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Towards gender-equitable land policy and lawmaking in the Mekong Region
Truly gender equitable land policies and laws require equal say for all in shaping the legislation that will affect their rights and access to land. Numerical parity among men a...
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Hydro dams under construction or approved for development (2009)
A brief table summary of the power sector in Cambodia, specifically highlights the hydro dams under construction or approved for development as of September 2009. The table outl...
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Trading-off fish biodiversity, food security, and hydropower in the Mekong River Basin
The Mekong River Basin, site of the biggest inland fishery in the world, is undergoing massive hydropower development. Planned dams will block critical fish migration routes bet...
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Agreement on the cooperation for the sustainable development of the Mekong River Basin 5 April 1995
This is an agreement by the country members of the Mekong River Commission on the cooperation for the sustainable development of the Mekong River Basin agreed by the MRC members...
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ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2022
The ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2022 provides a detail overview of a wide range of statistical areas across ASEAN including population, education, health, employment, macroeconom...
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ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2021
The ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2021 covers data for the period of 2011-2020 comprising of sections on ASEAN population, education, health, employment, macroeconomic performance,...
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Freedom in the world: Laos country report
Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. This datasets consis...
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Renewable Energy Manufacturing: Opportunities for Southeast Asia
This report explains how Southeast Asia can become a leader in renewable energy manufacturing and the benefits this will bring by boosting jobs, improving energy security, and h...
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Casinos, cyber fraud and trafficking in persons for forced criminality in Southeast Asia
This publication summarizes the online scams and fraud as well as trafficking in persons offences that are occurring in Southeast Asia are a perfect demonstration of transnation...
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Managing Water Scarcity in Asia and the Pacific - A Summary: Trends, Experiences and Recommendations for a Resilient Future
In the Asia–Pacific region, water resources form the basis of agrarian prosperity and economic development. However, increasing water demand due to population growth, rapid indu...
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Gender, tenure and customary practices in forest landscapes_2023
This report is based on 10 research projects carried out in 18 sites in seven countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam. Each study document...
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Mapping Knowledge and Gaps in Data, Transparency, and Capacity Building Practices in the Mekong Region
USAID Mekong for the Future (MFF) commissioned the East-West Management Institute’s Open Development Initiative (ODI) to map the data ecosystem in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democra...
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Regional Experiences and Lessons on Contract Farming and Other Inclusive Agribusiness Models
This report by the Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (CPSA) and Grow Asia provides a review of the literature regarding experiences of contract farming and other ...
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Indo-Burma Wetland Outlook 2022: Towards Wise Use of Indo-Burma's Wetlands
Understanding the current situation of wetlands in the region is key to effectively integrating wetlands within countries' agendas on biodiversity, climate change adaptation and...
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Prospects and drivers for agricultural change in the Mekong region. The case of sugar, rice and rubber
This paper highlights the most imminent threats to the Mekong eco-region, with a particular focus on likely changes in the production of sugarcane, rice and rubber as well as ot...
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Mountain agriculture: Opportunities for harnessing Zero Hunger in Asia
Mountain food security and nutrition are core issues that can contribute positively to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals but paradoxically are often ignored i...
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U4: Corruption and water governance in the Mekong River Basin
The Mekong River Basin is shared between six countries and displays remarkable and globally relevant cultural and biological diversity. Its natural resources are largely governe...
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Prospects for Regional Cooperation on Environmental Impact Assessment in Mainland Southeast Asia
This article begins from the premise that there are potential benefits to transnational cooperation to address environmental impacts, whether they are felt within a single count...
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Case study: A glimpse into women's customary forest tenure practices in Lao PDR: Access, use, and management rights of women in customary tenure systems in Mai District, Phongsali province.
This case study will first examine village level perceptions of customary land tenure in two villages in the Mai district of Phongsali province. It will then unpack customary l...
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Women and Rivers Storytelling Platform Co-Design and Profiles Report
The Women and Rivers Storytelling Platform emerged as an idea during the Women and Rivers Congress - Asia in 2020, that women need a place to connect with each other to share kn...