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Connecting SDG 14 with the other Sustainable Development Goals through Marine Spatial Planning
Despite the oceans’ incontrovertible contribution to the realisation of sustainable development, the importance assigned by the Millennium Development Goals to the conservation ...
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Turn down the heat : climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience
This shortened version of the longer "Turn down the heat" report was prepared by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics and focusses on the reg...
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Climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin, an analysis of economic values at risk
This report draws from a 2013 USAID analysis of climate change impacts in the Lower Mekong Basin that forecasts more extreme temperatures, rainfall, weather events and sea level...
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Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2015: SDG 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
While the deadline for achieving all 17 Sustainable Development Goals is 15 years into the future, Goal 13 calls for “urgent” action to combat climate change and its adverse imp...
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Basin-wide impacts of climate change on ecosystem services in the Lower Mekong Basin
Water resources support more than 60 million people in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) and are important for food security—especially rice production—and economic security. This s...
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SDG Index & Dashboards Statistics Data
The SDG Index and Dashboards Report provides a report card for country performance on the historic Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The annual report sh...
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United Nations List of Least Developed Countries (as of June 2017)
The UN list of least developed countries (LDC) is updated periodically based upon General Assembly meetings.
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The Annual Country Reviews 2017-18
The Annual Country Reviews reflect upon current land issues in the Mekong Region, and has been produced for researchers, practitioners and policy advocates operating in the fiel...
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Towards the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in the Southeast Asia region
Proceedings of the Southeast Asia Regional Consultation Workshop on the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context ...
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Press Release: The South China Sea Arbitration (The Republic of The Philippines v. The People's Republic of China)
Press release on the outcome of the arbitration instituted by the Republic of the Philippines against the People’s Republic of China
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Summary and Overview of World Wildlife Crime Report
Summary on report on global wildlife trafficking by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
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Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China, Note Verbale CML/17/2009
Letter from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations stating China's sovereignty over the islands in the South China Sea
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Letter from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations CML/18/2009
Letter from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations stating sovereignty over islands in the South China Sea
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The CITES is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals
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Water security threats demand new collaborations: Lessons from the Mekong River Basin
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...
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Procedures for Data and Information Exchange and Sharing
This policy outlines the procedures for data and information exchange and sharing as part of the Mekong River Commissions mandate.
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Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services in Costa Rica
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 ...
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Nagoya protocol on access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization to the convention on biological diversity
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...
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Women in Fisheries in Asia
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...
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Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control
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...