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Methane Recovery and Biogas Utilization Project, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam
This is a Project Design Document (PDD) under the UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism Simplified Small Scale Projects - for development of a Methane Recovery and Biogas Utilizati...
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Failed Mechanism: How the CDM is subsidizing hydro developers and harming the Kyoto Protocol
FIVE YEARS AGO International Rivers started monitoring the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, concerned that funds marked for climate change mitigation would be used ...
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The Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms: International Emissions Trading Clean Development Mechanism Join Implementation
The central feature of the Kyoto Protocol is its requirement that countries limit or reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. By setting such targets, emission reductions took on ...
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National REDD+ Strategies in Asia and the Pacific: Progress and Challenges
Reduced carbon dioxide emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and associated actions to conserve and enhance forest carbon stocks, collectively referred to as REDD+...
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‘Resilience’ across the post-2015 frameworks: towards coherence?
This paper takes as its starting point the international frameworks negotiated and agreed by the world’s governments in 2015 and 2016. These include (in chronological order) the...
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Addressing adaptation in a 2015 climate agreement
With the adverse effects of climate change becoming more frequent and intense, all countries face increasing climate risks and adaptation needs. The negotiations toward a new cl...
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Ecosystem-based approaches to address climate change challenges in the Greater Mekong Subregion
The brief summarizes the current state of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) knowledge and experience on ecosystem-based approaches. It draws upon work of the GMS Core Environment P...
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Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative
Policy brief for a basin-wide initiative to strengthen adaptive capacity and resilience.
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The Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement builds upon the Convention and – for the first time – brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adap...
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992)
The ultimate objective of this Convention and any related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve, in accordance with the relevant provision...
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Transboundary water resources management issues in the Sesan and Srepok river basins
This publication was jointly produced by the National Mekong Committees of Cambodia and Viet Nam, with technical support from the MRC Secretariat. It is an output of the Sesan a...
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Sustainable banking in ASEAN: Addressing ASEAN's forests, landscapes, climate, water, societies
The report presents a comprehensive overview of the level of disclosure against the key pillars of corporate governance and ESG integration across the ASEAN banking sector, agai...
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Transboundary water resources management issues in the Mekong Delta
This publication was jointly produced by the National Mekong Committees of Cambodia and Viet Nam, with technical support from the MRC Secretariat. It is an output of the Mekong ...
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Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2017
Prices for most industrial commodities strengthened further in the first quarter (q/q), while global agricultural prices remained broadly stable. Crude oil prices are forecast t...
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China and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Cooperation
This paper attempts to provide an overview and analysis of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in the context of China-ASEAN cooperation and connectivity. It argues that sub-regi...
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An investor’s guide to responsible development: An MPE primer on investment in the Mekong Region
Quality investment depends on everyone working together to ensure socially and environmentally responsible practices. There’s an increasing awareness among government, business ...
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ASEAN Guidelines on the Promotion of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices
The establishment of the ASEAN Climate Resilience Network, and the preparation of this document were fundamentally linked. This Guideline is the product of several research init...
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World Urbanization Prospects
This report presents the highlights of the 2014 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects, which contains the latest estimates of the urban and rural populations of 233 countries...
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Mekong EIA Briefing: Environmental Impact Assessment Comparative Analysis In Lower Mekong Countries
The objective of this Report is to conduct a comparative analysis of EIA laws, policies, regulations, and guidelines in the Lower Mekong countries Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Th...
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Natural Systems and Climate Change Resilience in the Lower Mekong Basin
The Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) is experiencing a total transformation of its social, economic and natural environment. Exceptional advances have been made in reducing poverty, in ...