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A Strategic Agricultural Sector and Food Security Diagnostic for Myanmar
Despite its enormous potential, Myanmar’s agriculture has underperformed over the past fifty years. Today, per capita earnings in agriculture average roughly $200 a year, one-ha...
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Labour and social trends in Vietnam 2009/10
This is a rich information source that can be used as an advocacy tool for advancing decent work in Viet Nam. The report provides an overview of recent labour market trends in t...
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Special Economic Development Zones under ASEAN Guidelines
This report addresses the historical developments of special economic zones (SEZs) in a various forms and categories. It is examined that SEZ is one of the five economic zones a...
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Forest investment program, Laos investment plan
This report highlights Laos investment in forest management and opportunities for REDD+. The report discusses the forest sector in Laos and summarises the Laos REDD+ programme. ...
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Lao Labor Migration and Remittance 2014
Lao Labor Migration and Remittance 2014
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Timber Trade and Wood Flow–Study – Myanmar
The current study on wood demand and supply, and forest industries in the Union of Myanmar is a part of the Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management in Remote Greater Meko...
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Wildlife hunting and use 2005
Across the villages, households eat meat or fish an average of 6.7 times per week. Wildlife was reported eaten 1.9 times in the week prior to the survey. Wildlife and fish cover...
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Contract farming in Lao PDR: cases and questions
During the past five years there has been a rapid rise in contract farming in Lao PDR. This report takes a look at what is actually happening in different parts of the coun...
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Agriculture and natural resources sector needs assessment
This document is the Inception Report for the Agriculture and Natural Resources Sector Needs Assessment (TA: 4843-LAO) to evaluate development in the ANR sector.
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Myanmar Action Plan on Disaster Risk Reduction (MAPDRR) 2012
Myanmar is exposed to multiple natural hazards which include Cyclone, Storm surge, Floods, Landslide, Earthquake, Tsunami, Drought, Fire and Forest Fire. Its coastal regions are...
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Planned resettlement, unexpected migrations and cultural trauma in Laos
Though not officially considered a 'policy' by the Lao government, resettlement of ethnic minorities has become a central feature of the rural development strategy in Laos. Over...
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Women in Natural Disasters:Indicative Findings in Unraveling Gender in Institutional Responses
As the ASEAN moves toward efforts at responding to natural disaters as a region, it has yet to fully integrate the gender approach in its regional disaster response. Already in...
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Lao National Biosafety Frameworks
Lao National Biosafety Framework is a combination of policy, legal, administrative and technical instruments that are set in place to address safety for the environment and hu...
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Final environmental impact assessment, Lao Greater Mekong Subregion Nam Ngum 3 Hydropower Project
Final environmental impact assessment of the Nam Ngum 3 Hydropower Project. The report describes the project and the physical, biological and socio-cultural environment. The rep...
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Economic and trade cooperation zones along belt and road workshop series
According to the source of this case study, this training pack of the workshop series states as follows: 1) contextualize the business environment in Cambodia, 2) discuss the ET...
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Dashboard Series about Cambodia
This dashboard series aim to illustrate an overview on different situations and status of Cambodia including demographic profiles, economic budget, economic and financial statis...
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Alternative Development or Business as Usual?: Chinas Opium Substitution Policy in Burma and Laos
A significant part of opium and its derivative heroin on the market in China originates from the ‘Golden Triangle’ – roughly the area that spans northern Burma, Thailand and Lao...
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Desertification in Vietnam and climate change
The report mentions the current situation, causes of land degradation and desertification; solutions to drought and desertification; Land degradation and desertification in the ...
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Vietname's Future Digital Economy: Towards 2030 and 2045
A new report examines the trends affecting the development in Vietnam’s digital economy until 2045. The next wave of digital technologies – artificial intelligence, blockchain, ...
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Participatory poverty assessment (PPA), Attapeu Province, Lao PDR
This report is an assessment of villagers' livelihoods and poverty in Attapeu Province in an effort to pinpoint areas for poverty reduction in development projects.