In light of the rapid global urbanization urban design has been shown to contribute largely to promoting the health and wellbeing of urban citizens However studies of urban design are underrepresented in low and middleincome countries in Asia where urban forms are traditionally compact and complex with multiple layers Hanoi a typical city in low and middleincome countries exhibits five unique urban typologies generated through official planning unregulated development and historical fluctuations This study examines the perceived urban design from a sample of 218 participants across five urb
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2023Vietnam
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2022Laos
While Laos largely avoided the health impacts of COVID-19, the pandemic’s economic consequences exposed existing vulnerabilities, and left the country at the precipice of fiscal and debt crises. At the 11th national congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), held in January 2021, the LPRP reinforced key elements of the regime’s high-stakes economic strategy but also hinted that the pandemic had encouraged a shift in economic emphasis. Even before the pandemic hit, Laos’s economic transformation had started to slow in 2019.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksMay, 2016South-Eastern Asia
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an issue of concern to governments, organized civil society groups, as well as business actors in the Mekong region. EIA and related forms of environmental assessments are being carried out throughout the region with varying levels of quality, legal frameworks, monitoring and compliance.
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Sustainability
Peer-reviewed publicationJanuary, 2023MalaysiaMalaysia deforested 6.3 million hectares since independence; 91% of which occurred before Malaysia pledged, at the Earth Summit in 1992, to maintain a minimum 50% of its terrestrial area under forest cover. However, under economic and population pressure, Sarawak—the largest contributing state to the country’s current forest cover of 54.8%—shows continuing deforestation even after 1992.
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Library ResourceMultimediaMay, 2023Ethiopia, Uganda, Laos
A large share of the world's rural population depends on using land to feed themselves. Commercial agriculture and forestry investments are placing growing pressure on land as a resource. Especially when state capacities to steer and monitor land-based investments are low, this can lead to increasing pressure on natural resources, land-use conflicts and in the worst cases to forced expropriation and displacement. These factors can have a negative impact on livelihood and food security in rural areas, particularly when land rights are insecure.
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Towards inclusion of smallholder farmers?
Reports & ResearchAugust, 2022CambodiaAgricultural investment at the crossroads in Cambodia: Towards inclusion of smallholder farmers?
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Support to amending the Land Law and capacity building in order to unlock the land potential of Vietnam
Policy Papers & BriefsMay, 2022VietnamThis one-pager provides details on the LAND-at-scale project in Vietnam. This project is implemented by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and RVO GRO, and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2021Eastern Asia, South-Eastern Asia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchPolicy Papers & BriefsSeptember, 2019Myanmar, Thailand
This policy brief was developed in order to enable a meaningful engagement and policy dialogue with government institutions and other relevant stakeholders about challenges and opportunities related to recognizing and protecting customary tenure in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
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A comparative analysis of the legal frameworks of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam
Manuals & GuidelinesMay, 2021Laos, VietnamThe recognition of customary tenure systems and responsible land-based investments that safeguard legitimate tenure rights and right holders are the interconnected main themes for mainstreaming the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam.
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