Despite rapid economic development in South-East Asia in the past decades there is still great economic heterogeneity between Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. A welfare gap exists between urban populations and parts ...

Malnutrition, poverty and the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources pose serious problems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Overfishing and deforestation not only damage ecosystems, but also put livelihoods at risk ...