Climate Change Vulnerability Mapping for Southeast Asia [PDF]
This paper provides information on the sub-national areas (regions/districts/provinces) most vulnerable to climate change impacts in Southeast Asia.
Arief Anshory Yusuf, Herminia Francisco
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Classical swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease in Lao PDR [PDF]
, 2008 Approximately 75% of the population of Lao PDR is engaged in agriculture and the vast majority (approximately 90%) of these producers are in the smallholder sector.
Conlan, J., Khounsy, S.
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Innovative Asia: Advancing the Knowledge-Based Economy - Highlights of the Forthcoming ADB Study Report [PDF]
, 2014 [Excerpt] The development of knowledge-based economies (KBEs) is both an imperative and an opportunity for developing Asia. It is an imperative to sustain high rates of growth in the future and an opportunity whereby emerging economies can draw from ...
Asian Development Bank
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Values of inland fisheries in the Mekong river basin [PDF]
, 2008 Asia has the most productive inland fisheries in the world. The fishery sector contributes significantly to the national economies of the region. Inland fisheries also improve food security by providing a source of protein and a livelihood for millions ...
Baran, E., Chanton, K.C., Jantunen, T.
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ACTAE regional project Accompanying the Agro-ecological Transition in Southeast Asia 2015 - 2019 Final report [PDF]
, 2019 L'agro-écologie répond à de nombreuses définitions relevant à la fois de dimensions scientifiques, environnementales et sociétales. Selon la littérature, les techniques qui lui sont attribuées concernent l'agriculture de conservation, l'agroforesterie ...
Marquié, Catherine, Reynaud, Lucie
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Disease Surveillance Networks Initiative Asia: Final Evaluation [PDF]
, 2010 The DSN Initiative was launched in 2007 under the new strategy of the Rockefeller Foundation. The initiative intends:[1] To improve human resources for disease surveillance in developing countries, thus bolstering national capacity to monitor, report ...
Caridad A. Ancheta +7 more
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ETHNIC MINORITIES AND RURAL POVERTY IN LAO PDR [PDF]
Ethnic minorities have a significantly higher poverty incidence than the majority in Lao PDR. Based on survey data the determinants of minority poverty are analyzed, the sources of inequality decomposed, and the expected impact of polices to address ...
Engvall, Anders
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Shifting cultivation, livelihoods and change : a study of agricultural decisions in Xieng Ngeun District, Lao PDR : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University [PDF]
, 2006 Shifting cultivation has long provided a livelihood for upland farmers in the tropics. However, recent years have seen increasing political, environmental and economic pressure on these farming systems and those who practice them.
Whittaker, Sarah
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The Power to Resist: Irrigation Management Transfer in Indonesia
Water Alternatives, 2013 In the last two decades, international donors have promoted Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) as an international remedy to management problems in government irrigation systems in many developing countries.
Diana Suhardiman
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, 2018 Overall, the investment climate seems to have deteriorated in Lao PDR between 2012 and 2016. In the 2012 survey, not one area of the investment climate was identified as a serious problem by more than 20 percent of firms. In the 2016 survey, there were six areas where more than 20 percent of firms identified areas of the investment climate as a serious
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