Sustainable Tourism and Poverty Reduction in Selected ASEAN Member Countries

Sustainable Tourism and Poverty Reduction in Selected ASEAN Member Countries Examining the impact of revenues from the tourism sector on poverty reduction in selected members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, is the primary objective of this study. The Bayesian Structural Time Series (BSTS) model and the regression […]

The UN-Sustainable Development Goals Going Local: Learning from Localising Human Rights

The UN-Sustainable Development Goals Going Local: Learning from Localising Human Rights In 2015 the United Nations declared an ambitious programme, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With similar aspirations to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the SDGs claim is to make a difference in terms of justice and sustainability on a global scale. […]

Greater Mekong Subregion Health Cooperation Strategy 2019–2023

Greater Mekong Subregion Health Cooperation Strategy 2019–2023 Regional health cooperation is a priority under the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program. Efforts to enhance regional cooperation and integration, while fundamental to economic growth in the subregion, expose GMS countries to an evolving layer of health challenges. Increased mobility and trade, including trade in agricultural […]

Global Economics Prospects

Global Economics Prospects Although the global economy is emerging from the collapse triggered by the pandemic, the recovery is projected to be subdued. Global economic output is expected to expand 4 percent in 2021 but still remain more than 5 percent below its pre-pandemic trend. Moreover, there is a material risk that setbacks in containing […]

The Community Development Handbook

The Community Development Handbook Le Van An, Ngo Tung Duc, JICA (2016) The Handbook comprises 7 chapters, which give information on the terms and fundamental principles of community development, the detailed steps of working with the community, and practical notes for community development practitioners. The Handbook also provides answers to some questions rising from working […]

Impacts of wildlife trade and sustainable development in Vietnam

Impacts of wildlife trade and sustainable development in Vietnam Duc Hanh Nguyen and Thi Mai Dinh, EDP Sciences (2020) This article focuses on the challenges of prosecution and crimes relating to wildlife trade in Viet Nam. It also provides an analytical framework for assessing the impact of wildlife trade and criminal status relating to wildlife […]

Social Innovation and Social Policy – Empowerment of indigenous women the management of sustainable productive organizations in Vietnam and Mexico

Social Innovation and Social Policy – Empowerment of indigenous women the management of sustainable productive organizations in Vietnam and Mexico Medel-Ramírez, Carlos and Medel-López, Hilario, IIESES Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto de Antropología, Universidad Veracruzana (2019) The present proposal, as an area of opportunity, addresses the empowerment of indigenous women, as a mechanism that seeks to achieve […]