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1 Ahmed, M.; Hirsch, P.. (Eds.) 2000. Common property in the Mekong: Issues of sustainability and subsistence. Penang, Malaysia: ICLARM. v, 67p.
River basin development ; Sustainability ; Common property ; Conflict ; International cooperation ; Natural resources ; Legal aspects ; Institutions ; Fisheries ; Forest management ; Watersheds ; Case studies / South East Asia / Cambodia / Laos / Mekong / Nam Ngum Watershed
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G800 AHM Record No: H027632)
2 Ahmed, M.; Hirsch, P.. 2000. Conflict, competition and cooperation in the Mekong commons: Feeding people and protecting natural resources. In Ahmed, M.; Hirsch, P. (Eds.), Common property in the Mekong: Issues of sustainability and subsistence. Penang, Malaysia: ICLARM. pp.3-7.
River basins ; Conflict ; International cooperation ; Common property ; Wetlands ; Fisheries ; Sustainability / South East Asia / Cambodia / Laos / Vietnam / Thailand
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G800 AHM Record No: H027633)
3 Hirsch, P.. 2000. Managing the Mekong commons: Local, national and regional issues. In Ahmed, M.; Hirsch, P. (Eds.), Common property in the Mekong: Issues of sustainability and subsistence. Penang, Malaysia: ICLARM. pp.19-25.
River basin development ; Common property ; International cooperation ; Policy ; Water resources ; Forestry ; Flood plains ; Swamps ; Fisheries ; Case studies / South East Asia / Laos / Mekong / Champassak
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G800 AHM Record No: H027635)
4 Hirsch, P.; Wyatt, A. 2004. Negotiating local livelihoods: Scales of conflict in the Se San River Basin. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 45(1):51-68.
Conflict ; Governance ; River basins ; Flood water / Cambodia / Vietnam / Mekong / Yali Falls Dam / Se San River Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H034599)
5 Hirsch, P.. 1990. Forest reserve, and forest land in Thailand. The Geographical Journal, 156(2):166-174.
Deforestation ; Forests ; Legislation ; Land use ; Cultivation ; Land tenure ; Reforestation ; Private sector ; Farmers / Thailand
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7844 Record No: H039946)
6 Molle, Francois; Wester, P.; Hirsch, P.; Jensen, J. R.; Murray-Rust, H.; Paranjpye, V.; Pollard, S.; van der Zaag, P. 2007. River basin development and management. In Molden, David (Ed.). Water for food, water for life: a Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. London, UK: Earthscan; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.585-625.
River basin development ; River basin management ; Governance ; Water rights ; Water allocation ; Water use ; Ecosystems ; Water conservation ; International cooperation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 630.7 G000 IWM Record No: H040208)
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7 Kakonen, M.; Hirsch, P.. 2009. The anti-politics of Mekong knowledge production. In Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. (Eds.). Contested waterscapes in the Mekong Region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan. pp.333-355.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G8000 MOL Record No: H042361)
8 Kakonen, M.; Hirsch, P.. 2009. The anti-politics of Mekong knowledge production. In Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. (Eds.). Contested waterscapes in the Mekong Region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan. pp.333-355.
River basin management ; Water governance ; Participatory management / South East Asia / Mekong River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G800 MOL Record No: H042362)
9 Molle, Francois; Wester, P.; Hirsch, P.. 2010. River basin closure: processes, implications and responses. Agricultural Water Management, 97(4):569-577. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2009.01.004]
River basin management ; Water management ; Water resources development ; Water allocation ; Water rights ; Water use ; Ecosystems ; Social aspects ; Environmental effects ; Hydrology ; Governance ; Cost benefit analysis
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044247)
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Increasing water withdrawals for urban, industrial, and agricultural use have profoundly altered the hydrology of many major rivers worldwide. Coupled with degradation of water quality, low flows have induced severe environmental degradation and water has been rendered unusable by downstream users. When supply of water falls short of commitments to fulfil demand in terms of water quality and quantity within the basin and at the river mouth, for part or all of the year, basins are said to be closing. Basin closure is an anthropogenic process and manifested at societal as well as ecosystem levels, and both its causes and consequences are analyzed. Implications in terms of increased interconnectedness between categories of users and between societal processes and ecosystems in different parts of river basins are emphasized. Finally, several possible responses to the challenges posed by the overexploitation of water resources are reviewed.
