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Mekong-India Economic Corridor (Concept Paper)
Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
2009
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 C...
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Land Law, Land Rights, and Land Reform in Vietnam: A Deeper Look into “Land Grabbing” for Public and Private Development
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kaitlin Hansen
2013
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 ten...
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Conversion of land use in Vietnam through a political economy lens
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Andrew Wells-Dang , Pham Quang Tu, Adam Burke
2016
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
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Charlotte Benson
2016
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 o...
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Greeen Solutions For Livable Cities
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Sonia Chand Sandhu, Ramola Naik Singru, John Bachmann,...
2016
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
Viet Nam
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
Asian Development Bank
2016
ADB supports Viet Nam in promoting job creation and competitiveness, increasing the inclusiveness of infrastructure and service delivery, and improving environmental sustainabil...
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Disaster Risk in Asia and the Pacific Assessment, Management and Finance
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Asian Development Bank
2016
Globalization and technology deepen value chains and production networks to the great benefit of producers and consumers—both domestic and foreign. But it also means that, above...
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2015 Clean Energy Investments Project Summaries
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Priyantha Wijayatunga, Charity Torregosa, Marcial Semira, Charito...
2016
While ADB’s renewable energy investments were slightly under a billion dollars in 2015, the overall renewable energy market is healthier than ever. Bloomberg New Energy Finance,...
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Viet Nam Energy Sector Assessment, Strategy and Road Map
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Aruna K Wanniachchi et al.
2016
This energy sector assessment, strategy, and roadmap for Viet Nam documents the current assessment of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the strategic investment priorities o...
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Nature-Based Solutions For Building Resilience in Towns and Cities
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Asian Development Bank
2016
This publication summarizes the rich seven-volume “Resource Kit on Building Resilience and Sustainability in Mekong Towns.” It includes the principles of green infrastructure an...
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Southeast Asia and the Economics of Global Climate Stabilization
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
David A. Raitzer et al.
2015
The study applies two global dynamic economy–energy– environment models: the World Induced Technical Change Hybrid (WITCH) model, which focuses on the detailed representation of...
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Environmental Issues, Climate Changes, And Energy Security in Developing Asia
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Benjamin K. Sovacool
2014
Four environmental dimensions of energy security—climate change, air pollution, water availability and quality, and land-use change—and the environmental impact of 13 energy sy...
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Space Technology and Geographic Information Systems Applications in ADB Projects
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Asian Development Bank
2014
To promote more effective applications in the field of sustainable development, sharing best practices is very important. This report provides an overview of the space technolog...
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Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong: Past trends, current status, future possibilities
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
WWF-Greater Mekong
2013
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan and Guangxi in China) is undergoing unprecedented changes. Many of these are positiv...
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Between the Plough and the Pick Informal, artisanal and small-scale mining in the contemporary world
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Books and book chapters
Edited by Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt
2018
Between the Plough and the Pick deepens our understanding of informal, artisanal and small-scale mining, popularly known as ASM. The book engages with wider scholarly conceptual...
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Water resources for sustainable development in Vietnam - Opportunities and challenges
Viet Nam
Archived web content
MONRE
2016
The article addresses the important role of water resources in the socio-economic development of Vietnam, some challenges of water resource management, and promotes nine measure...
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The Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th edition
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Ramsar Convention Secretariat
2013
The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and nation...
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Climate proofing ADB investment in the transport sector: initial experience
Cambodia, China, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ADB
2014
This publication is the outcome of the review prepared in collaboration with the Environment Community of Practice and the Environment and Safeguards Division of the Regional an...
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ADB and the Climate Investment Funds: Climate Change Innovation and Action in Asia and the Pacific
Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ADB
2014
This document presents ADB’s experience in developing Climate Investment Funds (CIF) programs and highlights innovative transformations expected from or already achieved by ADB ...
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Defintion of Forests: A Review
Brunei Darussalam, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
D. Venkateswarlu
2013
The definition of word "Forest" differs from region to region, and country to country based on the objectives of management, land use, vegetation type, composition, altitude, e...