Phanwin Yokying and Arunee Promkhambut With roughly 63 percent of the country’s agricultural area allocated for rice farming, rice has long been a key food staple and export crop for Thailand. As...
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Community Driven Development, Climate Change, and Resiliency: Lessons from Solomon Islands
Bobby Anderson Between 2009 and 2022, the Rural Development Program (RDP) built 663 small scale infrastructure projects chosen by communities across Solomon Islands. As RDP closed, the author visited...
Climate Change in the Federated States of Micronesia: Indicators and Considerations for Key Sectors
New Report: Federated States of Micronesia Faces Stronger Storms, Health Threats, and Challenges for Atolls and Fisheries from Climate Change HONOLULU (July 18, 2023) – Stronger typhoons, growing...
Economic Sanctions During Humanitarian Emergencies: The Case of North Korea
Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland' North Korea is experiencing yet another cycle of humanitarian distress. While sanctions are not the primary cause, they are a contributing factor. This essay...
Myanmar + 1 more
Understanding the Rohingya Crisis
Dr. Nasir Uddin In consideration of their stateless status in Myanmar, prolonged refugeehood in Bangladesh, and their ongoing vulnerable position of the Rohingya, they are known as the world’s most...
North Korean Food Insecurity: Is Famine on the Horizon?
Marcus Noland North Korea is a complex humanitarian emergency with food insecurity at its core. Data on grain prices and quantities depict a deteriorating situation, made worse by the regime’s...
East-West Center president presents Tonga Red Cross with eruption recovery funds raised by center community
HONOLULU (July 21, 2022)—During last week’s Pacific Islands Forum summit events in Fiji, East-West Center President Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum presented Tonga Red Cross Vice President Drew Havea with...
Climate change, health, and migration: Profiles of resilience and vulnerability in the Marshall Islands
The East-West Center’s NOAA-funded Climate Change, Health, and Migration Project studies how climate change, health, and migration intersect in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The report...
Climate Change in American Sāmoa: Indicators & Considerations for Key Sectors
Human health risks, stronger cyclones, coral reef death, and coastal flooding are among the major challenges detailed in a new report on climate change in American Sāmoa. Threatened resources include...
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Climate Change in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Indicators and Considerations for Key Sectors
CLIMATE CHANGE BRINGS CHALLENGES FOR THE CNMI: STRONGER STORMS, CORAL LOSS, AND HEALTH RISKS HONOLULU (Jan. 26, 2021) -- Hotter weather, stronger typhoons, coral reef death, and human health risks...
Cambodia + 12 more
Legal Identity and Statelessness in Southeast Asia
by Christoph Sperfeldt AsiaPacific Issues, No. 147 SUMMARY Millions of people worldwide are stateless or do not have proof of their legal identity. As a result, they face daily obstacles from lack of...
Small grants guide
Many organizations that have been successful in securing external financing for projects find that developing successful proposals becomes easier over time. But what about organizations and community...
Climate Change in Guam: Indicators and Considerations for Key Sectors
NEW REPORT: GUAM FACES MORE HEAT, STRONGER STORMS, WATER SHORTAGES FROM CLIMATE CHANGE HONOLULU (Nov. 9, 2020) -- Hotter weather, risks to freshwater supplies, coral reef death, and stronger typhoons...
Climate Change in Palau: Indicators and Considerations for Key Sectors
PALAU FACES STRONGER STORMS, HOTTER WEATHER, AND THREATS TO ECOSYSTEMS, SAYS NEW CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT HONOLULU (Oct. 27, 2020) -- Higher temperatures, stronger typhoons, coral reef loss, and coastal...
Republic of the Marshall Islands holds first national climate change and health dialog
On January 30-31, 2020, Pacific RISA and NOAA International Research and Applications Project Principal Investigator Laura Brewington of the East-West Center led the first national Republic of the...
World + 2 more
US-Japan Water Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
By Kei Namba Southeast Asia is often considered "a global hot spot for water crises", where clean water supplies and sanitation in many cities are fragmented and suffering from weak planning,...
DPRK + 2 more
Toward an incremental pathway to peace on the Korean Peninsula
by Hans Schattle AsiaPacific Issues, No. 134 SUMMARY | One possible way to address the North Korean nuclear threat is by beginning a series of incremental steps to gradually lessen tension and lead...
Thailand + 2 more
Addressing the Root Causes of Conflict-Driven Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia
by Ruji Auethavornpipat Asia Pacific Bulletin, No. 396 Publisher: Washington, DC: East-West Center Publication Date: September 12, 2017 Ruji Auethavornpipat, Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center...
International Criminal Justice and Southeast Asia: Approaches to Ending Impunity for Mass Atrocities
Summary Nearly 15 years after entry into force, the UN Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court has 124 state parties, meaning that nearly two-thirds of states have joined this initiative to...
New Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment website now live
HONOLULU (September 14, 2016) -- The **Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA)**has launched its new website at PIRCA.org. The website provides a wealth of information and resources about...