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Water Grabbing in the Mekong Basin – An Analysis of the Winners and Losers of Thailand’s Hydropower Development in Lao PDR
This paper examines how powerful state and private actors from within Thailand and Lao PDR mobilise power to control the benefits from hydropower while the social and environmen...
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Women fishers in community managed fisheries in Sekong River Basin
This report is about a one day workshop on women fishers in community managed fisheries in Sekong river basin in Laos. The participants included women fishers from six villages,...
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Urban development sector assessment, strategy, and road map- Lao PDR
This sector assessment, strategy, and road map documents current assessment and strategic investment priorities of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the...
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Sustainability
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction ; Sustainability in Global Environmental Politics ; Sustainability as a Bridging Concept: Promises and Pitfalls ; Conclusions...
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Business Operations Strategy: United Nations Lao PDR Partnership Framework 2017 - 2021
This Business Operations Strategy supports the realization of the One UN commitment to reduce institutional barriers, utilize shared data, analyses and advocacy to support integ...
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Lao PDR - United Nations Partnership Framework 2017-2021 Progress Report 2017
This report titled Lao PDR - United Nations Partnership Framework 2017-2021 Progress Report 2017 covers key development trends and results achieved under the Lao PDR UN Partner...
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The Lao PDR - United Nations Partnership Framework (2017-2021)
The Lao PDR – UN Partnership Framework (UNPF) is an articulation of the shared commitment of UN Country Team to work together as one, to maximize its resources and contributions...
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Noi - The Adolescent Girl in Lao PDR
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims for equitable and inclusive development that leaves no one behind. This 15-year plan promises to help transform the futures of 1...
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Income options for the poorest of the poor: the case of cardamom in northern Laos
This study examines the potential of cardamom for poverty alleviation and sustainable rural development under conditions of increased resource scarcity in the uplands of norther...
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2016 Cluster Munition Remnants Report for Lao PDR
The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) made concrete progress in 2015 towards establishing a credible and reliable estimate for national contamination from cluster muniti...
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Decent Work Country Programme for Lao PDR 2017-2021
This 2017-2021 Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) provides a five-year framework for cooperation between the International La...
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Lao Agriculture Commercialization Project (LACP): Environmental and social management framework (draft) for Lao PDR
This Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for Lao PDR will be applied to all investments to be financed by the World Bank for technical and/or financial support ...
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State of Water: Laos
The web page offers the profiles of water resources in Lao PDR.
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Profile on Environmental and Social Considerations in Lao PDR
In 2010, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced its new JICA guidelines for environmental and social considerations. The guidelines present JICAs objectives and...
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An annotated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Laos
A checklist is presented of the orchid flora of Laos, enumerating 485 species in 108 genera. An estimate is given of theexpected size of the orchid flora of Laos. Notes ...
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The Geology and Mineral Resources of Lao PDR
The presentation slides offer an overview of mineral resources in Lao PDR along with the exploitation towards the investment and development.
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Lao Forest Honey Market Study
The study focuses on the potential market for forest honey, whether from natural hives or boxes placed in the forest by villagers. Research is done mainly in Vientiane and in Xi...
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USAID Mekong ARCC Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Study on Protected Areas: Non-Timber Forest Products and Crop Wild Relatives
This non-timber forest products (NTFP) and crop wild relatives (CWRs) sector vulnerability report provides a comparative analysis of the vulnerability of a few selected NTFPs an...
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Lao PDRs Forest Reference Emission Level and Forest Reference Level for REDD+ Results Payment under the UNFCCC
This official paper of Lao government is the submission to be used as the national forest reference emission level and/or forest reference level or, as an interim measure, subna...
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Lao PDR: Climate and Health Country Profile 2015
The profiles provide a snapshot of information about the current and future impacts of climate change on human health, current policy responses in Lao PDR. They also highlight t...