Acknowledgements

This book has been shaped and written by various contributors who all work on research across the Mekong region. The editors would like to thank all the writers for their efforts and patience, and also the reviewers who provided constructive feedback on drafts.

The book is part of the research program “Inequality and Environmental Changes Nexus in the Mekong region” (2019–2021) funded by the European Facility for a research program on Inequalities in Developing and Emerging Countries, coordinated by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) (French Development Agency). The systematic mapping was made possible by extended support from expert groups and research teams in 5 countries, to whom we are thankful.

We would especially like to thank: Anda David (AFD), Chayan Vaddhanaphuti (Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development–RCSD, Chiang Mai University), Christophe Gironde (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva), Daniel Hayward (Mekong Land Research Forum; RCSD), and Jean-Christophe Diepart (Peasants and Territories in Cambodia; Mekong Region Land Governance–MRLG), as well as others who gave constructive advice on various aspects of the systematic mapping.

We would also like to thank the research teams who were spread across 5 countries, led by: Phung Diep Anh (Graduate Academy of Social Sciences–GASS, Hanoi), Tran Thi Hong Tham and Bui Thi To Uyen (University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi), Clara Jullien (Ecole française d’Extrême-Orient, Ho Chi Minh City), Tann Boravin and Vandanet Hing (Center for the Study of Humanitarian Law–CSHL, Royal University of Law and Economics–RULE, Phnom Penh), Charlotte Trenk-Hinterberger, Nele Dewilde, and Sompong Asakit (RCSD), Khannaphaphone Phakhounthong, Phisith Sihalarthand, PhoNgeun Vanvongthong, and Chanoknun Nuntawan (National University of Laos), Myint Zaw (Freelance Consultant, Yangoon) and Nyein Han Tun (Tea Land Research Center, Myanmar).

We are also grateful to have received audience feedback during the webinars and workshops held in Hanoi in 2020 and 2021 – https://wanasea.eu/category/news/new-collaborations/.