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Good governance and successful development: Cross countries investigation
This study examines the role of good governance in successful development. Authors used the comparable per head GDP measured in purchasing power parity as a proxy for successful...
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Impact of the urbanisation of a small town on its hinterlands: Perceptions of households in the hinterlands of Vang Vieng, Lao PDR
This research investigated the perceived impact of the urbanisation of a small town on its hinterlands, using Vang Vieng in Laos as a case study. A questionnaire survey was cond...
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Asian judges symposium on environmental decision making, the rule of law, and environmental justice, the proceedings of the symposium
Proceedings of the Asian Judges Symposium on Environmental Decision Making, the Rule of Law and Environmental Justice, held from 28 to 29 July 2010 in Manila. The Symposium was ...
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Capacity building in biodiversity and impact assessment, training workshop on strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for biodiversity conservation
A report of a training workshop on strategic environmental assessment for biodiversity conservation, held in Thailand in October 2006. The workshop was organised as part of the ...
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Mekong EIA briefing: Environmental impact assessment comparative analysis in Lower Mekong countries
This report provides a comparative analysis of EIA laws, policies, regulations, and guidelines in the Lower Mekong countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam). The...
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Participatory poverty assessment (PPA) : lower Songkhram river basin, Thailand
The report of a participatory poverty assessment in Thailand’s lower Songkhram River Basin. The report describes general conditions of the basin communities, and socio-cultural ...
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ADB interim country partnership strategy - Myanmar 2012–2014
In response to the ongoing major reforms by the Government of Myanmar toward a democratic system and market-based economy, in 2012 ADB adopted a phased approach to reengagement ...
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Water management and impact assessment in the Mekong Basin: analyzing the linkages between local, national and regional levels
An article about water management and impact assessment in the Mekong Basin. The article first looks at the different impact assessment processes in the basin and discusses the ...
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Strategic environmental assessment in the Greater Mekong Subregion (brief)
This brief outlines the value of strategic environmental assessment (SEA). It is argued that SEA can assist GMS decision makers to more effectively balance economic, social, and...
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Climate change in Southeast Asia: Focused actions on the frontlines of climate change
This publication identifies the significant issues and challenges relating to climate change being faced by Southeast Asian countries, and highlights emerging responses and best...
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The Preah Sihanouk declaration on building coastal resilience to climate change impacts in Southeast Asia
A joint declaration by over 200 participants at the 2014 forum of the EU-funded Building Coastal Resilience Project. The declaration comprises participants’ major recommendation...
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Climate solutions: WWF's vision for 2050
This WWF report seeks to answer the question: “Is it technically possible to meet the growing global demand for energy by using clean and sustainable energy sources and...
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National reforestation, regional deforestation? Cross-border trade and forest transition in Vietnam
Vietnam confidently proclaims that it is capable of supplying most of its timber demand itself, but reports by NGOs claim that Vietnam has met its timber needs largely by...
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(Cambodia) Fourth national report to the convention on biological diversity (draft)
The draft of Cambodia's fourth national report to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report describes key actions taken in relation to the Convention's three...
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I want to eat fish. I cannot eat electricity: public participation in Mekong Basin development
A volume of writings from graduates of EarthRights Mekong School, a training program for civil society advocates from the Mekong Region whose work focuses on human rights and...
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A delicate balance: ASEAN, development and environmental regulation
This edition of ASEAN Path looks at how domestic environmental laws have evolved across the region to foster development that is ecologically, economically and socially...
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Summary of the workshop, "A systematic and quantitative design of the low carbon development plan for Cambodia"
This document summarises proceedings of a workshop on low carbon development (LCD) in Cambodia. The purpose of the workshop was to introduce a preliminary study on a low carbon...
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Farming first: Enhancing sustainable development through agriculture
This document argues that returning farmers to the centre of policy decisions is fundamental to sustainable development. It outlines Farming First's call-to-action for...
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Development looms on the Mekong
An article about the proposed Pak Chom dam and its likely impacts on local communities. Effects of other dams are also discussed.
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Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand: Sustainability report 2014
The annual sustainability report of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. The report provides information on the organization’s performance on economic,...