Annual Country Reviews

The Annual Country Reviews reflect upon current land relations in the Mekong Region, and has been produced for researchers, practitioners and policy advocates operating in the field. Specialists have been selected from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to briefly answer the following two questions:

    1. What are the most pressing developments involving land governance in your country?
    2. What are the most important issues for the researcher on land?

Responses are not intended to be exhaustive, and they represent personalized images of the current situation in each country. They serve to inform and inspire discussion on land-related topics in the Mekong Region.

The following editions are available (click on titles for pdf links):

    Annual Country Reviews 2022-23
    December 2023
    Compiled by Natalia Scurrah, with contributions from Tim Frewer, Keith Barney, Aung Tun, Pasuk Phongpaichit, Nguyen Quan Tan, and Natalia Scurrah
    Annual Country Reviews 2021-22
    February 2022
    Compiled by Daniel Hayward, with contributions from Sary Mom, Vong Nanhthavong, Glenn Hunt, Nattakant Akarapongpisak, Truong Quoc Can, and Daniel Hayward
    Annual Country Reviews 2020-21
    February 2021
    Compiled by Daniel Hayward, with contributions from Chansovy Ngorn, Micah Ingalls, U Htet Kyu, Pornpana Kuaycharoen, Chau My Duyen and Philip Hirsch
    Annual Country Reviews 2019-20
    March 2020
    Compiled by Daniel Hayward, with contributions from Jean-Christophe Diepart, Diana Suhardiman, SiuSue Mark, Supatsak Pobsuk, and Nguyen Phuong Le
    Annual Country Reviews 2018-19
    February 2019
    Compiled by Daniel Hayward, with contributions from Sokphea Young, Miles Kenny-Lazar, Transnational Institute, Apiwat Ratanawaraha, and Nga Dao
    Annual Country Reviews 2017-18
    January 2018
    Compiled by Daniel Hayward, with contributions from Luck Bounmixay, Kevin Woods, Chusak Wittayapak, and Phan Trung Hien
    Annual Country Reviews 2016-17
    January 2017
    Compiled by Daniel Hayward, with contributions from Chanrith Ngin, the Land Information Working Group, U Shwe Thein, Kanokwan Manorom, and Andrew Wells-Dang