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Conflict Over Forests and Land in Asia

Reports & Research
September, 2010
China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
agroforestry systems
conflicts
forestry
Violent conflict affects three quarters of Asia’s forests and tens of millions of people. In Cambodia, for example, nearly half of the 236 land conflicts recorded in 2009 escalated to violence. Because forest conflict is such a major issue in the region, we need a better understanding of the underlying causes, impacts, and management solutions. This issues paper sheds light on these topics, drawing lessons from eight new case studies.
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Capacity Building Needs Assessment for Community Forestry Development in Thailand

Reports & Research
July, 2010
Thailand
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
capacity development
community forestry
The objective of this report is mainly to identify priority issues associated with community forestry in different contexts in Thailand, and based from this, analyze capacities of key community forestry stakeholders and come up with recommendations for RECOFTC's Thailand Country Program.
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Water-use accounts in CPWF basins: Simple water-use accounting of the Mekong Basin

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, South-Eastern Asia
water management
This paper applies the principles of water-use accounts, developed in the first of the series, to the Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia. The Mekong Basin covers six

countries, the River rises in China, but there are substantial downstream tributaries

from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, and from a small area in Myanmar. A

unique feature is the reverse flow from the Mekong to the Tonle Sap via the Tonle Sap

River at the height of the wet season flow and its ebb as the river levels fall.
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Sustainability assessment of Thailand's electricity planning: Using section 1 of the 2009 hydropower sustainability assessment protocol

Reports & Research
November, 2010
Thailand, South-Eastern Asia
water management
assessment
We conducted a rapid assessment of the sustainability performance of the Thai power development plan and a number of related planning processes, focusing on the Thai plan’s implications for development of hydropower in the Mekong region. We used the August 2009 draft Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP), which is a qualitative multi-criteria audit tool designed to be used by a wide range of interested parties.
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Learning from Phase I: A Survey of Project Leaders and Staff

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Iran, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Mexico, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, Sudan, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, South America, Western Africa, Middle Africa, Eastern Africa, Central America, Western Asia, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia
water management
IN response to an on-line survey, 76 project leaders and staff gave CPWF Phase 1 a

generally favorable review. Respondents came from 68 CPWF projects in 45 countries on

three continents. The survey sought to help learn what went well in Phase 1, what did not

go so well and can be improved in Phase 2.

Nearly three-quarters of respondents felt that they had achieved different research results,

outcomes and impacts as a result of participation in the CPWF than otherwise possible from
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Improving Mekong water resources investment and allocation choices

Reports & Research
November, 2010
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, South-Eastern Asia
water management
The CPWF Project PN67 “Improving Mekong Water Allocation” was a key, collaborative

activity of the Mekong Program on Water, Environment and Resilience (M-POWER). The

goal of contributing to water allocation policy and practice which results in a more

optimal and equitable use of water by society has been pursued by research across the

Mekong Region and active engagement with policymakers. The project team have

examined the use of a wide range of decision-support tools, in many decision-making
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CPWF Annual Report 2009

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Eritrea, Peru, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Iran, Kenya, Laos, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Western Africa, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Middle Africa, Central Asia, Eastern Africa, Central America, South America, Western Asia, Northern Africa, Southern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
water management
rangelands
The CPWF was designed to be different. Developed in response to a call for change in a previous round of Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) system

reform, the CPWF was intended to foster cross-CGIAR cooperation and find ways to bring in new partners. Over time the CPWF has successfully broadened the CGIAR’s sources of

innovative research on water and food. Through its broad partnerships, the program conducts research that leads to positive impact on the poor and to policy change. The CPWF does this by
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Climate change, water and agriculture in the Greater Mekong subregion

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, South-Eastern Asia
fisheries
water management
The impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production in Southeast Asia will be largely mediated through water, but climate is only one driver of change. Water resources in the region will be shaped by a complex mixture of social, economic and environmental factors.
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Adaptation options to reduce the vulnerability of Mekong water resources, food security and the environment to impacts of development and climate change. Report to AusAID

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia
fisheries
The report aims to provide critical input to the Mekong River Commission's (MRC) regional Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) which was launched shortly after the formulation of this project. The CCAI is a collaborative regional initiative designed to address the shared climate change adaptation challenges of LMB countries in response to the potential effects of climate change on the socio-economic characteristics and natural resources of the LMB region. MRC has identified need for a more informed understanding of the potential impacts from climate change.
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Smart Green Infrastructure in Tiger Range Countries

A Multi-Level Approach

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2010
Malaysia, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Eastern Asia, Oceania, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
encroachment
land use
nature reserves
property rights
sustainable development
This report presents the results of extensive work of the smart green infrastructure task force commissioned by the World Bank under the Global Tiger Initiative (GTI). The report benefited from advice, ideas, and information about tigers and tiger-friendly infrastructure development from staff at the World Bank, and from several institutions that promote tiger and biodiversity conservation throughout the world.