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ASEAN action plan on joint response to climate change
The ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on Joint Response to Climate Change (adopted 9 April 2010) recognized that the Southeast Asian region is vulnerable to climate change. In reference...
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Appraising the post-sanctions prospects for Myanmar’s economy: Choosing the right path
A paper about prospects for economic reform in Myanmar. The authors describe a growth strategy that takes account of political and economic realities, assuming that sanctions w...
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'I am a child with education and knowledge': Karen migrant and refugee children's daily life experiences in Thailand
A masters thesis about Karen migrant and refugee children’s daily life experiences in Thailand. One urban school for migrant children and one rural refugee camp school served as...
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Exploitation of Cambodian men at sea: Facts about the trafficking of Cambodian men onto Thai fishing boats
A fact sheet on the recruitment, trafficking, and exploitation of Cambodian men onto Thai fishing boats, based on 49 cases of victims who escaped in Thailand or Malaysia and wer...
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BTI 2014. Myanmar country report
The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI) 2014 report for Myanmar. The BTI analyzes and evaluates countries' movements toward democracy and a market economy. For 129...
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Drug trafficking trends and border management in South-East Asia: "Responding to an evolving context of regional integration"
A presentation about border management and prevention of drug trafficking. The presenter argues that drug trafficking is a complex multidimensional threat to security and good g...
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Labour migration landscape in Asia (2015): Recent trends and policies
This presentation provides an update on trends in migration and policies in Asia. Data is provided on intra-ASEAN migration shares; shares of outflow of international migrant wo...
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Labour migration landscape in Asia (2014): Recent trends in migration and policies
A presentation analysing recent trends in migration and policies in Asia. Data is provided on the outflow of migrants to Gulf countries, southeast Asian countries, and Korea. Pu...
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The IUCN programme 2005-2008: Many voices, one earth
A document outlining the IUCN programme 2005-2008, adopted at the World Conservation Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 17-25 November 2004. The Programme document provides the framew...
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Staying the course: World Bank East Asia and Pacific economic update
Economic performance and prospects of East Asian and Pacific economies. The document includes updates on recent developments, trends in growth, poverty reduction, trade flows a...
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Statistical methods for estimating numbers of trafficking victims
A summary of winning proposals from a global competitive initiative to find methods for estimating numbers of trafficking victims in a given geographic area or sector, including...
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Financial literacy around the world: Insights from the Standard and Poor's Ratings Services global financial literacy survey
The Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services Global Financial Literacy Survey is the world’s largest, most comprehensive global measurement of financial literacy. It probes knowledge ...
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ASEAN environmental education action plan (AEEAP) 2008-2012: Environmental education for sustainable development
This action plan, with the theme “Environmental Education for Sustainable Development”, was endorsed by the ASEAN Environment Ministers on 6 September 2007. The plan succeeded t...
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The Mekong River Basin (briefing)
A brief introducing the Mekong River. The Mekong begins in China and flows through Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia before emptying into the South China Sea. This paper descr...
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ASEAN environmental education action plan 2014-2018
This Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Environmental Education Action Plan contributes to ASEAN's vision by providing a regional framework for enhancing public awar...
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Future changes in Mekong River hydrology: impact of climate change and reservoir operation on discharge
A study assessing the likely impact of economic development and climate change on the hydrology of the Mekong. The results indicate that within the coming 20–30 year period, the...
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Climate change and migration: Exploring the impacts of climate change on people’s livelihoods and migration in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
The report of a research project seeking to contribute to greater understanding of climate change in the GMS. Primary research was conducted in two case study communities, Magwa...
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China's domestic dam plans draw ire at home and abroad
An article about China’s plans regarding dam development. The author discusses the State Council announcement that controversial dam plans would go ahead. She discusses conteste...
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Logistics development in the Greater Mekong Subregion
A presentation about logistics development in the GMS. The author analyses economic corridors in the region, and discusses the characteristics of logistics with reference to in...
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Transport and trade facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion, time to shift gears
This sector assistance program evaluation assesses the performance of transport and trade facilitation under the Asia Development Bank's GMS program. The document examines the e...