Resource library

From youth-led initiatives and climate change strategies to freshwater ecosystem management and renewable energy solutions, this library offers a curated selection of reports, videos, frameworks, and tools. Whether you're looking to deepen your knowledge or take actionable steps toward sustainability, you'll find valuable insights and guidance here.

Youth-led Environmental Organisations in the Mekong

Cambodia

• Young Eco Ambassador Cambodia
  Focuses on raising awareness about environmental issues and empowering youth to take action on climate change through education and advocacy.

• Young Eco
  Works to empower locals to protect local biodiversity, provide career support for environment lovers and activate eco-businesses to take off.

• Cambodian Youth Action (CYA)
  Promotes education, sustainable development, and environmental preservation by inspiring and empowering global citizens to make tangible differences through international voluntary service.

• Cambodian Youth Climate Change Program (CYCC)
  Empowers youth to become environmental leaders.

• United Nations Youth Advisory Panel Cambodia (UNYAP)
  Serves as a youth advisory body allowing young Cambodians to contribute their ideas and perspectives to the United Nations' work in the country.

• Youth Action for Green Environment (YouthAGE)
  Provides opportunities for youth to acquire knowledge and skills in environmental conservation and climate action through education, advocacy, and community projects.

Laos

• Hubbo
  Promotes civic engagement in Laos by connecting volunteers to opportunities and supporting youth through experiential learning and participation.

• Social Environmental Education and Development (SEED)
  Focuses on raising awareness about sustainable development and conservation through educational initiatives in schools and universities across Laos.

• Zero Waste Laos (ZWL)
  Encourages waste reduction, sustainable practices, and climate action by raising awareness and inspiring communities to adopt zero-waste principles and plant trees.

• Econox Lao
  Aims to create innovative, inclusive solutions that balance environmental conservation with sustainable development.

• Lone Buffalo
  Provides free English tuition and youth development programs, fostering student-led projects that raise awareness of environmental issues in rural Laos.

Myanmar

• Climate Action Lab Myanmar (CALM)
  Focuses on educating youth about climate science and empowering them to lead climate action projects through technological and community-based solutions.

• Myanmar Youth Initiative (MYI)
  Enhances youth participation in Myanmar’s development sectors through education, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement events.

• SLC Advocates - Advocates for Sustainable Lifestyle and Culture
  Promotes sustainable lifestyles and cultural awareness in Myanmar through student-led initiatives.

• Myanmar Climate Action Network (M-CAN)
  Unites over 100 climate actors to advance local climate action, particularly for vulnerable communities, through partnerships and advocacy.

• Young Water Professionals Network Myanmar
  Develops skilled young water professionals through technical training and mentorship, focusing on sustainable water management projects.

Thailand

• Youth of Mekong
  Inspires youth to actively participate in the Greater Mekong Sub-region’s development, fostering integration and sustainable progress.

• Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) Thailand
  Connects and empowers youth globally in biodiversity conservation, working to prevent biodiversity loss under the Convention on Biological Diversity.

• Rakkaochamao Group
  A community initiative in Rayong, Thailand, focused on nurturing youth’s appreciation for local heritage and environment through community-driven education and sustainable development.

• Baimai
  A conservation organization in Thailand protecting ecologically important lands, waters, and wildlife, while engaging the public through nature walks, bird watching, and environmental education.

Regional

• EcoCupid’s Mission
  Builds a social platform connecting environmentalists and initiatives in ASEAN, creating multilingual content to educate and inspire environmental protection.

• Youth for Energy Southeast Asia (Y4E-SEA)
  A youth-led organization driving Southeast Asia’s energy transition by empowering young people through workshops, career-building, and collaboration in clean energy initiatives.

• The Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET)
  A regional network promoting sustainable development, poverty alleviation, and gender equality in the Mekong region through research, policy engagement, and collaboration.
   

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  Freshwater Ecosystem Management Resources

• WWF, 2013: Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong
  Past trends, current status, possible futures. This report gives an overview of the current status and potential future of the principal ecosystems of the GMS and, by association, the well-being of millions of people dependent on the region’s ecosystem services.

• WWF, Greater Mekong page
  worldwildlife.org/places/greater-mekong

• IUCN, 2012: Mekong River Basin
  Mobilising grassroots engagement and facilitating high-level dialogue for transboundary water management.

