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Assessing Women’s Engagement in Environmental Impact Assessments on Infrastructure Projects in Vietnam: Recommendations for Policy and Public Participation in EIA
Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Nguyen Ngoc Ly, Nguyen Thi Yen, Pham Quynh Huong,
2015
In the Mekong region, investment projects are mushrooming and causing adverse environmental and social impacts such as increased pollution, loss of natural resources and livelih...
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World Urbanization Prospects
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
United Nations
2014
This report presents the highlights of the 2014 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects, which contains the latest estimates of the urban and rural populations of 233 countries...
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Mekong EIA Briefing: Environmental Impact Assessment Comparative Analysis In Lower Mekong Countries
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
EIA/SEIA
Matthew Baird and Dr. Richard Frankel
2015
The objective of this Report is to conduct a comparative analysis of EIA laws, policies, regulations, and guidelines in the Lower Mekong countries Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Th...
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Natural Systems and Climate Change Resilience in the Lower Mekong Basin
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Jeremy Carew-Reid, Luke Taylor
2014
The Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) is experiencing a total transformation of its social, economic and natural environment. Exceptional advances have been made in reducing poverty, in ...
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Regional Guidelines for Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Regional Technical Working Group
2016
These draft Regional Guidelines on Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) have been collaboratively developed by the Regional Technical Working Group (RTW...
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10 Phases in Developing a National Crop Insurance Program: Guide Overview
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Laura Johnson Blair
2016
This is a step-by-step overview guide for prospective governments to consider before launching a national crop insurance program or to review for improving a current program. Th...
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Environmental Impact Assessment in the Mekong Region
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
EarthRights International
2016
The work of the Mekong Partnership for the Environment, and the work of PACT, has been devoted to the role of EIA in achieving sustainable development. Through the work of PAC...
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Report of the ASEAN regional assessment of the MDG achievement and post-2015 development priorities
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), United Nations
2015
Since 2000, the eight MDGs have had a significant impact on the global agenda for development, defining priorities, measuring progress, and driving results for global poverty re...
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USAID Mekong ARCC Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Study for the Lower Mekong Basin: Main Report
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
International Centre for Environmental Management
2013
Climate change impact and adaptation study for the Lower Mekong Basin, USAID and Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC) project main report.
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Outsourcing development: lifting the veil on the World Bank Group’s lending through financial intermediaries
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Dustin Roasa, Emily Claire Goldman, Harry Thomas Kibby, Ishita...
2016
The introductory installment of Inclusive Development International (IDI)'s 'Outsourcing Development' series on the World Bank Group's financial sector lending practices, writte...
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Owning the outcomes: Time to make the World Bank Group’s financial intermediary investments more accountable
Cambodia, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Natalie Bugalski, Nadia Daar, David Pred, Dustin Roasa
2016
A briefing paper written by Natalie Bugalski from Inclusive Development International in collaboration with Oxfam International, on the lack of accountability around the World B...
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Trying to follow the Money: Possibilities and limits of investor transparency in Southeast Asia’s rush for “available” land
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Michael B. Dwyer
2015
This study uses publicly available financial and spatial data to examine the geography of land-intensive investment in Southeast Asia, and to identify the limits imposed by pro...
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Land Rights Matter! Anchors to Reduce Land Grabbing, Dispossession and Displacement
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Professor Andreas Neef, Caroline Kruckow, Maike Lukow
2016
A comparative study of land rights systems in Southeast Asia and the potential of national and international legal frameworks and guidelines.
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An overview of large scale investments in the Mekong
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Shalmali Guttal, Sophea Chrek
2016
This paper presents an overview of large scale investments trends in the Mekong region, the regulatory and policy changes designed to facilitate large-scale foreign and domestic...
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Key findings of the MRC’s strategic environmental assessment on Mekong mainstream dams
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
International Rivers
2011
Key findings as interpreted by International Rivers of the Mekong River Commission's 2010 strategic environmental assessment (SEA) on Mekong mainstream dams are the key document...
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Impediments to growth of the garment and food industries in Cambodia: Exploring potential benefits of the ASEAN-People's Republic of China free trade agreement
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Chheang Vannarith,Hamanaka, Shintaro
2014
This paper attempts to identify structural constraints to growth and exports within Cambodia’s key industries and to consider the policy actions needed to reduce obstacles to tr...
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Basic statistics 2015 (indicators of the Millennium Development Goals)
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Asian Development Bank
2015
Basic Statistics 2015 covers the indicators of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) such as the proportion of population living below $1.25 (PPP) a day, infant mortality rate...
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Hydropower development in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB)
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Nguyen Duc Lien, Vietnam Committee on Large Dams and Water...
A brief about hydropower in the Mekong, describing the hydropower potential and the major tasks of the Mekong River Commission in hydropower development. The report describes th...
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Children of the dust : abuse of Hanoi street children in detention
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Human Rights Watch
2006
This report appeared in Human Rights Watch Vol 18, No 14, November 2006. documents cases of serious violations of the rights of street children in Hanoi in 2000. Text in English.
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Vietnamese scientist’s passion contributes to marine biodiversity in Mekong delta
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
USAID
A brief about Vietnamese scientist Dr. Dang Thuy Binh and her research on marine biodiversity in the Mekong Delta. This brief introduces Ms Binh’s challenges as a woman pursuing...