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The fate of the Sesan river in Lower Mekong river basin
A presentation on the Sesan river and the proposed Sesan river and Yali Falls dam projects. The presenter discusses consequences of the Yali Falls Dam and the political and econ...
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The Don Sahong Dam: Potential impacts on regional fish migrations, livelihoods and human health
This paper focuses on the potential impacts of the Don Sahong Dam on fisheries, food security and poverty alleviation in Laos and neighbouring countries. The findings of the stu...
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Lessons learned from the ground: Two hydropower dams in the Mekong region
A presentation outlining lessons learned from dam projects using the case studies of the Kamchay Dam in Cambodia and Buon Kuop Dam in Vietnam. The presenter outlines the importa...
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Agricultural trade facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion
This report describes ADB's agricultural trade facilitation plan for the Greater Mekong Subregion. An agricultural trade facilitation plan lays out systematic ways that achieve ...
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People protecting their ecosystem in the lower Mekong (PEM) Progress Updates
A presentation describing Oxfam’s "People protecting their ecosystem in the lower Mekong (PEM)” project. The presenter describes the project and its achievements in the fields o...
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Developing agreements for transboundary EIA in Asia: From sub-regional to regional?
A presentation discussing the potential for a regional agreement on transboundary environmental impact assessments (TEIA) in Asia. The presenter introduces regional and sub-regi...
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NGOs' joint statement on concerns about procedures for notification, prior consultation and agreement for Don Sahong Hydropower Project
A position statement from a coalition of Cambodian and international organisations, regarding the the procedures for notification, prior consultation and agreement process for t...
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Trade and investment in the Greater Mekong Subregion: remaining challenges and the unfinished policy agenda
This paper explores challenges relating to trade and investment in the GMS and identifies key elements of the unfinished policy agenda that need to be addressed. The paper is or...
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Flood management and development planning, the allocation of risk
This paper aims to review current flood management in relation to the long-term development planning in Vietnam. The report discusses perceptions of flood risk and how these per...
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National report on disaster reduction in Vietnam
A government report providing an overview of Vietnam's disaster reduction preparedness for the 2005 World Conference on Disaster Reduction. The report provides background on Vi...
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Assessing institutional capacities for flood disaster risk reduction
Floods are the most frequent and devastating natural disasters in the Asian region. Their impact has grown in spite of our improved ability to monitor and describe them. This p...
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Manual on flood preparedness program for provincial and district level authorities in the Lower Mekong Basin countries
A manual to assist provincial and district level disaster management committees to develop and implement a Flood Preparedness Program, developed from curriculum of training cour...
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The basic information of main soil units of Vietnam
A publication detailing the processes of soil formation and soil classification in Vietnam as well as main soil units by region. The report first describes Vietnam’s topology an...
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Legend of soil map (providing Vietnamese-English translations for soil types)
A legend of a soil map, providing Vietnamese-English translations for different soil types.
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Agriculture in the central Mekong Delta: Opportunities for donor business engagement
A scoping report exploring economy, agriculture and donor engagement with agriculture businesses in Vietnam, focusing on Dong Thap, Can Tho and An Giang provinces. The report gi...
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The water-food-energy nexus in the Mekong region
A presentation on the water-food-energy nexus in the Mekong region. Presenters discuss the relationships between these factors and analyse various policy interventions. Examples...
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USAID Mekong ARCC climate change impact and adaptation study for the Lower Mekong Basin, socio-economics
This socio-economic vulnerability report assesses the vulnerability to climate change of two critical sectors of household livelihood systems: health and rural infrastructure. T...
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USAID Mekong ARCC climate impact and adaptation study for the Lower Mekong Basin, non-timber forest products and crop wild relatives
Part of the wider Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Study of the USAID Mekong ARCC project, this report documents a comparative analysis of the vulnerability of non-timber fo...
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Wetland conservation at the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: The integrated farming systems
A presentation about wetland conservation in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam and integrated farming systems. The presentation includes aerial photography of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam...
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Exploring the climate change concerns of striped catfish producers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
This study investigated the perceptions on and adaptations to climate change impacts of 235 pangasius farmers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Data were collected using semi-struct...