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- This report provides an overview of the production and use of low value/trash fish in the Asia-Pacific region. It defines low value/trash fish as fish that have a low commercial value by virtue of their low quality, small size or low consumer preference. It examines their use in aquaculture and other animal feeds, and in human consumption. Countries discussed are Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Vietnam, China and the Philippines. Some data are provided for other countries in the region. This document, RAP Publication 2005/16, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005.
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- Simon Funge-Smith; Erik Lindebo; Derek Staples
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/ae934e/ae934e00.htm
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- This document describes the main features of national and international assessments used to determine the quality of education, including the purpose of these assessments; decisions in a national assessment; and issues in the design, implementation, analysis, reporting and use. Several country case studies are referred to including India and Vietnam. This document was published by WorldBank in 2008.
- Author
- Vincent Greaney; Thomas Kellaghan
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6904
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- This report assesses the current situation of environmental pollution in the craft villages in Vietnam; the awareness and level of concern of rural communities about environmental management, particularly on environmental pollution; the nature and extent of collaboration among rural stakeholders to manage environmental problems; and analysed the current situation and provided actions plans and recommendations within the context of two upland areas in Vietnam.
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- Nguyen Khac Quynh; Tran Van The; Le Viet Luu
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/af332e/af332e00.htm
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- This document defines sustainable development and education for sustainable development (ESD), assesses the current state of ESD in the Asia-Pacific region and outlines a set of exercises which can be used to coordinate discussion between key stakeholders to assess national ESD-related activities, identify gaps in implementation and formulate a plan to move ESD forward. This document was published by UNESCO in 2011.
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- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001930/193013e.pdf
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- This document provides an overview of shrimp and catfish farming in the Mekong River delta of Vietnam, discusses methods for assessing impacts of climate change and economic analysis of adaptation and examines the potential impacts of climate change on aquaculture in the Mekong River delta, costs of adaptation to climate change impacts, policy implications for estimated adaptation costs and cost of climate change adaptation at farm level. This report was published by WorldFish in 2012.
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- Kam S. P.; M-C. Badjeck; L. Teh; L. Teh; N. Tran
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_3395.pdf
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- This study examines issues between the economies forming a remittance corridor where that corridor in its early stages of development. It analyses three stages of fund transfer for the Canada-Vietnam remittance corridor: origination with the remittance sender, intermediary systems for cross-border fund transfer, and distribution to the recipient. This document, World Bank Working Paper no.48, was published by The World Bank in 2005.
- Author
- Raul Hernandez-Coss
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/7312
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- This project aimed to improve information gathering and hence improve the management of fisheries resources for commercial fishing, small-scale fishing and aquaculture in four Asian countries - Cambodia, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. This report presents detailed analyses of the situation in the four countries and draws conclusions and lessons learned. It was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2009.
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- Theo Ebbers; Rick Gregory
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/aj477e/aj477e00.pdf
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- This document discusses the importance of carp genetic resources, carp production in Asia, progress in carp genetics research, constraints to increased yields, status of introduced carp in Asia, threatened cyprinid species in Asia and carp genetic resources in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
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- David J. Penman; Modadugu V. Gupta; Madan M. Dey (editors)
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Pubs/CarpGen/CarpGenetics.pdf
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- This document presents a selection of case studies on a teacher-education course in information and communications technology (ICT) for pre-service teachers as well as retraining teachers. The countries studied include China, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002235/223520E.pdf
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- This is one of two case studies of aquaculture in Vietnam from a series of individual country case studies which, together with synthesis papers and the report of a workshop, provide a detailed overview of feed and fertiliser use in sustainable aquaculture development in developing countries. The full report, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No.497, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Le Thanh Hung; Luu Thi Thanh Truc; Huynh Pham Viet Huy
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1444e/a1444e13.pdf
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- This report provides an overview of the potential impacts of climate change adaptation activities on aquatic and marine ecosystems and associated livelihoods, considering mitigation and adaptation approaches, costs of adaptation and the potential effects of adaptation. It presents examples of adaptation activity in the Bay of Bengal, South China Sea, Gulf of Thailand and Indian Ocean Islands countries. This report was published by the FAO in 2014.
- Author
- Clare Shelton
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/019/i3569e/i3569e.pdf
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- This report reviews the current status and trends in water management in the Greater Mekong Subregion, assesses likely impacts of climate on water resources based on historical patterns and simulated projections, 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. This report was published by IWMI in 2010.
