44 datasets found

The purpose of this Circular is to advise the relevant ministries, institutions and local authorities to take necessary measures to prepare for the upcoming flood, which caused...

In 2017, the Asia Foundation initiated the “Atlas of Gender and Environment” project to provide a more in-depth understanding of how gender informs environment-related...

This report is produced by the Humanitarian Response Forum (HRF), a network of United Nations (UN), non-government organizations (NGOs), and international organizations (IOs)...

There are two main objectives of the Cambodia post-flood relief and recovery survey. Firstly, the survey implementation intends to collect timely information on household and...

The report of a study to assess household and community vulnerability to floods in Attapeu Province, Laos. This study is one of three assessing the potential consequences of...

Mặc dù xây dựng cơ sở hạ tầng kiểm soát lũ lụt, các thành phố hiện đại trên khắp thế giới vẫn dễ bị tổn thương do lũ lụt. Mặc dù quản lý lũ lụt nói chung ít chú trọng đến các bi...

The Asia and Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Unabated warming could significantly undo previous achievements of economic development and...

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...

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,...

This report draws from a 2013 USAID analysis of climate change impacts in the Lower Mekong Basin that forecasts more extreme temperatures, rainfall, weather events and sea level...

A report jointly updated by country members of Mekong River Commission (MRC) on integrated water resources management-based basin development strategy 2016-2020 for the Lower...

The Delta at Risk study is a global, systematic assessment of how delta risk is increasing due to sea-level rise and human drivers of delta land subsidence. Risk is expected to...

This paper aims to review current flood management in relation to the long-term development planning in Vietnam. The report discusses perceptions of flood risk and how these...

Floods are the most frequent and devastating natural disasters in the Asian region. Their impact has grown in spite of our improved ability to monitor and describe them. This...

A manual to assist provincial and district level disaster management committees to develop and implement a Flood Preparedness Program, developed from curriculum of training...

A presentation on the water-food-energy nexus in the Mekong region. Presenters discuss the relationships between these factors and analyse various policy interventions. Examples...

An article about the possible impacts of climate change on the Mekong region, summarising a report of USAID’s Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change project. The...

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have signed a Strategic Partnership Arrangement on Climate Change Adaptation and Water Management (October...

A presentation about river transport in the Mekong river delta. The presenter outlines development trends with regards to river transport, then describes the adverse effects of...

This report presents an analysis of global weather-related disaster trends over a twenty year time-frame, and highlights the need for a new climate change agreement from the...