GMS Articles
In the Mekong region, the majority of people living in poverty depend on land and natural resources for their survival but lack secure rights to it. This insecurity of tenure serves as a disincentive to invest in the land and leaves communities exposed to land expropriation by the state and commercial interests, as well as …
RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY TENURE IN THE MEKONG REGION: AN ONLINE DIALOGUE Read More »
Since its formation, ASEAN has seen an underdeveloped region grow into one of the most dynamic drivers of today’s global economy. As it marks its fiftieth anniversary in 2017, the Association’s ten member countries are a significant focus of international investment as Southeast Asia’s success story continues, following the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community …
QUICK SCAN MYANMAR: GEODATA FOR AGRICULTURE AND WATER (G4AW) Read More »
Since its formation, ASEAN has seen an underdeveloped region grow into one of the most dynamic drivers of today’s global economy. As it marks its fiftieth anniversary in 2017, the Association’s ten member countries are a significant focus of international investment as Southeast Asia’s success story continues, following the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community …
INVESTING IN ASEAN: ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASAIN NATION Read More »
Changes in the climatic system introduce uncertainties in the supply and management of water resources. Climate change has direct impacts on the surface water and the control of storage in rivers, lakes and reservoirs, which indirectly controls the groundwater recharge process. The main and direct impact of climate change on groundwater is changes in the …
CLIMATE CHANGE AND GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS IN THE MEKONG REGION–A REVIEW Read More »
Vietnam is at a crossroads. Fragmentation of production across increasingly complex global value chains (GVCs) will continue to create both opportunities and challenges. The domestic policies that Vietnam enacts in the near future will determine whether it will be pushed further toward its current specialization of low value-added assembly functions—or whether it will manage to …
VIETNAM AT A CROSSROADS – ENGAGING IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS Read More »
Crop-breeding innovations are merely a short-term solution for falling yields. Only agricultural diversity can ensure food security and resilience As a new year dawns, it is hard not to be dazzled by the current pace of technological change in food and agriculture. Only last month, news emerged of a crop spray with the potential to …
MODERN AGRICULTURE CULTIVATES CLIMATE CHANGE – WE MUST NURTURE BIODIVERSITY Read More »
Policy imperatives will help ASEAN “leapfrog” into the vanguard of the digital economy—making the region globally competitive and enriching the lives of citizens. Realizing this opportunity must be a top priority. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The opportunity Across the world, digital products and services are transforming industries, enriching lives, and propelling progress. The Association of South East …
The road to the establishment of the ASEAN Community began in 2003 through the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II in Bali, Indonesia, otherwise known as the Bali Concord II. In 2003, with the increasing interdependence between and among ASEAN countries and as a response to the ASEAN Financial Crisis, the ASEAN members declared the establishment …
THE ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND PROSPECTS OF CROSS-BORDER PRACTICE OF LAW Read More »
Food safety has been receiving significant worldwide attention due to the increasing number of foodborne illnesses occurring every year. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently reported that 550 million people (7.9 percent of the world population) suffer from foodborne diseases every year, a staggering 230,000 of which are fatal. The sad reality is …
Climate change has become a major issue today because of its undeniable influence on sustainable development worldwide. Its impact has already gone beyond immense natural disasters. In the case of Vietnam, millions of people not only lose their homes but also their livelihoods because of the rising sea level and other calamities caused by climate …