Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char Risk Assessment  Client: The World Bank  |   Duration:  September 2021 – April 2024 |   Location: Bangladesh Located [...]

River Basin Management Project Client: The Asian Foundation |   Duration:  April 2023 – July 2023 |   Location: Lao PDR The Community-based [...]

Accelerating Climate Resilience in Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment  Client: Government of the Philippines, ADB, ADB, Japan Fund for [...]

Preparation of the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Project in Maldives    Client: ADB and MoECCT |   Duration:  June 2023 [...]

Assessment of green, gray and hybrid solutions for mudflow risk mitigation in the Kara Darya River Basin, the Kyrgyz Republic Client: [...]

Supporting the preparation of the Green Infrastructure for Ethnic Minorities Project Client: Asian Development Bank   |   Duration:  August 2021 – [...]

Consultancy to Develop Community-Based Ecotourism Development in Protected Areas of the Cardamom Mountains-Tonle Sap Landscape Client: Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Environment (MoE), Kingdom of [...]

In September 2015, following up on the Protected Areas and Development (PAD) in the Lower Mekong Case Studies, published in the early 2000S, ICEM, in [...]

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Rayong Province Development Master Plan & Revision of Thai Draft SEA guidelines Host agency: Thai National Economic and Social Development [...]

Implementing innovative approaches for water governance Donor/Partner: Funded by Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and administered by the Asian Development Bank  |  Duration: 2018-2019 [...]

Development of Coastal Multi-Hazard Mapping, Vulnerability & Risk Assessments and Investment Framework for Coastal Interventions Coastal Communities in Vietnam Donor: World Bank    | [...]

Strengthening Early Warning, Resilient Agriculture and Rural Development Donor/Partner: Funded by the Government of Canada and administered by the Asian Development Bank    | [...]

Development of the Ayeyarwady Decision Support System and Basin Master Plan Donor: World Bank (WB)    |    Duration: 2018-2020   |    Location: Myanmar [...]

This presentation was developed as part of the Myanmar Healthy Rivers Initiative, and displayed at the 2017 Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy [...]

This poster was displayed at the 2017 Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy that took place in Yangon, Myanmar in October 2017. [...]

State of Knowledge papers: River Health in the Salween and in the Ayeyarwady The Salween and Ayeyarwady are Myanmar's largest rivers and provide a [...]

Promoting Climate Resilient Rural Infrastructure in Northern Viet Nam - Report Series The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Capacity Development Technical Assistance project Promoting Climate Resilient [...]

Basin-wide Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Socio-economic Vulnerability in the Lower Mekong Basin Donor/Partner: Mekong River Commission (MRC)    |    Duration: 2017 [...]

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for Sub-project 1, Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) for Stretch 1, and [...]

The Sekong, Sesan and Sre Pok are transboundary tributaries of the Mekong River. The 3S basins, as they are collectively known, are richly endowed with natural resources and make an important contribution to national and regional development. However, there is a critical need to understand and respond to the risks inherent in the current "growth at all costs" paradigm. The purpose of the study is to improve the quality of planning and investment in the 3S region.

This poster presentation was developed as part of the Myanmar Healthy Rivers Initiative, and displayed at the 2016 Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food and [...]

A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Hydropower Sector in Myanmar Donor/Partner: International Finance Corporation (IFC)    |    Duration: 2016-2018   |    Location: Myanmar [...]

Income for Coastal Communities for Mangrove Protection Donor: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) | Duration: 2015-2016 | Location: Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam [...]

ICEM developed this land suitability for biochar application map for the Biochar Assessment and Soil Mapping Study. Download the high-resolution version. [...]

Bringing Nature Back The Mekong region faces some of the world's most damaging weather-related disasters. Storms, floods, and drought visit the region every year. Climate change stands to [...]

Strategic Mainstreaming of Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Vietnam Donor / Partner: GIZ    |    Duration: 2015-2016   |    Location: Viet Nam About: Vietnam is a biodiversity [...]

The Khone Falls fish pass study is the first of its kind in the Mekong region. For the most part, fish pass design has been based on studies conducted outside the Mekong region and with a focus on fish species not found in the Mekong River. The project aims to assess the swimming capabilities of migratory fish species in the Khone Falls to help design fish passes that are tailored to the needs and capabilities of Mekong fish species.

Natural systems are the essential foundation for Mekong town development and rehabilitation. The Resource Kit for Building Resilience and Sustainability in Mekong Towns is a seven-volume kit that promotes the maintenance and use of natural systems as a key strategy for building sustainability and resilience in urban areas. Prepared for the Asian Development Bank by ICEM as part of the award-winning TA 8186, the resource kit is built on the experience and expertise of a wide variety of professionals from the Mekong region and abroad.

