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A report analysing the relationship between protected areas and socio-economic development in Thailand. Similar reviews have also been conducted for Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam....

A situational analysis of Thailand’s Lower Songkhram River Basin. The report provides general background on the basin, then covers its history, people and livelihoods,...

An article about the hydropower developments on the Mekong river mainstream and the impacts on livelihoods. The author discusses changes in the international framework regarding...

A presentation about twelve proposed hydropower developments in the Lower Mekong Basin. The presenter describes potential markets for this hydropower, and the wider regional...

A presentation about hydropower investment in Nepal. The presenter provides background on two companies, Sinohydro Resources Limited and POWERCHINA, and discusses some of their...

A guide providing practical tools for negotiation in water management. This guide aims to equip government officials, NGOs and local communities to create platforms for...

A report about the BRIDGE project working in the 3S (Sesan, Sre Pok, and Sekong) rivers to build and strengthen water governance capacity. The authors first describe the social,...

This report presents a rapid assessment of the vulnerability to climate change of coastal habitats and selected species in eight focal areas in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand....

A review of the environmental impact assessment prepared for the Xayaburi dam. The author argues that the EIA fails to address the proposed modification of the natural flow...

A submission to project developers raising concerns about the environmental impact assessment for the Xayaburi dam. The author raises concerns about the 2011 environmental...

This document discusses the consultation process relating to the Xayaburi Dam. The Xayaburi Dam is one of 11 hydropower projects proposed along the Mekong River. An...

A report about the Myitsone Hydroelectric Project, the largest of seven dams planned along the Irrawaddy, Mali Hka, and N’Mai Hka rivers in Myanmar. The Myitsone is located at...

This report provides the latest information on Thailand's implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity. In parts one and two the report touches on the social and...

This paper examines the effect of old-age dependency ratio on the share of consumption in gross domestic product. The authors compare this relationship in Asian economies...

A research brief about retirement income systems across Asia. The report discusses the fiscal sustainability of pensions, considering structure, generosity, benefit access and...

This research brief is the first in a three-part series that looks at Asia in the ageing century. This briefing sets the demographic context. With a focus on the countries of...

This paper investigated the extent of the flood propagation in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta under different projected flood hydrographs, considering the 2000 flood event as the...

This paper examines the models and assumptions of policy influence that have underpinned the research effort on Mekong capture fisheries, and presents alternative approaches for...

Since the 1950s, dam building in the Mekong river basin has been enmeshed in a complex and shifting geopolitical and eco-political landscape. The broad geopolitical sweep of US...

This article maps the rise of the water-energy-food 'nexus' as a research, policy and project agenda in mainland Southeast Asia. The authors argue that introducing the concept...