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Thai Flood 2011 Overview: Rapid Assessment for Resilient Recovery and Reconstruction Planning
In response to the prolonged and widespread flooding throughout Thailand in 2011, the Royal Thai Government, in conjunction with the World Bank and other development partners,...
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Thailand 4.0 Policy to Become a Mechanism for National Reform
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has stated the "Thailand 4.0” policy would become a mechanism for national reform to pull Thailand out of the middle-income trap,...
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Documenting Customary Tenure in Myanmar: a guidebook
Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)'s first edition guidebook to customary tenure in Myanmar provides conceptual, legal and practical tools and resources to help civil society...
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Sustainable Development Goals in Cambodia: Citizen Survey 2016
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) list the 17 key areas that must be included in national and international policy-making, in order to reduce poverty, fight inequality...
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Education: Distribution of Enrolment by Field of Study: Tertiary Education
The demand for higher education continues to grow as universities compete globally to attract students. But are students opting for private or public institutions? To what...
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Education: Gross Graduation Ratio
The demand for higher education continues to grow as universities compete globally to attract students. But are students opting for private or public institutions? To what...
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Illiterate Population
Despite the steady rise in literacy rates over the past 50 years, there are still 750 million illiterate adults around the world, most of whom are women. These numbers produced...
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World Inequality Database on Education
The World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE) brings together data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), national household...
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Cambodia: Rapid Growth with Institutional Constraints
This paper examines Cambodia’s socioeconomic development since the early 1990s peace settlement. The country’s economic growth has arguably been the fastest among post-conflict...
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“Nothing Is Like It Was Before”: The Dynamics between Land-Use and Land-Cover, and Livelihood Strategies in the Northern Vietnam Borderlands
Land uses are changing rapidly in Vietnam’s upland northern borderlands. Regional development platforms such as the Greater Mekong Subregion, state-propelled market integration...
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Land Transparency Study: Synthesis Report
This report presents the results of a novel study on land transparency in Vietnam; a study that focuses on the actual provision of information related to land. This study was...
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Mekong-India Economic Corridor (Concept Paper)
The Mekong-India Economic Corridor (MIEC) involves integrating the four Greater Mekong Countries viz. Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam (here-in after referred as Mekong...
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Land Law, Land Rights, and Land Reform in Vietnam: A Deeper Look into “Land Grabbing” for Public and Private Development
As Vietnam continues to search for its ideal balance between Communist control and a market-led economy, land rights emerge at the forefront of the discussion concerning the...
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Conversion of land use in Vietnam through a political economy lens
This article applies a political economy approach to processes of agricultural land conversion through analysis of the interests and incentives of key actors within and outside...
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Promoting Sustainable Development Through Disaster Risk Management
Despite considerable advances in disaster risk management (DRM) understanding and know-how over the past few decades, there has been no evidence of a long-term decline in loss...
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Toward a National Eco-Compensation Regulation in the People's Republic of China
Eco-compensation in the PRC is mainly a public mechanism to promote environmental protection and restoration, including through the payment for ecological services. It is a...
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Greeen Solutions For Livable Cities
This publication is authored by a multidisciplinary technical assistance team of experts. It shares solutions emerging from the GrEEEn Cities Initiative of the Asian Development...
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Asian Development Bank Member Fact Sheet: Vietnam
ADB supports Viet Nam in promoting job creation and competitiveness, increasing the inclusiveness of infrastructure and service delivery, and improving environmental...
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Asian Development Bank Member Fact Sheet: Thailand
ADB stands ready to assist Thailand in adopting the “Thailand 4.0” model, envisioned to create a value-based economy founded on creativity, innovation, and intellect.
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Asian Development Bank Member Fact Sheet: Myanmar
ADB supports Myanmar in promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, with focus on infrastructure, education and training, and agriculture and rural development.