Climate change vulnerability mapping for Southeast Asia

A.A. Yusuf;H. Francisco / IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia , 2009

This report examines which sub-national areas (regions/districts/provinces) in Southeast Asia are most vulnerable to climate change impacts. The assessment involves overlaying climate hazard maps, sen...

The impact of coal mining on the economy and environment of South Kalimantan province, Indonesia

L. Fatah / IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia , 2007

This report analyses the impact of coal mining on the economy and environment of South Kalimantan Province, one of the most important coal producing regions in Indonesia. It uses a Social Accounting M...

Water quality improvements: a contingent valuation study of the Chao Phraya river

C. Tapvong; J. Kruavan / IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia , 2000

To assess how much the cleanliness of the Chao Phraya river is worth to the residents of Bangkok, this study estimates the willingness of Bangkok residents to pay for improved water quality b...

Damage schedules for Thai coastal areas: an alternative approach to assessing environmental values

R Chuenpagdee / IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia , 1998

This study is an empirical test of the possibility of developing meaningful scales of relative importance that could be used to construct the damage schedules. The study aims at investigating people’s...

Economic and health consequences of pesticide use in paddy production in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

N.H Dung; T.T.T Dung / IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia , 1999

Paddy productivity and variable factors efficiency were calculated based on a farm survey. Logit regression was employed to relate econometrically a set of farmer characteristics to indicators of pest...

Forestry policy, non-timber forest products and the rural economy in the wet zone forests in Sri Lanka

C. Bogahawatte / IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia , 1999

This study sought to:quantify and value the NTFP obtained from the forests by the local communitiesestimate the share of income from non-timber forest products (NTFP> to total household income...

China's paper industry: growth and environmental policy during economic reform

J. Xu / IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia , 2000

The study uses a three-stage procedure to estimate the effects of pollution levies on the emissions of environmental pollutants and on production efficiency. The first stage provided estimates of the ...

Farm pesticide, rice production, and human health

B. Manoka; J. Huang; F. Qiao; L Zhang; S. Rozelle / IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia , 2000

Analyses both positive and negative impacts of farm pesticide use on rice production and farmer’s health. The paper gives an overview of the pesticide economy in China; looks at trends of pest and wee...

Econometric analysis of the causes of forest land use changes in Hainan, China

Y. Zhang; J. Uusivuori; J. Kuuluvainen / IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia , 2000

Addresses the effects of economic, demographic and institutional factors on land allocation between forestry and other uses. A panel data set from Hainan Island in China and a generalised least square...

Forest management systems in the uplands of Vietnam: social, economic and environmental perspectives

Nguyen Nghia Bien / IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia , 2001

Report of project aiming to assess and compare various forest management regimes against different socio-economic, environmental and institutional variables. Methods used in this research included Par...