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The Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Investment Framework Implementation Plan (RIF-IP), 2014-2018 identifies a robust pipeline of 92 high priority projects from among the more...

This brief summarises lessons learned from green freight feasibility analyses conducted under the Asian Development Bank’s Greater Mekong Subregion Core Environment Program...

A report about the Central Mekong Delta Region Connectivity Project, which aims to enhance connectivity across provinces of southern Viet Nam and Ho Chi Minh City. The project...

This book addresses major challenges in developing regional infrastructure (both hard and soft) in Asia, specifically exploring the costs and benefits, financing requirements,...

This strategic framework develops a practical approach to railway integration in the Greater Mekong Subregion, provides GMS countries with an initial framework for achieving...

This paper analyzes the potential for poverty reduction with balanced regional urbanization through the development of second-tier cities and secondary towns in Southeast Asia....

Outcomes of the Greater Mekong subregion tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive growth Project that aimed to increase tourism benefits for women and men especially...

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 paper analyses the China-Myanmar ‘comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership’ in the framework of China’s diplomacy in the post- Cold War era and concludes that the...

This report analyses the effect on yield and economic return of salinity-tolerant rice varieties and good farming practices, and suggests strategies for food production to adapt...

This guide contains information regarding the potential and actual human rights impacts of businesses operating in Myanmar. The guide highlights issue affecting rights-holders...

A brief about civil society organisations and the extractives industries in Myanmar. The brief begins by providing a typology of civil society organisations and describing the...

An article about the hydropower developments on the Mekong river mainstream and the impacts on livelihoods. The author discusses changes in the international framework regarding...

A presentation about hydropower investment in Nepal. The presenter provides background on two companies, Sinohydro Resources Limited and POWERCHINA, and discusses some of their...

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...

A working paper investigating the agro-ecological conditions where oil palm is presently cultivated in southern Myanmar and where it could be further developed. The researchers...

This report provides the latest information on Myanmar's implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity since the fourth national report in 2009. Part one provides the...

A presentation providing an update of the state of road safety in Myanmar. The presenter provides data on the number of motor vehicles, motorcycles, vehicle licenses, and...

This paper examines the effect of old-age dependency ratio on the share of consumption in gross domestic product. The authors compare this relationship in Asian economies...

A research brief about retirement income systems across Asia. The report discusses the fiscal sustainability of pensions, considering structure, generosity, benefit access and...