricultural system in mountainous regions of Southeast Asia. It is prevalent in Myanmar’s hilly border region. However, economic, pol...
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Restoring Land Rights: Pathways for the recognition of customary tenure in Myanmar
This publication is providing guidance to civil society organisations and other reform actors in Myanmar about how to recognise and protect customary tenure in both policy and p...
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Development of transgenic teak (Tectona grandis) expressing a cry1AB genefor control of the skeletoniser
Teak (Tectona grandis) is one of the exotic forest species that has been planted in Malaysia. Teak skeletoniser, Paliga damastesalis, causes minor to considerable damage to teak...
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Sowing seeds in lab and field: Socioeconomic impact of the Lao-IRRI rice research and training project
This impact study reports on the impact of the Lao-IRRI Project at the farm and national levels. The major impact indicators considered are increases in rice production and inco...
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Human Rights in Cambodia: The Façade of Stability 2006
This is a report on human rights in Cambodia published by Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) in 2006. Its contents provide an illustration ...
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About the ACSS Committee
The ACSS is a partnership between and among the national statistical systems of the ASEAN Member States (AMSs), the ASEAN Community Councils, and the ASEAN Secretariat.
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Floristic characteristics and affinities in Lao PDR, with a reference to the biogeography of the Indochina peninsula
The flora of Laos is composed of 5,005 species in 1,373 genera and 188 families of seed plants. Floristic and geographical attributes of the flora were analyzed. Tropical floris...
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The future role of civil society in Vietnam in 2030
The civil society has been playing crucial roles beside the state and the private sectors as the facilitators, conveners, innovators as well as service providers, and advo...
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Forest Change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) An Overview of Negative and Positive Drivers
Forests in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have been undergoing change in the last 25 years due to various factors. Positive and negative changes occur at the same time. Ther...
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Webpage capture on the news article about the general manager of China Poipet Satellite City project calls on contractor to solve workers’ unpaid salary
This webpage capture is the reference for Labor incidents dataset. It contains news articles from local newspapers.
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LAOS: Sustainability of Future Rice Production Growth and Food Security Uncertain
This page highlights information regarding the rice production growth and food security in Lao PDR.