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This report is targeted the Office of the Governor in Sekong(OoG), the epartment of Planning and Investment in Sekong (DPI), Sekong Ethnic People’s Development Project, SEP-Dev,...

This field study investigates the economic benefits provided by two adjoiningNational Biodiversity Conservation Areas (NBCAs): Nam Et and Phou Loei (NEPL).

Government efforts to industrialise and modernise the Lao economy through intensive resource development are having adverse effects on rural livelihoods as resources are degrade...

A training manual on hydropower and economic development.

A training manual by Brian Hollingworth on comprehensive options assessment in hydropower development, published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ...

A training manual by James Ramsay on Sustaining river basin ecosystems in hydropower development, published in Vientiane, Laos by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusamm...

Local fishers living in Khong district, Champasak province, where over 100 villages on the islands in the Mekong or are situated on the banks of the river, have reported severe ...

Exploring the environmental and social policies and project performance of the Chinese overseas hydropower industry; Comparing of the environmental and social policies of Chine...

A training manual by Dieter Heinsohn on Dealing with social aspects in hydropower development published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in ...

A training material by Joerg Hartmann on climate change and hydropower development published in May 2014 by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH i...

Cardamom (Amomum villosum) collection and cultivation is important for the local economies in Muang Long area, Luang Namtha Province, but is also an important export product for...

The annexes of a report commissioned by the Lao Land Issues Working Group to map the principles and process for preparing an environmental and social Code of Practice (CoP) for ...

Project for Food Security and Livelihood Improvement through Sustainable Agriculture and Community based Natural Resource Management

to support the work of the SWG-ARD in matters regarding the Lao agro-biodiversity Main Purpose:to focus on policy aspects regarding the conservation and sustainable use of ag...

This report was commissioned by the Lao Land Issues Working Group and supported by funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. It was prepared during May-June...

The Province of Huaphan is implementing Land Use Planning (LUP) as a way to achieve national development goals such as reduction of rural poverty, investment in land and reducti...

This issue brief – the second in Stimson’s “Letters from the Mekong” series – examines the current status of mitigation efforts at Laos’ Xayaburi and Don Sahong dam projects and...

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is a rugged, mountainous, landlocked country, with relatively weak infrastructure. As such, the country faces numerous challenges ...

Groundwater is fast becoming an alternative source of fresh water for many rural communities in southern Laos in response to increasing rainfall variability and distribution, in...

The Guideline is prepared to support training of government officials in the development and use of spatial planning as an instrument towards sustainable development and better ...