Restoring Nature for Livelihoods and Climate Resilience in the Philippines
Healthy ecosystems provide buffers against extreme weather conditions and disasters. They also bring multiple benefits [...]
Restoring Nature for Livelihoods and Climate Resilience in Cambodia
Healthy ecosystems are fundamental to climate-resilient landscapes. These landscapes provide multiple benefits, such as food, [...]
Restoration of forests and agricultural landscapes in Cambodia
On March 22, 2024, ADB's landscape restoration project held its final national workshop at Hyatt [...]
Monitoring and community awareness in Cambodia and the Philippines
Forest and landscape restoration play a pivotal role in building resilience to climate change in [...]
Drinking Water Supply Vulnerability in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
BACKGROUND The Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers. It is the third-largest river [...]
HUCE Student Design Competition: reimagine your campus!
In the context of promoting green and sustainable urban development, from 10 – 21 July [...]
Ministries and technical experts gather to discuss application of NbS in the water sector
Ministries and technical experts gather to discuss application of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in the water [...]
Enriching our understanding of conservation and sustainable tourism development needs and opportunities in Fiji
Reflections from ICEM's second mission Tourism is Fiji’s primary expert earner, contributing approximately 34% to [...]
Forest and Agricultural Landscape Restoration in Cambodia and the Philippines
Participatory Field Survey in community forests in Cambodia In the headlands of Cambodia's [...]
EIA for Nearshore Wave Power Plant at An Binh Island
IT'S A WRAP! Final workshop for the Ly Son project Last month, project partners INVEST [...]
World Bank Strengthening resilience of the road and drainage network in Nepal’s secondary cities
PROGRESS UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022 ICEM in partnership with GEOCE is implementing the World Bank Strengthening [...]
Inception mission for project ‘Assessment for mainstreaming nature-based solutions in water supply sector’ in Cambodia
Over the last 30 years, there has been significant progress in ensuring that communities in [...]
Regional conference on Nature-based solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Management in the Greater Mekong Region
The regional conference on Nature-based solutions (NbS) for Integrated Urban Flood Management in the Greater [...]
Connecting the divide between production and conservation in agricultural landscapes
An incredible outcome for ICEM, World Agroforesty (ICRAF) and FAO Asia with the publishing [...]
Biodiversity Net Gain – not without pain?
For some news outside of Asia, conservation practitioners in the UK and beyond are [...]
Mongolia Decision Support System training workshop: Part 1 – Water Governance Spatial Decision Support Tool
On 30th June, ICEM and IRIMHE convened the first of four workshop sessions for [...]
Drilling begins for Managed Aquifer Recharge pilot in Mongolia
Key progress is underway for the project Implementing Innovative Approaches for Improved Water Governance, [...]
Painting a comprehensive picture of water resources and water users on Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam
Monday 22 March - World Water Day In the past ten years, Phu Quoc [...]
50 years of international cooperation for the protection of wetlands
Every year on 2nd February, World Wetlands Day is celebrated to raise global awareness [...]
Progress in times of COVID-19: Virtual inception for flood forecasting project in Myanmar
ICEM, along with partner JBA, is currently wrapping up an entirely virtual inception phase [...]
Enhancing navigability on the Ayeyarwady River
The Ayeyarwady River in Myanmar is navigable for 1,280 km from the sea, opening [...]
Green Infrastructure for a Climate Resilient Society – ICEM informs good practice in Vietnam
Vietnam - March 2020 Bioengineering – or the use of vegetation to serve an [...]
Study on Hanoi water pollution and drainage management approaching closure
Hanoi has grown rapidly into a modern, vibrant city. It is also envisioned to [...]
Setting a precedent for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in Rayong Province, Thailand
Early 2020 saw the completion of the milestone Asian Development Bank funded Strategic Environmental [...]
Driving socio-economic development forward in Nepal with resilient road networks – project completion
Nepal’s road networks are essential for boosting trade, connecting communities, improving access to services [...]
Historic day for Myanmar’s water governance with publishing of first reference book on hydrogeology
Hilton Hotel, Naypyidaw, Myanmar - 14th November On the 14 November, a huge milestone [...]
Publications released for Environmental Study of the Lancang-Mekong Development Plan
The Mekong River is one of the world’s great rivers, flowing through six countries –PR [...]
