Greater Mekong Subregion Atlas Of The Environment

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290928652

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Greater Mekong Subregion Atlas of the Environment by Asian Development Bank Pdf

The second edition of the Greater Mekong Subregion Atlas of the Environment again champions the environment of this unique part of Asia, an area straddled by rivers great and small, with bountiful watersheds, wetlands, and forests. The Atlas celebrates the peoples of the subregion, and presents the environmental and development challenges they face and their responses. It reminds us that the subregion's peoples and communities are key to maintaining its environment. The Atlas captures in one volume maps, remote-sensing images, and essential information on one of the most culturally, ethnically, and biologically diverse regions in the world. The subregion is made up of Cambodia; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province of the People's Republic of China; the Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand; and Viet Nam.

Author : Charles Samuel Johnston,Xin Chen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000024890

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Opportunities and Challenges for the Greater Mekong Subregion by Charles Samuel Johnston,Xin Chen Pdf

The Mekong River is a vital and valuable resource, with huge development potential for the six states through which it flows. Given the significant asymmetry of power between those states, however, there is a real risk that some might utilise it to the detriment of others. Without a sense of regional belonging, it is difficult to imagine that these states and their constituent communities will take regional imperatives to heart, participate in joint regulatory frameworks, or adopt behaviours for upstream-downstream and lateral cooperation over the appropriation and use of their shared resources. How effectively has closer interdependence of the Mekong countries accommodated the development of a political-social-cultural space conducive to the growth of a regional "we-ness" among not only political elites, but also the general public? The contributors to this volume approach this question from a range of directions, including the impacts of tourism, regional development programmes, the Mekong Power Grid, and Sino-US rivalry. This edited volume presents valuable insights for scholars of international relations, Asian studies, development studies, environment studies, policy studies, and human geography.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907282

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Climate change, water and agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Anonim Pdf

The impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production in Southeast Asia will be largely mediated through water, but climate is only one driver of change. Water resources in the region will be shaped by a complex mixture of social, economic and environmental factors. This report reviews the current status and trends in water management in the Greater Mekong Subregion; assesses likely impacts of climate change on water resources to 2050; examines water management strategies in the context of climate and other changes; and identifies priority actions for governments and communities to improve resilience of the water sector and safeguard food production.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292571467

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Investing in Natural Capital for a Sustainable Future in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This report aims to demonstrate the compelling need to increase investments in natural capital in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and identifies actions now being taken regionally and nationally to manage natural capital. It also proposes a guiding framework for promoting investments and actions by GMS countries to secure natural capital and thus ensure sustainable and inclusive growth in the subregion.

Author : Robyn Johnston
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Agricultural ecology
ISBN : 9789290907244

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Rethinking Agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Robyn Johnston Pdf

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292613112

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Greater Mekong Subregion Environmental Performance Assessment 2006–2016 by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This report presents the findings of an environmental performance assessment that covered the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) during 2006–2016. The GMS Environment Operations Center conducted the assessment, using the driver–pressure–state–impact–response model to examine the consequences of rapid economic development in the subregion, identify the major natural resource and environmental issues, and determine the effectiveness of responses by the GMS member countries. During the assessment period, the GMS Core Environment Program supported country efforts to address the subregion's natural resources and environmental management challenges with its goal of creating an "environmentally friendly and climate-resilient GMS Economic Cooperation Program."