10 Hirsch, P.. 2020. Scaling the environmental commons: broadening our frame of reference for transboundary governance in Southeast Asia. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 61(2):190-202. (Special issue: Governing the Transboundary Commons of Southeast Asia) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/apv.12253]
International waters ; Water governance ; International agreements ; International cooperation ; Environmental Impact Assessment ; Commons ; Hydropower ; Fisheries ; Political aspects ; Institutions ; ASEAN ; Living standards / South East Asia / Thailand / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Cambodia / Vietnam / Mekong River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049949)
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The transboundary environmental commons in Southeast Asia are normally conceived in terms of shared resources and environmental impacts that transcend national borders. The Mekong's ‘fugitive resources’ of water, fish and sediment and the issue of Indonesia's smoke haze drift into Malaysia and Singapore dominate discussion. Assumed national interests shape actors and institutional arrangements for transboundary commons governance. Failure to address the governance challenges is explained in terms of their politico-cultural failings (e.g. the ‘ASEAN Way’ of non-interference), the weak regulatory remit of agencies with a specific transboundary governance role (Mekong River Commission), the dominant developmental agenda of subregional cooperative arrangements (Greater Mekong Subregion) or the geopolitical dominance of China (Lancang–Mekong Cooperation). This article builds on these critiques by considering the relationship between the local commons impacted by transboundary projects and the framing of the commons at an inter-governmental level. It shows that neglect of the local commons and the impacts on them of projects with transboundary effects is partly to be explained by the institutional scaling of the transboundary commons at a country-to-country level. It also argues for an expanded notion of transboundary, including investment and governance flows as well as the material environmental footprint of large-scale investments.
11 Miller, M. A.; Astuti, R.; Hirsch, P.; Marschke, M.; Rigg, J.; Saksena-Taylor, P.; Suhardiman, Diana; Tan, Z. D.; Taylor, D. M.; Varkkey, H. 2022. Selective border permeability: governing complex environmental issues through and beyond COVID-19. Political Geography, 97:102646. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2022.102646]
COVID-19 ; Pandemics ; Border closures ; Permeability ; Environmental impact ; Environmental management ; Economic recovery ; Political aspects ; Livelihoods ; Health care ; Social inequalities ; Sustainability ; Non-governmental organizations ; ASEAN / South East Asia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051037)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629822000609/pdfft?md5=f16009d9a5ec7d101041dcb87bb5c81e&pid=1-s2.0-S0962629822000609-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051037.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051037.pdf
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COVID-19 has changed the permeability of borders in transboundary environmental governance regimes. While borders have always been selectively permeable, the pandemic has reconfigured the nature of cross-border flows of people, natural resources, finances and technologies. This has altered the availability of spaces for enacting sustainability initiatives within and between countries. In Southeast Asia, national governments and businesses seeking to expedite economic recovery from the pandemic-induced recession have selectively re-opened borders by accelerating production and revitalizing agro-export growth. Widening regional inequities have also contributed to increased cross-border flows of illicit commodities, such as trafficked wildlife. At the same time, border restrictions under the exigencies of controlling the pandemic have led to a rolling back and scaling down of transboundary environmental agreements, regulations and programs, with important implications for environmental democracy, socio-ecological justice and sustainability. Drawing on evidence from Southeast Asia, the article assesses the policy challenges and opportunities posed by the shifting permeability of borders for organising and operationalising environmental activities at different scales of transboundary governance.
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