About: The Salween River lies at the cross roads of Asia linking South and Southeast Asia with Tibetan Plateau and providing a home and well-being to more than 13 distinct ethnic groups and 10 million people. As Myanmar develops, the relationship between the river’s stakeholders and the underlying biophysical system changes. New stakeholders are emerging with new values and needs and are placing new demands and pressures on the river and the health of the system. In this context, efforts to understand the health of river ecosystems and the values which different stakeholders ascribe to the goods and services derived from the river system will help set a benchmark of how development decisions at the national, provincial and local level will impact on different user groups.

About: The Mekong Basin with its complex monsoon climate is highly exposed to climate change. Average annual temperatures are expected to increase by 3-5°C by mid-century with average wet season precipitation increasing by 3-14% (USAID, 2013). For the floodplain areas of Cambodia and Viet Nam, increases in wet precipitation will be coupled with increased peak daily precipitation events and drier dry seasons, compounding water availability issues by making wet seasons wetter and dry seasons drier (USAID, 2013).

About: Nepalese people are highly dependent on forests and forest products to fulfill energy demands and for timber for construction and maintenance of houses and buildings. The main reasons for the conversion of forest areas are encroachment for resettlement/agriculture, and acquisition of forest area for infrastructure development including road expansion.

Sustainable Urban Energy and Emissions Planning Phase III: Energizing Green Growth of Danang City (SUEEP III) Donor / Partner: World Bank | Duration: [...]

Strengthening Environmental Management and Land Administration (SEMLA) Donor / Partner:   MONRE    /    SIDA    |     Duration: 2005-2010     |     Location: Vietnam About:  ICEM was one of three [...]

About: The Mekong River Basin faces a grave threat from climate change. Communities and governments must work together to develop and promulgate adaptation strategies that preserve the lives and livelihoods of some 60 million people. ICEM is working with DAI and SEA START as part of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC) project to generate new data, new approaches and to spur adaptive change in the Mekong River Basin.

Capacity Development Manual for the UNECE Protocol on SEA Donor / Partner: UNECE    |    Duration: 2003-2005   |    Location: 36 Signatory Countries to the UNECE SEA [...]

SEA of Hydropower and Biodiversity in Vietnam Donor / Partner:  World Bank (WB)    |     Duration: 2005-2006    |     Location: Vietnam About: This project aimed to demonstrate the value [...]

Review Status of SEA in the Greater Mekong Subregion Donor / Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB) / GMS Environment Operations Center | Duration: 2006 [...]

National Industrial Pollution Sources Survey (NIPS) Donor / Partner: World Bank  (WB)     |     Duration: 2005-2006     |     Location: Vietnam About: The NIPS, Vietnam focuses on the manufacturing sector. This [...]

Industrial Pollution Sources Survey of the Cau and Day/Nhue River Basins Donor / Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB) / MOI / EVN / MONRE     |     [...]

Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Ministry of Environment in Indonesia Donor / Partner: DANIDA    |    Duration: 2010     |    Location: Indonesia About: This project was part of the Danish Indonesia [...]

Biodiversity Planning in Asia Donors/ Technical Partners:  IUCN - The World Conservation Union / United Nations Development Program / United Nations Development Program / United Nations Environment [...]

Protected Areas Policy Reform Project in Vietnam Donors: IUCN - World Conservation Union / Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) / MONRE / Ministry [...]

About: The Danish government has supported environmental reform in Indonesia through an Environmental Support Programme since 2005. The second phase of cooperation ran from 2008 to 2012 and included a component on improving institutional capacity of public sector institutions, requiring the input of ICEM expertise.

Drinking Water Quality Management in Rural Areas of Lao PDR Partner: The World Bank    |    Duration: 13 months - Feb 2011-March 2012    |    Location: [...]

Ensuring Sustainability of the Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Power Development Donor/Partner: Asian Development Bank    |    Duration: 2012-2013    |    Location: Mekong region; Cambodia, [...]

About: This significant study is the first of its kind for the Mekong River and will provide the foundation for understanding fish migration dynamics to inform realistic and sustainable design of fish passes for proposed hydropower dams. The objective of the project is to assess the hydro?geomorphologic requirements of fish migrations using the Khone Falls as a natural laboratory.

Mekong Challenge Programme on Water and Food: Integrated Management of  Transboundary  Catchments in the Mekong Basin (Projects 1,2 &3) CGIAR Challenge Programme on Water and [...]