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Open Development Mekong publishes a new topic page on Gender Equality
SDG 5 – “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” recognizes gender equality as an intrinsic human right. Furthermore, the overarching goal of the 2030 Agenda to “leave no one behind” will be unachievable without gender equality and women’s empowerment. () Having women’s representation in government is ...
Open Development Vietnam publishes Climate Change topic page
Vietnam ranks the fifth in climate risk in the Global Climate Risk Index for 2018 and eighth in the Long-Term Climate Risk Index (CRI). Having 3,260 km of coast line, rising sea levels definitely create a big impact on Vietnam. According to the Inter-Governmental Panel on CC ...
Open Development Vietnam publishes a new map layer of population density
A new map layer of “Population density of regions in Vietnam in 2016” has been published by Open Development Vietnam. The map shows 7 levels of population density of regions of which Red river delta and Mekong river delta have the most density. Access the map. ...
Open Development Myanmar publishes a new topic page on Taxation
There is a large information gap when it comes to taxation in Myanmar. For example, in a survey of urban taxpayers, 89% of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed to the statement, “I wish I had clearer information on what taxes I am supposed to ...
Open Development Vietnam publishes a topic page on Aid and Development
The topic page looks back on the effective aid flows that helped Vietnam from a poor, underdeveloped country to become a lower-income country. However, the proportion of official development assistance (ODA) contributing to the state budget is declining, while the need for capital to address ...
Open Development Vietnam maps The World Bank Aid Projects
Open Development Vietnam has published a new profile on The World Bank Aid Projects in Vietnam. The data is presented in an interactive map that allow readers to view and filter projects that are completed or under implementation. For more detail, please access the new profile on The World Bank ...
New dataset on Policy Briefings (2013-2018) published on Open Development Mekong
This policy booklet provides policy recommendations on key sustainable development issues in the Mekong Region that were explored by the collaborative research projects of SUMERNET in phase 3 (2014-2017). The collaborative research projects addressed various sustainable development issues under three themes: Climate compatible development; Ecosystem ...
Open Development Mekong publishes a new sub-page on forest policy and administration
Open Development Mekong has just published a new sub-page on forest policy and administration. Cambodia (2002), Laos (2007), Myanmar (1992), Thailand (1941), and Vietnam (2004) each have national legal and policy mechanisms to govern the sustainable management and use of forest resources. However, these national laws are often undermined by a ...
Open Development Thailand publishes a topic page on SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation
Open Development Thailand has just published a topic page on SDG 6 Clean water and sanitation. As of 2017, Thailand has already taken steps towards achieving a number of SDG 6’s indicators. 98% of the population of Thailand has access to “improved drinking water” and 93% has ...
Open Development Thailand publishes a new page on SDG 14 - Life below water
Open Development Thailand has just published a new page on SDG 14 – Life below water Thailand has many reasons to invest in their oceans and marine environments, having more than 3,148km of coastline which runs across 23 provinces. These marine environments are ecologically diverse and are ...
