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  • Promoting Sustainable Development Through Disaster Risk Management

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Charlotte Benson 2016 Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration, Disasters and emergency response
    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...

  • Greeen Solutions For Livable Cities

    en 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 Climate change, Urban administration and development, Urban development trends, Urban policy and administration
    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...

  • Asian Development Bank Member Fact Sheet: Myanmar

    en Myanmar Profiles - Geographical areas and sites Asian Development Bank 2016 Agriculture, Banking and financial services policy and regulation, Economic policy and administration, Education and training, Infrastructure
    ADB supports Myanmar in promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, with focus on infrastructure, education and training, and agriculture and rural development.

  • Disaster Risk in Asia and the Pacific Assessment, Management and Finance

    en 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 Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration, Disasters and emergency response
    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...

  • 2015 Clean Energy Investments Project Summaries

    en 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 Energy, Renewable energy production
    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,...

  • Nature-Based Solutions For Building Resilience in Towns and Cities

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam Advocacy and promotional materials Asian Development Bank 2016 Adaptation, Climate change
    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...

  • Environmental Issues, Climate Changes, And Energy Security in Developing Asia

    en 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 Climate change, Energy, Environment and natural resources policy and administration, Water policy and administration
    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...

  • Space Technology and Geographic Information Systems Applications in ADB Projects

    en 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 Environment and natural resources, Food security, Hydropower dams
    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...

  • Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong: Past trends, current status, future possibilities

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Issue and policy briefs WWF-Greater Mekong 2013 Biodiversity, Deforestation drivers, Ecological services, Ecosystems, Forest cover
    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...

  • Between the Plough and the Pick Informal, artisanal and small-scale mining in the contemporary world

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Books and book chapters Edited by Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt 2018 Artisanal mining
    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...

  • The Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th edition

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Issue and policy briefs Ramsar Convention Secretariat 2013 Environmental and biodiversity protection
    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...

  • Mysterious Mekong: New Species Discoveries 2012-2013

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) WWF Greater Mekong 2014 Animals, Biodiversity
    An extraordinary 367 new species were discovered in the Greater Mekong in 2012 and 2013. Among the species newly described by scientists are 290 plants, 24 fish, 21 amphibians, ...

  • Forests and Forestry in the Greater Mekong Subregion to 2020

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) FAO 2011 Climate change, Deforestation drivers, Environmental and biodiversity protection, Forest cover reporting, Forest policy and administration
    In the 12 years since the first Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study was completed in 1998, the region has experienced tremendous changes in nearly every aspect. These cha...

  • Swidden, Rubber and Carbon: Can REDD+ work for people and the environment in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Jefferson Fox, Jean-Christophe Castella, Alan D. Ziegler 2011 Agriculture, Climate change, Food security
    Swidden (also called shifting cultivation) has long been the dominant farming system in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia (MMSEA). Today the ecological bounty of this region is th...

  • Rates and Drivers of Mangrove Deforestation in Southeast Asia, 2000-2012

    en Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Daniel R. Richards, Daniel A. Friess 2016 Deforestation drivers, Fish farming and aquaculture, Forest policy and administration, Sustainable use forest
    The mangrove forests of Southeast Asia are highly biodiverse and provide multiple ecosystem services upon which millions of people depend. Mangroves enhance fisheries and coasta...

  • Join Statement of the tenth ASEAN Ministerial meeting on Transnational Crime (10th AMMTC)

    en Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam Issue and policy briefs ASEAN 2015 Crime and law enforcement
    The statement of the ASEAN Ministers from Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of ...

  • Fish Migration, Dams, and Loss of Ecosystem Services in the Mekong Basin

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Patrick J. Dugan,corresponding Chris Barlow, Angelo A. Agostinho,... 2010 Ecosystems, Hydropower dams
    The past decade has seen increased international recognition of the importance of the services provided by natural ecosystems. It is unclear however whether such international ...

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    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Issue and policy briefs United Nations Statistics Division 2016 Biodiversity, Forests and forestry, Land

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  • The state of world fisheries and aquaculture 2016

    en Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) L. Ababouch, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department 2016 Food security
    A report by L. Ababouch on The state of world fisheries and aquaculture 2016 Contributing to food security and nutrition for all, published in Rome, Italy by FAO Fisheries and A...

  • The Exclusive Economic Zone: A Historical Perspective

    en Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) S N Nandan Economic policy and administration, Marine and coastal areas
    The concept of the exclusive economic zone is an essential element of the "package" of compromises and trade-offs that constitutes the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea. It ...

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