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Vietnam water resources - problems required for completing the policy and legislation on water resources
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Cục quản lý tài nguyên nước http://dwrm.gov.vn
2015
The article includes 4 parts: (i) Overview of water resources in Vietnam (ii) 8 major issues of water resources in Vietnam (iii) System of legal documents on water resources and...
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Turn down the heat : climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics.
2013
This shortened version of the longer "Turn down the heat" report was prepared by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics and focusses on the reg...
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Climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin, an analysis of economic values at risk
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Talberth, John, Reytar, Katie
2014
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...
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Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2015: SDG 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
UNESCAP
2015
While the deadline for achieving all 17 Sustainable Development Goals is 15 years into the future, Goal 13 calls for “urgent” action to combat climate change and its adverse imp...
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Basin-wide impacts of climate change on ecosystem services in the Lower Mekong Basin
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Y. Trisurat, A. Aekakkararungroj, H. Ma, J. M. Johnston,
2017
Water resources support more than 60 million people in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) and are important for food security—especially rice production—and economic security. This s...
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United Nations List of Least Developed Countries (as of June 2017)
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
UN DESA DPAD
2017
The UN list of least developed countries (LDC) is updated periodically based upon General Assembly meetings.
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The Annual Country Reviews 2017-18
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Luck Bounmixay, Kevin Woods, Dr. Chusak Wittayapak, Phan Trung Hien
2017
The Annual Country Reviews reflect upon current land issues in the Mekong Region, and has been produced for researchers, practitioners and policy advocates operating in the fiel...
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Towards the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in the Southeast Asia region
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Nicole Franz, Simon Funge-Smith, Susana Siar, Lena Westlund
2015
Proceedings of the Southeast Asia Regional Consultation Workshop on the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context ...
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Press Release: The South China Sea Arbitration (The Republic of The Philippines v. The People's Republic of China)
Brunei Darussalam, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Permanent Court of Arbitration
2016
Press release on the outcome of the arbitration instituted by the Republic of the Philippines against the People’s Republic of China
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Summary and Overview of World Wildlife Crime Report
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
2016
Summary on report on global wildlife trafficking by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
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Letter dated 13 June 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
China, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations
2016
Viet Nam’s diplomatic note (see annex) regarding the letter dated 3 March 2016 from the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations addres...
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Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China, Note Verbale CML/17/2009
China, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations
2016
Letter from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations stating China's sovereignty over the islands in the South China Sea
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Letter from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations CML/18/2009
China, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations
2016
Letter from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations stating sovereignty over islands in the South China Sea
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
1973
The CITES is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals
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Water security threats demand new collaborations: Lessons from the Mekong River Basin
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The Economist
2017
This report is an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report, commissioned by DuPont as part of the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) research programme. This report discusses the...
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Procedures for Data and Information Exchange and Sharing
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Mekong River Commission
This policy outlines the procedures for data and information exchange and sharing as part of the Mekong River Commissions mandate.
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Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services in Costa Rica
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Bruno Locatelli, Pablo Imbach, Sven Wunder
2013
Ecosystems services have become a key concept in understanding the way humans benefit from ecosystems. In Costa Rica, a pioneer national scheme of payment provides compensation ...
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Nagoya protocol on access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization to the convention on biological diversity
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
2011
Th e Convention on Biological Diversity was opened for signature on 5 June 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (the Rio “Earth Summit”) and ente...
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Current Fisheries and Aquaculture Policies Relevant to RFLP in Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Nguyen Dzung Thi Phuong
2010
The Fisheries sector is a significant contribution to the economy of Vietnam, the export value in 2008 was US$ 4.509 billion. The natural resources, particularly inshore fisheri...
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What is Ocean Acidification?
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
NOAA
2017
Archived definition of ocean acidification from US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration