Publications

Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Hanoi office regularly publishes a wide range of resources on issues relevant to Southeast Asia and beyond. All our articles, books and research papers are free to access. Together with our partners, we strive to enrich political debates, shed light on key issues, and offer up different perspectives on regional and global challenges. We have categorized our publications according to topics and countries. Please use the tags below.

Circular Economy

Introduction to the concept of the circular economy and its integration into youth education.

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Climate Challenges in the Mekong Delta

Philip Degenhardt of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung’s Southeast Asia Office in Hanoi spoke with the director of the Research Institute for Climate Change, Nguyen Hieu Trung, to learn more about the challenges that climate change is imposing in the Mekong Delta, and how people are responding.

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The Pan-Asian Railway Network

While the Belt and Road Initiative promises to bring tremendous economic opportunities to the least developed areas in the world, its socio-ecological impacts are considered to be tremendous.

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Avoiding The Climate Poverty Spiral

In a world facing the escalating impacts of global warming, social protection has a crucial role to play in protecting women, communities and economies from catastrophic climate impacts.

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Prospects for SET in Vietnam

A sole focus on economic growth leads to the exhaustion of natural resources, environmental pollution and climate change. An adjustment of national development strategies highlighting socio-ecological factors has become very urgent.

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Lockdown, Debt and Job Losses

An interview with Chanra Keo, co-founder of the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community, on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Cambodian countryside.

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Ecosystem-Based Adaptation

Smallholder farmers across Vietnam were surveyed to identify what ecosystems they depend on, what climate change impacts they face, and what ecosystem-based adaptation measures are appropriate for their community.

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Climate Change Impacts on the Mekong

The Mekong River Basin is extremely vulnerable to climate change. To adapt, Mekong countries have built their national policy strategies and action plans. This paper discusses some challenges in their implementation.

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Just Transition

This article argues in favor of the "just transition" approach in paving the way for a socially sustainable future.  

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Climate Before Capitalism

The RLS Hanoi Office has translated an impassioned appeal by Die Linke politicians Bernd Riexinger and Lorenz Gösta Beutin in favor of a social and ecological system change.

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