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This report documents lessons learnt on transboundary cooperation mechanisms that can support the sustainable development and management of hydropower projects. The lessons are...

This article explores increasing tensions in south and south east Asia arising from transboundary rivers. The author describes major rivers in the region and the security...

This article explores how the Khmer Rouge’s restructuring of the environment into a socialist utopian space could be explained as an attempt to establish and tighten control...

An article about water management and impact assessment in the Mekong Basin. The article first looks at the different impact assessment processes in the basin and discusses the...

A case study of the Water and Nature Initiative's activities in the Mekong. These follow a strategy of mobilizing grass-roots engagement of local stakeholders in decision...

The conditions that led to large public investment in irrigation in the second half of the 20th century have changed radically, and today’s circumstances demand substantial...

Of all the water on earth, only 3% of it is freshwater, 97% of it being salty. Most of this 3% is located in the polar icecaps and in underground reservoirs. It is estimated...

A joint strategy prepared by the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture,Forests and Fisheries and the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology together with donors, NGOs and...

The Kingdom of Cambodia is considered to be one of the most water-abundant countries in the region. Rivers and streams, lakes, aquifers and marine water of Cambodia are...

12 page slide presentation presented at 5th GEF-IW Conference Cairns, Australia October 2009

"This second edition of the Asian water development outlook (AWDO) provides the first quantitative and comprehensive view of water security in the countries of Asia and the...

This publication is the fourth of a series of reports prepared within the framework of FAO's AQUASTAT programme, aimed at providing information on water use and irrigation in...

This study investigates the gap between the ideal principles of Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) and the actual degree of current cooperation to identify ways in which ICM...

Proceedings of the second regional workshop on improvement of irrigation efficiency on paddy fields in the Lower Mekong Basin. The workshop was part of a project aimed at...

This toolkit publication provides an overview of the world’s shared water resources, and practical tools for managing these resources. Using case studies from around the world,...

Provides an overview of the world’s shared water resources, and practical tools for managing these resources. Using case studies from around the world, it describes the benefits...

Provides an overview of the world’s shared water resources, and practical tools for managing these resources. Using case studies from around the world, it describes the benefits...

This toolkit publication provides an overview of the world’s shared water resources, and practical tools for managing these resources. Using case studies from around the world,...

This research was designed to evaluate the performance of Constructed Wetlands (CW) for groundwater quality improvement. In the first phase of this study, performance of CW...

A guide providing practical tools for negotiation in water management. This guide aims to equip government officials, NGOs and local communities to create platforms for...