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List Thumb A The Asia Foundation's Environment Programs The Asia Foundation's Environment programs support Asian initiatives to ensure the sustainability of the natural environment and resources as fundamental to Asia's development and future well-being. The Asia... Video List Thumb A The Asia Foundation in China China's economic transformation presents challenges both for the country's rapidly changing society and for the government, which has undertaken reforms to promote the rule of law, curb pollution, and encourage... Video List Thumb A Engaging Stakeholders for Environmental Conservation in Mongolia As Mongolia seeks to expand its mining industry, key questions arise regarding natural resource use in a country that still maintains a strong nomadic culture with close ties to the land. Since 2006, The Asia... Video List Thumb A Thailand's Flood Disaster After being hit by the worst flooding in half a century, Thailand and its residents are on the long road to recovery. Waters submerged one-third of the country, left nearly 700 dead, and caused millions in... Slideshow List Thumb A Cleaning up Nepal's Kathmandu Valley Garbage left in streets and along riverbanks is a significant problem in Nepal and poses extreme health hazards to residents. Exasperated by this unsanitary "free disposal" system of waste, in 1992, 16 bold... Slideshow List Thumb A Improving Water Quality in Laos In many ways, Laos, one of Southeast Asia's most remote countries, is at the epicenter of regional debate over water and environmental sustainability. More than 85 percent of land in Laos lies within the Mekong... Slideshow List Thumb A Saving Cambodia's Natural Resources Despite a growing manufacturing sector, roughly 92 percent of poor Cambodians still live in rural areas and depend on rapidly depleting natural resources like land, fish, forests and clean rivers for their... Slideshow List Thumb A Improving Livelihoods: Public-Private Dialogues in Cambodia Despite a growing manufacturing sector, roughly 92 percent of poor Cambodians still live in rural areas and depend on rapidly depleting natural resources like land, fish, forests and clean rivers for their... Video List Thumb A Going Green: An Observation Tour for Young Environmentalists from Vietnam In April 2010, The Asia Foundation, in collaboration with Vietnam Television (VTV) and the Vietnam Institute for Education Sciences, sponsored an observation tour for a delegation of young environmentalists from... Video List Thumb A Local Partnerships, Global Vision: The Asia Foundation's Strategy in Sri Lanka Local Partnerships, Global Vision: The Asia Foundation's Strategy in Sri Lanka A short film describing The Asia Foundation's work on environmental issues in Sri Lanka. Video List Thumb A The Asia Foundation's Environment Program The Asia Foundation's Environment Program The Asia Foundation works with local partners to improve environmental stewardship, economic development, and human health in Asia. By encouraging public participation... Video List Thumb A Securing Our Future: Environmental Security in Mongolia Amongst Asian countries, Mongolia ranks as one of the richest in terms of volume and variety of undeveloped mineral resources. The Foundation's Securing Our Future program focuses on building constructive... Video

 

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