Greater Mekong Subregion

Greater Mekong Subregion
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher:
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN:

Celebrating the people of the Mekong subregion, this remarkable atlas is more than just a series of maps; this book also includes remote sensing images and essential cultural information about one of the most ethnically and biologically diverse regions of the world. The subregion includes Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Yunnan Province in China.

Climate in Asia and the Pacific

Climate in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Michael Manton
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2013-10-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400773382

Commissioned by the Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), this book offers a detailed survey of the current status of climate change and climate variability in the Asia-Pacific region, a thorough and thoughtful assessment of climate and security and clear recommendations on the best paths of climate research in the future.

ESDebate

ESDebate
Author: Frits Hesselink
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9782831705279

This novel publication includes summaries of the main issues arising from an internet discussion on the changing perspectives on environmental education in the light of the global initiative on sustainable development. Fifty experts from around the world discussed in five rounds how they see the field evolving. The accompanying CD-ROM allows you to delve into the points made by each participant. It also contains a top-10 list of books and sites on the subject. It explains how the web site discussion was managed, for those interested in learning more about mobilizing knowledge using the opportunities of the worldwide web.

Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region

Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region
Author: François Molle
Publisher: Earthscan
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1849770867

The water resources of the Mekong river catchment area, from China, through Thailand, Cambodia and Laos to Vietnam, are increasingly contested. Governments, companies and banks are driving new investment in roads, dams, diversions, irrigation schemes, navigation facilities, power plants and other emblems of conventional "development." Their plans and interventions pose multiple burdens and risks to the livelihoods of millions of people dependent on wetlands, floodplains, fisheries and aquatic resources.