“Prepare to be challenged, prepare to be inspired” – regional workshop on Nature-Based Solutions in Asia’s agricultural sector hosted by ICEM in Hanoi
Sheraton Hotel, Ha Noi, Viet Nam - 24-25th July Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), defined as the [...]
Strengthening Integrated Water Resource Planning and Management in Thailand: Completion of Phase One
Record flooding in 2011 took a heavy toll on Thailand, leading to an estimated $45 [...]
Assessing agrometeorological stations in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar
Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar – May 2019 The Ayeyarwady Delta is a key site of agricultural [...]
Myanmar geological mapping in the Central Dry Zone: training on GIS, GPS and remote sensing conducted in Naypyitaw
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - 25-26th April On April 25-26th in Naypyitaw, the ICEM team [...]
Planning layers to inform the design, location and environmental and social assessment of future river training works in the Ayeyarwady
The Ayeyarwady is Myanmar’s largest river system. Measuring the length of the country, [...]
ICEM experts facilitate seismic risk assessment workshop in Paro, Bhutan
Paro, Bhutan - 11th December A small landlocked country, Bhutan is highly susceptible to natural [...]
ICEM hosts session at Annual Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy in Yangon
Yangon, Myanmar - 6th December 2018 On the 4-6th of December 2018, the Inya Lake [...]
Myanmar hydropower SEA Final Report released
Yangon, Myanmar - November 28th, 2018 Final Report of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of [...]
GIS Training conducted with key ministries in Myanmar as follow-up to the SEA of hydropower
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - 19th-20th November The Geographic Information System (GIS) training, which [...]
Youth and climate change conference: “the challenge is today, which solutions for tomorrow?”
Hanoi, Vietnam - 3rd November, 2018 Vietnam is one of the countries most vulnerable to [...]
Inception mission to Mongolia for innovative water governance project
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - October, 2018 Increased industrial activity and urban expansion has been putting serious [...]
Free training course on disaster risk management for urban planning practitioners in ASEAN region now available online
Ensuring safe and resilient urban growth is a priority of the ASEAN member counties. The [...]
Team travels to Nepal to start assessment of geohazard risk
Kathmandu, Nepal - July, 2018 The Government of Nepal has prioritized addressing the impacts of [...]
Mission to Indonesia takes project team step closer to understanding climate change risk to critical infrastructure in region
Jakarta, Indonesia - July, 2018 To meet crucial development, inclusion and environmental goals in low-income [...]
Myanmar Healthy Rivers Initiative project reports and publications available
Yangon, Myanmar – August 31, 2018: Myanmar Healthy Rivers Initiative project reports and publications available [...]
Strengthening climate resilience in Bac Kan city
Bac Kan, Vietnam – July, 2018: Strengthening climate resilience in Bac Kan city Located in [...]
ICEM’s project portfolio in South Asia expands
Building on an already extensive track record of experience in South Asia, the ICEM project portfolio in the region has recently expanded with two more projects, building on experience in Nepal and now also including Bhutan. ICEM also added one more project to its current portfolio of projects in Myanmar.
Myanmar hydropower SEA Final Report draft available for review and comment
Yangon, Myanmar – May 22, 2018: Myanmar Hydropower SEA Final Draft Report available for review [...]
Framework to assess river health in Myanmar presented
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar – March 9, 2018: Framework to assess river health in Myanmar presented [...]
Climate resilience projects in Cambodia prioritized for action
New initiatives to build resilience to climate change in Cambodia are edging closer to implementation following a national workshop in Phnom Penh this March. The workshop served to review the results of six feasibility studies for projects focusing on climate resilience in Cambodia, and to identify projects most likely to receive financing from climate funds.
Green growth highlighted as sustainable development pathway at high-level ministerial meeting
Chiang Mai, Thailand – January 30 - February 1, 2018: Fifth GMS Environment Ministers' Meeting [...]
Notice of public consultation for draft ESIA/ESMP of Sub-Project 1 of the AIRBMP
The Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems (DWIR) is considering a combination [...]
Major study on hydrogeology of Myanmar’s Dry Zone published
Approximately 15.4 million people, just under 30 % of the population of Myanmar, live in Myanmar’s Dry Zone. Most villages, towns and cities rely on groundwater for potable water supplies, and away from the Ayeyarwady River and tributaries, the Dry Zone is extremely short of water. Villagers without tubewells travel great distances to collect small quantities of water from shallow dugwells and polluted earth ponds.