1,451 datasets found

This report is an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report, commissioned by DuPont as part of the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) research programme. This report discusses the...

This policy outlines the procedures for data and information exchange and sharing as part of the Mekong River Commissions mandate.

Ecosystems services have become a key concept in understanding the way humans benefit from ecosystems. In Costa Rica, a pioneer national scheme of payment provides compensation ...

Th e Convention on Biological Diversity was opened for signature on 5 June 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (the Rio “Earth Summit”) and ente...

SDG Indicator: 15.1.1 - Forest area as a proportion of total land area from UN Stats.

World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Agriculture corresponds to ISI divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cu...

Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals from agriculture, industry and municipal/domestic uses. Withdrawals can exceed 100% of total renewable resources w...

Archived definition of ocean acidification from US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration

This paper begins with a review of the cultural and political background of selected Asian countries (Bangladesh,Cambodia, Kuwait, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, the Lao PDR, Ma...

This Law legislates on natural disaster prevention and control activities; the rights and obligations of those engaged in natural disaster prevention and control activities; and...

This report presents the findings, lessons, and recommendations of an independent assessment of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) assistance to the energy sector in the Greater...

A draft training manual on the EIA 3D Model software system, a 3D model based on rectangular grid representation. This software accommodates meteorological, hydrological, topogr...

An article about the proposed Mae Khan Dam project in Thailand. The article outlines the opposition from the villagers of Mae Khanil-Tai, and describes how opposing dam projects...

Final environmental impact assessment of the Nam Ngum 3 Hydropower Project. The report describes the project and the physical, biological and socio-cultural environment. The rep...

UN HABITAT projections for percentage of urbanization of populations across the Lower Mekong. It shows urban population level at 2010, and projected additional urban population ...

Statistics about hydropower have been compiled by IHA using data from publicly published sources, IHA members, government representatives, industry sources and media monitorin...

These snapshots provide an overview of the progress achieved since 1990 on the Millennium Development Goals at the country level. Progress is assessed on the basis of data avail...

Annual Population Density 1961 to 2013 for Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. This dataset is from the World Bank's World Data Bank dataset.

The brief summarises the current state of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) knowledge and experience on ecosystem-based approaches. The brief summarises the current state of GMS kn...

The UNDP and the ASEAN Secretariat’s work that resulted in this “ASEAN Regional Assessment of MDG Achievement and Post-2015 Development Priorities” demonstrates the ASEAN regi...