The residents of the Ganges and Mekong River deltas face serious challenges from rising sea levels, saltwater intrusion, pollution from upstream sources, growing populations, and infrastructure that no longer works as planned. In both deltas, scientists working for nearly two decades with communities, local governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have demonstrated the potential to overcome these challenges and substantially improve people’s livelihoods.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2018Laos, Bangladesh, Vietnam, China, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Thailand
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2014Nigeria, Zambia, Brazil, Cambodia, India, Niger, Africa, Asia, Central America, South America
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2003South Africa, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Asia, South-Eastern Asia
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2006China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, South-Eastern Asia
Recurring water crises, global water initiatives, and demands for water reforms by development banks, have all pushed water up the agenda of most Mekong-region countries. Many changes have already been made. Now decision makers need to know what has worked, what hasn?t, and why. To find out, IWMI has reviewed new water policies, plans and laws, and assessed participation, the new water ?apex bodies?, and integrated water resources management (IWRM). The findings show that top-down state policies based on ?blueprints?
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2003Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2009Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, China, South-Eastern Asia
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2013Cambodia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2012Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, China, South-Eastern Asia
This report documents current irrigation and water policies in the Mekong countries. It successively reviews planning issues, water policies and legal frameworks, the setting up of water policy "apex bodies," participatory policies, and IWRM/river basin management.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1994Philippines, China, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Nepal, Colombia, Sudan, United States of America
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