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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.
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- Raul Hernandez-Coss
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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.
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- Clare Shelton
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- 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
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/am658e/am658e00.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
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2816.pdf
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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
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- 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)
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e04.pdf
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- This resource is part 6 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 forest management modalities and institutional issues, with specific emphasis on community forestry and poverty reduction in Nepal and Bhutan. This includes economic and financial management, community issues, forest protection, sustainability and related topics. 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/ag131e05.pdf
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- This resource is part 7 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 description of technical aspects of forestry management such as transport and harvesting technologies. A case study based around production of bamboo charcoal in mountainous areas of Northern Laos is included, together with a description of the issues around processing lumber with chainsaws in Ghana and forest harvesting in Papua New Guinea. 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/ag131e06.pdf
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- This resource is part 8 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 accessing markets, and includes sections about the role of small and medium forest enterprise associations in reducing poverty, a case study describing the process of creating wood flooring from forestry and farming, bamboo industries, and lessons learned. 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/ag131e07.pdf
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- This report investigates the potential correlation between the falling fertility rate and rising educational attainment in Vietnam. It analyses evidence that suggests that Vietnamese parents are now focusing on quality over quantity, choosing to have fewer children and invest more in their education through private tutoring in order to give them a better chance of educational success. This report was published by the World Bank in 2013.
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- Hai-Anh Dang; F. Halsey Rogers
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15846
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- This report examines the determinants of remittance behaviour for internal migrants in Vietnam by studying how remittances are affected by the vulnerability of a migrant's life at the destination, their link to relatives back home and the time spent at the destination. It includes a review of literature about the motives behind remittance behaviour and an empirical analysis based on data taken from the 2004 Vietnam Migration Survey. This report was published by The World Bank in 2008.
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- Yoko Niimi; Thai Hung Pham; Barry Reilly
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6529