Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) is an independent scientific research agency. At MDRI, we believe that research plays an indispensable role in social change and development. Our key services focus on Poverty Reduction, Ethnic Minority, Agriculture and Rural Development, Labor and Immigration, Water and Sanitation, Education, Environment and Climate Change, Sector & Market Research and Trade, and…

OVERVIEW Central Highlands Poverty Reduction Project (GNTN) targets the 130 poorest communes in the 26 poorest districts in six provinces of the Central Highlands and South Central Coast of Vietnam (Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces). The project aims to improve the local living standards through assistance…

OVERVIEW Based on data collected from the Survey on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities carried in 2015, this report provided a comprehensive picture of the socio-economic situation of the 53 ethnic minorities (EMs) in Vietnam with overall analyses and assessments on general aspects/profile of the EMs, including: the cultural, medical, educational, etc. characteristics….

OVERVIEW This project aims at supporting Vietnam in producing the first Vietnam Voluntary National Review (VNR) that will be submitted for review during the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2018. This will also provide input for the first SDG report of Vietnam. To accomplish this task, the project incorporates views and…
OVERVIEW In April 2017, MDRI conducted the “Baseline Survey for Scaling up Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Vietnam” in 4 provinces in the Northern Mountains and Central Highlands (NM-CH) regions of Vietnam as commissioned by the World Bank. The survey was part of the technical assistance provided by the Work Bank to the government, which…