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The Asia-Pacific is engaged in an intense process of region-building. Driven by economic integration and the end of the Cold War, regionalism is embodied in the rising stature of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC). At the same time, the need for environmental cooperation is urgent. With the world’s highest rates of economic growth, the Asia-Pacific region, especially Northeast Asia, is rapidly emerging as the source of some of the world’s worst environmental problems, including loss of biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, acid rain, and high levels of toxic waste pollution. In the context of economic integration, competitive market forces constrain national governments from raising their environmental commitments. Concerted approaches are needed to establish common environmental policy frameworks.
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Economic Critique of Nam Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Project and Electricity Development in Laos: Proposal for an Alternative Path to Development 6.5.96

Mekong River Basin Development Issues ____________________________________________________________________ Economic Critique of Nam Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Project and Electricity Development in Laos: Proposal for an Alternative Path to Development Thomas Adams Senior Consultant, Borealis Energy Research Association Prepared for Probe International June 5, 1996 This report was prepared at the request of Probe International. The purpose of the report is to […]

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The Nam Theun II Hydroelectric Project Lao PDR: Information and Questions Oct. 1995

Mekong River Basin Development Issues ____________________________________________________________________ The Nam Theun II Hydroelectric Project Lao PDR: Information and Questions Project Background In October 1995, the Nam Theun 2 Project developers prepared their own public information bulletin on the proposed BOOT (Build-Own-Operate-Transfer) which contains the following information: I: THE PROJECT DEVELOPERS: NAM THEUN 2 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT GROUP (PDG) TRANSFIELD HOLDINGS, […]

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Spring Rice Harvest 5.19.96

Mekong River Basin Development Issues ____________________________________________________________________ The Rice Paper — A Viet Nam Journal Spring Harvest Issue Volume 2, Number 2 — May 19, 1996 _____________________________________________________ Features in this Issue: Winter-Spring Rice Harvest Effect of Prices and Policies on Farmers World and Regional Rice Market Changes in Vietnam’s Agriculture Eighth Party Congress Organic Farming in Vietnam Japan’s […]

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FOCUS-on-APEC 4 May 1996

FOCUS on APEC ____________________________________________________________________ FOCUS-on-APEC ____________________________________________________________ A regular bulletin produced by Focus on the Global South (FOCUS) Bangkok, Thailand Number 4, May 1996 FOCUS was designated the NGO Information/Monitoring Center on APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum) by the participants of the 1995 NGO Forum on APEC in Kyoto, Japan. It was out of this […]

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TRADE AND ECONOMIC ISSUES: G-7 JOBS SUMMIT, USTR REPORT, NEW $100 BILL, CARTAGENA MINISTERIAL 4.4.96

Trade and the Environment ____________________________________________________________________ TRADE AND ECONOMIC ISSUES: G-7 JOBS SUMMIT, USTR REPORT, NEW $100 BILL, CARTAGENA MINISTERIAL Thursday, April 4, 1996 FOREIGN MEDIA REACTION DAILY DIGEST USIA OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND MEDIA REACTION U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY, WASHINGTON, DC 20547 Patricia McArdle, Branch Chief Media Reaction, (R/MR), Tele. No. (202)619-6511 Ann Pincus, Director   […]

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FOCUS-on-APEC 3 Apr. 1996

FOCUS on APEC ____________________________________________________________________ FOCUS-on-APEC ________________________________________________________________ A regular bulletin produced by Focus on the Global South (FOCUS) Bangkok, Thailand Number 3, April 1996 FOCUS was designated the NGO Information/Monitoring Center on APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum) by the participants of the 1995 NGO Forum on APEC in Kyoto, Japan. It was out of this […]

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Review of Progress on Water-Related Issues: Regional and Global Information on the State of the Worlds’s Freshwater Resources 3.29.96

Mekong River Basin Development Issues ____________________________________________________________________ Review of Progress on Water-Related Issues: Regional and Global Information on the State of the Worlds’s Freshwater Resources Note by the Secretary-General United Nations Document E/C.7/1996/13 29 March 1996 COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES Third session 6-17 May 1996 Item 4 (a) of the provisional agenda * E/C.7/1996/1. The report of the […]

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MAUDE BARLOW’S SPEECH NOTES CLC TRINATIONAL CONFERENCE 3.7.96

Trade and the Environment ____________________________________________________________________ MAUDE BARLOW’S SPEECH NOTES CLC TRINATIONAL CONFERENCE MARCH 7, 1996 It is with great pleasure that I join my Canadian friends and colleagues in welcoming our brothers and sisters from across the continent and hemisphere to this important dialogos on our common future and I extend my thanks to Bob […]

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FOCUS-on-APEC 1 Mar. 1996

FOCUS on APEC ____________________________________________________________________ FOCUS-on-APEC _________________________________________________________ A regular bulletin produced by Focus on the Global South (FOCUS) Bangkok, Thailand Volume 1, Number 1 March 1996 Welcome to the first issue of FOCUS-on-APEC! FOCUS was designated the NGO Information/Monitoring Center on APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum) by the participants of the 1995 NGO Forum on […]

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Natural Resource Management in the Mekong River Basin: Perspectives for Australian Development Cooperation March 1996

Mekong River Basin Development Issues ____________________________________________________________________ Natural Resource Management in the Mekong River Basin: Perspectives for Australian Development Cooperation Draft final overview report to AusAID EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Philip Hirsch and Gerard Cheong University of Sydney With input from: Cisca Spencer, Murdoch University Kevin Hewison, University of New England Alexandra Gartrell and Peter Hinton, Sydney University Nguyen Viet […]

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