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Rural livelihoods in Mon State: Evidence from a representative household survey

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2017
South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Myanmar
agriculture
rural development
fisheries
The purpose of this report is to provide information and analysis to government, civil society, and donors interested in improving the well-being of the rural population of Mon State, Myanmar. Specifically, the report analyzes the different sources of income for rural households, as well as their socioeconomic characteristics, with a view to helping identify constraints on growth and potential pathways to improving incomes.
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Revitalized agriculture for balanced growth and resilient livelihoods: Toward a rural development strategy for Mon State

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2017
South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Myanmar
agriculture
rural development
rural areas
fisheries
This report offers specific policy and investment options articulated around two broad areas: (1) stimulating growth in agriculture and sustainable management of fisheries and (2) providing public infrastructure and services that strengthen the enabling environment.
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Revitalized agriculture for balanced growth and resilient livelihoods: Towards a rural development strategy for Mon State

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2016
South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Myanmar
farmers
rural areas
agriculture
rural development
poverty
fisheries
The purpose of this policy brief is to provide national and state-level policymakers, private sector investors, civil society and donors with an analysis of the rural economy of Mon State and pathways to improved prosperity for its population. The analysis is based on a representative survey (the Mon State Rural Household Survey 2015) of 1680 rural households, which comprise 73% of Mon State’s 2 million residents, and extensive interviews with farmers, traders, processors, local leaders and government officials.
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Fish to 2050 in the ASEAN Region

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2017
South-Eastern Asia
fisheries
natural resources management
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has emerged as a global fish producer, owing to the rapid growth of aquaculture in Southeast Asia and its large offshore fishing fleet. Fish is a regional commodity that is traded globally, and this region is at the frontline of the global trend toward meeting seafood demand by 2050. Fisheries and aquaculture are increasingly becoming a primary source of protein and micronutrients, foreign exchange, livelihoods and well-being for the population in the region.
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Methods of consensus building for community based fisheries management in Bangladesh and the Mekong Delta

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2003
Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Bangladesh, Vietnam
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
local communities
natural resources management
Indigenous Peoples
collective ownership
land tenure systems
fisheries
A method of consensus building for management of wetlands and fisheries using a systematic approach to participatory planning and initially developed in Bangladesh is now being applied in both Bangladesh and the Mekong delta. The method recognizes diversity in livelihoods and works through a structured learning and planning process that focuses on common interests. It works with each category of stakeholder separately to prioritize the natural resource problems that their livelihoods are largely dependent on, they then share and agree common priorities in plenary.
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Common-pool resources, livelihoods, and resilience

Critical challenges for governance in Cambodia

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2011
Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Cambodia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
Forest Tenure
fisheries
food security
forestry
natural resources management
Common-pool resource management is a critical element in the interlocked challenges of food security, nutrition, poverty reduction, and environmental sustainability. This paper examines strategic policy choices and governance challenges facing Cambodia‘s forests and fisheries, the most economically important subsectors of agriculture that rely on common-pool resources. It then outlines policy priorities for institutional development to achieve improvements in implementing these goals.
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Catalyzing collective action to address natural resource conflict

Lessons from Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2011
South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Cambodia
Land Conflicts
land conflicts
fisheries
This paper reports on outcomes and lessons learned from a 15-month initiative aimed at strengthening collective action to address natural resource conflict in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake. Employing the Appreciation-Influence-Control (AIC) model of participatory stakeholder engagement, the initiative aimed in particular to build collective understanding of the sources of vulnerability in fisheries livelihoods and to catalyze efforts to support resilience in this valuable and productive socialecological system.
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Revitalized agriculture for balanced growth and resilient livelihoods: Toward a rural development strategy for Mon State

Reports & Research
December, 2016
South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Myanmar
farmers
rural areas
agriculture
rural development
poverty
fisheries
The purpose of this report is to provide national- and state-level policymakers, private-sector investors, civil society, and donors with an analysis of the rural economy of Mon State and pathways to improved prosperity for its population. The analysis is based on a representative survey of rural households, which make up 73 percent of Mon State’s 2 million residents, and extensive interviews with farmers, traders, processors, local leaders, and government officials.
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Rural livelihoods in Mon State: Evidence from a representative household survey

Reports & Research
December, 2016
South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Myanmar
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
rural areas
agriculture
rural development
poverty
fisheries
natural disasters
sustainable land management
The purpose of this report is to provide information and analysis to government, civil society, and donors interested in improving the well-being of the rural population of Mon State. Specifically, the report analyzes the different sources of income for rural households, as well as their socioeconomic characteristics, with a view to identifying potential pathways to improving incomes, especially for poor households, and stimulating inclusive rural growth.