SDG 17 – “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development” – is made up of 19 targets and 25 indicators. It covers the elements making up means of implementation: finance (17.1-17.5), technology (17.6-17.8), capacity-building (17.9), trade (17.10-17.12), and systemic ...

The ownership and control of land is of critical importance to understanding The Mekong region and its development. A majority of The population is primarily engaged in agriculture, so land is The basis of both residence and livelihood. The five nations encompass a total land ...

The Mekong River, and its associated basin, are The mainstay of The region’s rice and fish economy, as well as providing water for domestic, municipal and industrial use. Approximately 4350 km in length and originating high in The Tibetan plateau, it passes through six countries: ...

SDG 17 – “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development” – is about bringing governments, civil society, the private sector and other actors together to help achieve the 2030 Agenda. there are 19 global targets and 25 indicators. the targets ...

With 54 different ethnic groups coexisting, Vietnam is a multiethnic nation. Kinh people, the majority, who comprise 82 million people or 85.4% of the country’s population, and the remaining 53 groups of – ethnic minority (EM) people make up the remaining 14.12 million, or 14.6%.48 ...

Introduction Land use In Laos has recently undergone significant change. While most members of the 50 recognized ethnic groups In Laos makIng up the Laos population have traditionally had a subsistence lifestyle, collected forest products, and cared for Land through shiftIng (swidden) agriculture, government policies have ...

Myanmar is in the midst of rapid economic and social change, with dramatic consequences for land tenure. in the current reform process, smallholders are reclaiming their legal land rights at the same time that foreign investment is flooding the country, placing all previous land use ...

State land leases and concessions in Laos are an economic arrangement in which the Lao Government rents state land at a yearly fee to both domestic and foreign investors for a wide range of economic activities including, but not limited to, agricultural and tree plantations, ...

Land transfer is when Land title or ownership to Land rights changes from one person to another. In Laos, foreigners may not own Land, but the 2019 amendments to the 2013 Land Law now permits short term transfers of Land use rights to foreign owners ...

Thailand is currently implementing a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Development Plan to establish ten SEZs along the border regions of the country. However, the Special Economic Zone Act is still in draft form. It has been submitted to the National Legislative Assembly but is yet ...

Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG 1) seeks to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere”, ensuring extreme poverty is eradicated and overall poverty is reduced by 50%.This goal provides a much more comprehensive approach than the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the issue of poverty. ...

Vietnam is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious country. Vietnam was among 12 countries in the world and six countries in the Asia Pacific region, recognized as having a very high degree of religious diversity under global religious diversity surveys by the Pew Forum institute (USA).305 ...

Land ConsolidationLand in Vietnam is divided into extremely small parcels by world standards. The average agricultural Landholding is 1,560 square meters per capita, which is less than one-third of standard holdings in ThaiLand or Cambodia. Up to 70% of rural households have Land use rights ...

In 1996, the MInistry of Commerce (MoC) was established by law. Its organization and functionIng is defIned by a sub-decree of the Royal Government of Cambodia. After a nomInation of the Prime MInister’s candidate and the vote of confidence on the cabInet by the National ...

UNTAC soldiers from India patrollIng the streets In Prey Veng provInce, Cambodia, on the second day of votIng. Photo by United Nations Transitional Authority of Cambodia (UNTAC), taken on May 24 1993. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Cambodia Inherited legal and political systems and a state ...

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. The king is The head of state for his lifetime but does not govern. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) was established through The Law on The organization and conduct of The National Bank of Cambodia in 1996.391 NBC is The nation’s central bank, whose mission is to determine and direct The monetary policy in order to maintain price ...

Environmental protection and conservation are given high priority in the Royal Government of Cambodia’s guiding strategy, the Rectangular Strategy Phase III (2014–2018). ...

Flooded forest in Cambodia. Photo by Andrea Kirkby, taken 11 May 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.A 1993 royal decree designated 23 protected areas covering about 3,273,300 ha, equal to around 18% of the country’s total land area, and brought them under the jurisdiction of the Ministry ...

National Bank of Cambodia, Cambodia. Photo by Stephen McGrath, taken on 21 June 2010. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0  In 1996, the MInistry of Economy and FInance (MEF) was established by law.443 Its organization and functionIng is defIned by a sub-decree of the Royal Government ...