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Grassroots capacity building for REDD+ in Asia
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
RECOFTC
2014
This document reviews the successes and challenges of the REDD+ program's capacity building efforts across multiple countries, as well as looks ahead to potential next phases fo...
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Inter-sectoral governance of inland fisheries
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Andrew Song, Shannon Bower, Paul Onyango, Steven Cooke, Ratana Chuenpagdee
2017
This e-book is a product of the Inland Fisheries cluster of the Too Big To Ignore (TBTI): Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research in collaboration with WorldFish. ...
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Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2017
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The World Bank
2017
Prices for most industrial commodities strengthened further in the first quarter (q/q), while global agricultural prices remained broadly stable. Crude oil prices are forecast t...
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China and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Cooperation
China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Vannarith Chheang , Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace
2013
This paper attempts to provide an overview and analysis of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in the context of China-ASEAN cooperation and connectivity. It argues that sub-regi...
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Civil society participation in land policy making: the innovative experience of Myanmar’s pre-consultation on the National Land Use Policy
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Eben Forbes
2017
A discussion paper on civil society's participation in land policy-making, focused on the pre-consultation phase of Myanmar's National Land Use Policy. Written by Eben Forbes,...
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Transparency Under Scrutiny: Information Disclosure by the Parliamentary Land Investigation Commission in Myanmar
Myanmar
Case studies
U San Thein, Khin Pyae Sone and Jean-Christophe Diepart
2017
This study presents a country-wide quantitative analysis of the Parliamentary Land Investigation Commission reports that were released to the public. The aim is not just to anal...
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The political economy of land governance 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)
Philip Hirsch, Natalia Scurrah
2015
This report presents a political-economic analysis of land governance at the regional level, focusing on the Mekong Region. The primary emphasis is on Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar an...
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The Political Economy of Land Governance in Myanmar
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Natalia Scurrah, Kevin Woods, Philip Hirsch
2015
This country report commences with a brief identification of the political-economic context that sets the parameters for existing land governance and for reform in Myanmar. It ...
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Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region: Workshop Outcomes
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Mekong Regional Land Governance
2017
The Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) project and the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) co-hosted the “Mekong R...
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Recognition of Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region: An Online Dialogue, Summary Report
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)
2017
Summary report of Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)'s online dialogue on 'Recognition of Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region' held in 2017, containing justification for the...
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Mekong Region Customary Tenure Workshop
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Mekong Region Land Governance
20177
The Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) project and the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) co-hosted the “Mekong R...
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ASEAN Guidelines on the Promotion of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ASEAN
2016
The establishment of the ASEAN Climate Resilience Network, and the preparation of this document were fundamentally linked. This Guideline is the product of several research init...
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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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Myanmar’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) to Climate Change
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
UNEP
2012
Myanmar's climate is changing and climate variability already affects communities and socio-economic sectors in the country. Some climate change impacts are already observable a...
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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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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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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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Bankrolling India’s dirty dozen
Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Dustin Roasa
2016
An analysis paper by Dustin Hoasa on the World Bank Group's lending practices, part 2 in Inclusive Development International (IDI)'s 'Outsourcing Development' series. Published ...
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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...