Author : Qi Gao
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004266797

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A Procedural Framework for Transboundary Water Management in the Mekong River Basin by Qi Gao Pdf

In A Procedural Framework for Transboundary Water Management in the Mekong River Basin: Shared Mekong for a Common Future, Qi Gao explores procedural implications of integrated water resources management and its application in the Mekong River Basin. As a problem-based study, enlightening conclusions are made based on the increasingly polycentric nature of transboundary cooperation in the Mekong region. The procedural requirements in the Mekong context, both the ideal and practical scenarios are considered, combined with selected case studies. Qi Gao convincingly asserts the necessity to enhance decision-making processes and suggests procedural legal mechanisms to institutionalize sustainability concepts in transboundary cooperation.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251099117

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Forest change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This report looks at both negative and positive drivers that affect forest change in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) in the last 25 years (1990-2015) in order to have a better understanding of their influence on forests in the region. It evaluates policies and measures in relation to drivers of forest change. Agricultural expansion, infrastructure development particularly hydropower dams and road construction, logging, mining operations and forest fires are the most dominant drivers of fores t loss in GMS. At a positive note, almost all countries in the region have adopted policies that support SFM and balance the social, economic and environmental aspects of forestry. Furthermore, there seems to be a movement towards sustainable policies which influence the shift towards SFM, forest conservation and afforestation and reforestation. Although it seems the policies addressing the drivers of deforestation exist at local, national and international level, their effectiveness has been mi xed. T his report presents forest changes in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) over a period of 25 years between 1990 and 2015. It describes key drivers that have affected these changes. Some drivers influenced forests negatively in that they resulted in deforestation and forest degradation. On the other hand, positive drivers promoted sustainable forest management (SFM), afforestation and reforestation and forest conservation.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292541125

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Greater Mekong Subregion Atlas of the Environment (2nd Edition) by Asian Development Bank Pdf

The second edition of the Greater Mekong Subregion Atlas of the Environment again champions the environment of this unique part of Asia, an area straddled by rivers great and small, with bountiful watersheds, wetlands, and forests. The Atlas celebrates the peoples of the subregion, and presents the environmental and development challenges they face and their responses. It reminds us that the subregion’s peoples and communities are key to maintaining its environment. The Atlas captures in one volume maps, remote-sensing images, and essential information on one of the most culturally, ethnically, and biologically diverse regions in the world. The subregion is made up of Cambodia; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province of the People’s Republic of China; the Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand; and Vietnam

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1243096188

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Forest Change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). by Anonim Pdf

Author : Norbert von Hofmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Environmental management
ISBN : OCLC:56475023

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Environmental Management and Sustainable Development in the Greater Mekong Sub-region by Norbert von Hofmann Pdf

Author : Hiroshi Hori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UVA:35007004631481

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The Mekong by Hiroshi Hori Pdf

Hori, a consulting engineer, describes the ecosystem, flow, and water quality along the Mekong River basin, as well as current conditions and future possibilities for development. He then relates what water management has been done in the Mekong, and why, demonstrating how international thinking and action have evolved since 1958. Over the years, more attention has been given to the social and economic condition of the indigenous people, investigations into the relationships between human activity and the quality of ecosystem processes has changed, and methods of assessing the need for hydroelectric power and the consequences of proposed reservoirs has evolved. c. Book News Inc.

Author : Yurdi Yasmi,Patrick B. Durst,Rehan Ul- Haq,Jeremy Broadhead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Afforestation
ISBN : OCLC:1076545911

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Forest Change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by Yurdi Yasmi,Patrick B. Durst,Rehan Ul- Haq,Jeremy Broadhead Pdf

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789292576585

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Nature-Based Solutions for Building Resilience in Towns and Cities by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Urban populations are projected to increase from 54% to 66% of the global population by 2050, with close to 90% of the increase concentrated in Asia and Africa. Cities and towns---a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions---will need to address challenges posed by climate change. A nature-based approach in identifying climate change vulnerabilities and developing relevant adaptation options was conducted in three towns of the Greater Mekong Subregion. Working with local governments, nongovernment organizations, women's groups, and professional associations, town-wide adaptation measures were defined by overlaying climate change projections on town plans and zoning schemes for strategic infrastructure. This publication captures valuable experience and lessons from the project.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Environmental protection
ISBN : 6167426287

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Proceedings International Conference "Toward Enhancement of Economic, Social, Technological and Environmental Development for Welfare Implications in the Greater Mekong Sub-region and Asia-Pacific" by Anonim Pdf