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Transboundary water conflicts, a case study: Yali hydropower dam construction in Vietnam
A report about the challenges in assessing environmental impacts of large dams along international rivers, using the case study of the Yali dam. The author argues that the...
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Investment and access to land and natural resources: Challenges in promoting sustainable development
land concessions have accumulated their fair share of criticisms and challenges
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Assessment and prospect of China-Laos development cooperation 2016
Assessment and prospect of China-Laos development cooperation 2016
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Improving forest governance in the Mekong region
This report identifies opportunities for regional activities to improve forest governance and combat logging in the Mekong countries. The report is based on a series of workshop...
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Women in the Workforce: An Unmet Potential in Asia and the Pacific
This report shows that the low labor force participation of women is intimately related to how they allocate time between market and nonmarket activities. Indeed, in deciding wh...
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The Sixth National Economic and Social Development Plan (1987-1991)
The principal goals of the Sixth Plan are to raise national development to a level that will enable the country to progress and prosper in the future and to solve the economic a...
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Electricity in Myanmar: The missing prerequisite for development
A paper about electricity in Myanmar and its effect on development. Electricity consumption per capita in Myanmar is among the lowest in Asia and had been growing very slowly...
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Decree No. 38 / PM on the Development of Forestry and Natural Resources Fund, Vientiane, 21 February 2005
Decree No. 38 / PM on the Development of Forestry and Natural Resources Fund, Vientiane, 21 February 2005
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Climate Change and its impact in Thailand: A short overview on actual and potential impacts of the changing climate in Southeast Asia
In 2011, Thailand was underwater: more than one million people were affected by severe flooding for several weeks as a result of persistent rainfall (World Bank, 2011). In 2015-...
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practices of Gold Mining Industry In Cambodia
This report examines the practices of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles and other related compliance within Cambodia's gold industry. The findings, discuss...
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Measuring SDG Progress in Asia and the Pacific: Is there enough data? Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2017
The analysis in this report is done for two primary purposes. The first is to inform key stakeholders of the specific goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for which progress ass...
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Ecosystem-based approaches to address climate change challenges in the Greater Mekong Subregion
The brief summarises the current state of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) knowledge and experience on ecosystem-based approaches. The brief summarises the current state of GMS kn...
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Webpage capture of relevant information about École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO)
This webpage capture is the reference for labor incidents dataset. It contains news articles from local newspapers.
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Community Management of Mekong River Resources in Laos
Local fishers living in Khong district, Champasak province, where over 100 villages on the islands in the Mekong or are situated on the banks of the river, have reported severe ...
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Complementarities between the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: A Framework for Action
Building on Thailand’s Revised Information Paper/Matrix: Compilation of Possible Complementarities between the ASEAN Community Blueprints 2025 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainabl...
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Roadmap for the 10YFP implementation in Asia and the Pacific 2014-2015
One of the foreseen outputs of the “First Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on the 10YFP” (7-8 November 2013, Bangkok, Thailand) was the development of a Roadmap for the 10YFP imple...
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015: how are the world's forests changing? [2016]
Sustainably managed forests provide essential goods and services and thus play a vital part in sustainable development. Reliable and up-to-date information on the state of for...
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Tackling illegal logging and the related trade what progress and where next ?
This report is the culmination of the multi-year ‘Indicators of Illegal Logging’ project, in which Chatham House has sought to monitor and understand what progress is being made...
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Does Land Tenure Security Enhance Sustainable Land Management? Evidence from Mountainous Regions of Thailand and Vietnam
Neoclassical theory states that land tenure security plays an important role in determining long-term investment for sustainable land use. The case studies from Thailand and Vie...
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Land deal in Lao: First insights from a new nationwide initiative to assessment in land May 2015
Even though land acquisitions for tree plantations, agricultural commodities and mineral extraction contribute to gross national revenue, such investments also have negative eff...