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Freedom dialogue: Episode 02, “Boys & Men”, addressing boys and men in the counter-sex-trafficking sector
The transcript of a podcast exploring the narratives relating to boys and men as victims of trafficking, and how to begin shifting the dialogue to a more supportive and educated...
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Viewpoint – The World Bank versus the World Commission on Dams
A viewpoint article about dynamics between the World Bank Group (the Bank) and World Commission on Dams (WCD). The Bank has long resisted guidelines from reformers and the WCD r...
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Potential economic corridors between Vietnam and Lao PDR: Roles played by Vietnam (book chapter)
Chapter three of the book "Emerging economic corridors in the Mekong region" (full book listed as a separate item). This chapter examines the current status of several corridors...
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Thailand's commercial banks' role in financing dams in Laos and the case for sustainable banking
This report discusses Thailand's banking system and their roles and responsibilities in hydropower development in the Mekong region and Laos. Commercial banks in Thailand are in...
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Use of indigenous knowledge for conservation and development of fishing career at the Lampao Dam in northeast (Thailand)
This study examines the development background of the Lampao Dam, Thailand, and the use of ingenious knowledge for conservation and development of fishermen’s careers. The area ...
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Progress report on transport and trade facilitation initiatives in the Greater Mekong Subregion
A progress report on a project supporting implementation of the Action Plan for Transport and Trade Facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion. The report describes a number o...
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The risk of movement: Migration in Cambodia 2013
A report exploring the risks faced by Cambodian migrants and their broader systemic context. The report gives an overview of migration for domestic work, forced marriage and fis...
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Preserving the transboundary fish trade as a rural job source in Lao PDR, Cambodia and Thailand
A policy brief outlining the economic and social significance of fish trading in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. The brief summarises a Sustainable Mekong Research Network study wh...
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Cross border infrastructure to maximize the benefits of GMS economic integration
A presentation on cross-border infrastructure to maximize the benefits of GMS economic integration. The presenter discusses the socio-economic structure of GMS countries; cross-...
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Status, issues and perspectives on road safety in South-East Asia region
A presentation about perspectives on road safety in southeast Asia. The presenter provides background on the Decade of Action for Road Safety, and discusses crash statistics and...
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Assessing socioeconomic impacts of transport infrastructure projects in the Greater Mekong Subregion
This working paper attempts to quantify the links between infrastructure investment and poverty reduction using a multi-region general equilibrium model, supplemented with house...
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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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Exploitative labor practices in the global shrimp industry
A report about the global shrimp market and forced labour in the industry. The report summarises the global shrimp market and supply chains, and provides a closer analysis of th...
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Six-month report on the situation of Cambodian migrant workers in Klong Yai District, Trat, Thailand
A report summarising the situation and issues faced both at work and in the communities by Cambodian migrants in one district in Thailand. The report provides demographic and em...
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Exploitation of Cambodian men at sea
A case analysis on the Kandal 11, a group of eleven Cambodian males who were exploited on a fishing boat in Thailand. The document provides information on their recruitment, mig...
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Developing fisheries enhancement in small water bodies: lessons from Laos and Northeast Thailand
Lessons learnt from Laos and Northeast Thailand on developing fisheries enhancement in small waterbodies. The report reviews the characteristics of enhanced small waterbody fish...
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China and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) cooperation
A working paper providing an overview and analysis of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in the context of China-ASEAN cooperation and connectivity. The author argues that sub-r...
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Strategic environmental assessment of mainstream dams: Mekong fisheries and mainstream dams
This report is the fisheries section of the Mekong River Commission Strategic Environmental Assessment of hydropower on the Mekong mainstream. Part one of this document provides...
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(Thailand) Major findings of the 2013 household energy consumption
This report presents findings on household energy consumption processed from Household Socio-Economic Survey microdata. The survey data were collected from about 52,000 sample h...
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Conservation in tropical South East Asia: Proceedings of the Conference on Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in Tropical East Asia, 1965
Proceedings of the Conference on Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in Tropical East Asia, held in Bangkok, Thailand, November 29 - December 4, 1965. Includes technica...