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- Robyn Johnston; Guillame Lacombe; Chu Thai Hoanh; Andrew Noble; Paul Pavelic; Vladimir Smakhtin; Diana Suhardiman; Kam Suan Pheng; Choo Poh Sze
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- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.5337/2010.212
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- This report provides a guide for local governments in the East Asia region to better understand the concepts and consequences of climate change. This city profile for Hanoi in Vietnam provides a description of the city and then highlights a number of hazards and risks to the city associated with climate change. A number of disaster risk management measures are identified in order to mitigate the effects of climate change and a number of recommendations are made. This report was published by the World Bank in 2009.
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- Neeraj Prasad; Federica Ranghieri; Fatima Shah; Zoe Trohanis; Earl Kessler; Ravi Sinha
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/11986
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- This FAO paper presents an overview of the distinctive features of communal tenure in different community-based land and natural resource management systems. Communal tenure refers to situations where groups, communities, or one or more villages have well defined, exclusive rights to jointly own and/or manage particular areas of natural resources such as land, forest and water.
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- Kirsten Ewers Andersen
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/am658e/am658e00.pdf
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- This brief research article examines the possibility of using flooded land that is temporarily unavailable for crop production to produce a crop of aquatic organisms through case studies of community-based management systems in Bangladesh and Vietnam. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldBank Center, in 2006.
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- M. M. Dey; M. Prein
- Publisher
- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/community.pdf
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- This report examines the reasons underlying the adoption or discontinuance of community based fish culture in seasonal floodplains in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam. It studies the historical and political context, policy and institutional context, environmental contexts and landscape level factors, socio-cultural context, livelihood context, the floodplain as a multiple use system, markets and economic viability, technical issues and implementation, incentives for uptake and adoption and disincentives. This report was published by The WorldFish Center in 2011.
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- Olivier Joffre; Natasja Sheriff
- Publisher
- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2816.pdf
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- This book examines infrastructure development in East Asia, focusing upon the themes of inclusive development, coordination, and accountability and risk management. Countries covered include Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The book is aimed at senior policy makers and development practitioners who examine infrastructure in the light of countrywide policies and programmes. It is publication no.33526 and was published by The World Bank in 2005.
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- Asian Development Bank; World Bank; Japan Bank for International Cooperation
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/7267
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- This paper examines short-term measures adopted by some 81 countries from
Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean in response to rising food prices and assesses the implications of these measures for food security and poverty alleviation. Countries mentioned include India, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Malaysia. The paper was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2009.
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- Mulat Demeke; Guendalina Pangrazio; Materne Maetz
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/ak177e/ak177e00.pdf
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- This policy research report examines developing countries' likely attitudes to international treaties regulating carbon emissions, concluding that the clear differences in the factors that determine likely negotiating positions are based on the country's vulnerability to climate change impacts and that the barriers in the transition to renewable energy are political and institutional rather than a lack of availability. Detailed tables of relevant data for the countries covered are also included. This report was published by The World Bank in 2007.
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- Piet Buys; Uwe Deichmann; Craig Meisner; Thao Ton That; David Wheeler
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/7500
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- This report reviews the practice of rice-fish farming in various countries, comparing the countries' practices to promote rice-fish culture in other parts of the world. It includes a brief history of rice-fish farming, a description of the different rice field ecosystems in which fish farming takes place, possible modifications of rice fields to incorporate fish culture, production systems, agronomic and aquaculture management, rice-fish production and yields, pest management, social and environmental impact of rice-fish culture, experiences of rice-fish farming in China, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, India and Bangladesh and prospects and program for the future. This report was published by the FAO in 2004.
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- Matthias Halwart; Modadugu V. Gupta (editors)
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/a0823e/a0823e00.htm
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- This resource is part 1 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty as discussed at an international conference in Vietnam. This part includes acknowledgements, a glossary of terms, conference proceedings and declarations, a table of contents for the resource as a whole, opening statements and a short paper setting the scene for managing forests for poverty reduction. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e00.pdf
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- This resource is part 2 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part includes a paper describing the contribution of trees and forests to the livelihoods of the poor, a list of development goals, emerging opportunities and a second paper describing the use of commercial forestry to aid poverty. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e01.pdf
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- This resource is part 3 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part focuses on policies and legislation and includes a case study of decentralised and local forest management in Cameroon, including use of resources and management of income, recommendations, conclusions and references. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e02.pdf
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- This resource is part 4 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part describes forest harvesting and community-based forest management in the Philippines and Vietnam. Topics include: available resources and forestry management; constraining factors; conclusions; and references. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e03.pdf
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- This resource is part 5 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part describes economic issues relating to forestry management, and includes three case studies based around community forestry in Nepal. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e04.pdf