• Reuters, December 2023
  How Dams Starve the Mekong River Delta of Vital Sediment.

• Video: A Teacher’s Journey to Protect the Mekong River

• Video: Prachathai
  Community Rights in the Mekong Sustainability Management.

• Video: Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southeast Asia, 3 December 2021
  The Mekong River — Concerns, Struggles, and Hopes with Tipakson Manpati.

• Asian Development Bank, 2012: Greater Mekong Subregion ATLAS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, 2nd Edition

• UN Water, 2021: Progress on Freshwater Ecosystems
  Global indicator 6.6.1 updates and acceleration needs.

• United Nations Freshwater Challenge
  A country-led initiative aimed at supporting, integrating, and accelerating the restoration of degraded rivers and wetlands while conserving intact freshwater ecosystems.

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  Climate Change

• The Global Goals, An Idiot’s Guide to Saving the Planet: Episode 6 – Climate Action

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  National Adaptation and Mitigation Plans

  Cambodia

• Cambodia’s National Climate Change Strategic Plan
  Guides climate change adaptation efforts by building resilience in key sectors such as agriculture, water resources, and coastal areas.

• Laos

• National Adaptation Program of Action to Climate Change
  Addresses climate change impacts by building resilience in key sectors such as agriculture, water resources, and infrastructure.

• National Strategy on Climate Change of Laos
  Outlines Laos' vision for addressing climate change through 2050, with strategies and programs of action set to 2030.

• Myanmar

• National Adaptation Plan (NAPA)
  Developed in 2012, it focuses on building resilience in key areas such as agriculture, forests, water resources, and coastal regions.

• Thailand

• Thailand’s Climate Change Master Plan (CCMP)
  Outlines a pathway to achieve sustainable low-carbon growth and climate change resilience by 2050.

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  International Agreements and Frameworks Related to Climate Change

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
  Adopted in 1992, this treaty provides a global framework for stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations.

• The Paris Agreement (2015)
  Builds on the UNFCCC to limit global warming to well below 2°C, with a goal of 1.5°C.

• Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
  Outlines country-specific climate action plans.

  • Cambodia (2021): Targets a 41.7% emissions reduction by 2030.
  • Laos (2021): Sets unconditional reductions of 245 tCO2e and conditional reductions of 415 mtCO2e by 2030.
  • Myanmar (2021): Aims for reductions of 244.52 mtCO2e (unconditional) and 414.75 mtCO2e (conditional) by 2030.
  • Thailand (2022): Includes a 30% unconditional reduction and 40% conditional reduction by 2030.

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  Additional Resources Related to Climate Change

• ASEAN State of Climate Change Report
  Overview of the current status and outlook toward ASEAN’s climate vision 2050.

• ASEAN Multisectoral Framework for Climate Change
  Addresses impacts across various sectors in ASEAN.
  
  An Assessment of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of the States of Southeast Asia

• Climate Risk Country Profiles (2021)

  • Cambodia, Laos, Thailand: Prepared by The World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank.

• UNICEF Resources

  • Paris Agreement for Young People: Explains the Paris Agreement in youth-friendly language.
  • Climate Glossary for Young People: Climate change concepts for youth activists.
  • What is Climate Governance: A guide to national and international climate governance.
• United Nations, Mekong WET
  Building resilience of wetlands in the Lower Mekong Region (video available on YouTube).
   
• Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), 2019. Development and Climate Change in the Mekong Region.
   
• Open Development Mekong, 6 December 2017. Climate Change. 

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  Renewable Energy in the Mekong Region

• Renewable Energy Developments and Potential in the Greater Mekong Subregion
  A report by ADB on renewable energy opportunities in the region.

• UNICEF’s A Young Person’s Guide to Sustainable Energy
  A youth-friendly summary of sustainable energy concepts.

• Videos

  • Channel News Asia, April 2024: Southeast Asia needs to accelerate renewable energy development.
  • DW News, 2011: Renewable Energy in Cambodia | Global Ideas.
  • APAC Network, September 2022: Laos’ New Energy Agenda.

• ASEAN-German Energy Programme (AGEP)
  agep.aseanenergy.org

• Myanmar Climate Change Strategy 2018-2030
  Aims to transform Myanmar into a climate-resilient, low-carbon society.