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  • Hydropower Status Report 2016

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) International Hydropower Association 2016 Development and assistance for ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Development and funding for electricity, Energy policy and administration, Environmental impact assessments, Hydropower dams
    Statistics about hydropower have been compiled by IHA using data from publicly published sources, IHA members, government representatives, industry sources and media monitorin...

  • Laos: Students Make Use of ‘Open Data’

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Archived web content World Bank 2012 Access to information, Communications infrastructure, Internet
    With eight percent of the population logging in online, Lao PDR ranks seventh in Southeast Asia in internet usage. Tech savvy neighbors may have more citizens but Laos has seen ...

  • Chinese Banana Plantations Lose Their Appeal in Laos as Pollution Concerns Grow

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Archived web content Ounkeo Souksavanh, Brooks Boliek 2016 Agricultural management systems and technologies, Economic land concessions and plantations, Environment and natural resources, Pest management, Water pollution
    A boom in banana demand led to heavy agricultural investment in northern Laos as Chinese investors offered strong financial incentives to farmers to change land management pract...

  • Illegal Pesticide Trade in Mekong Countries: Case of the Lao PDR

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Chela Vázquez 2013 Agricultural management systems and technologies, Pest management, Safety and health at work, Trade policy and regulation
    Reports on the increasing use of pesticides in Lao PDR (van der Wulp 2006; Lao-FAO IPM and FAO Pesticide Risk Reduction Programme 2009, 2011; FAO IPM Vegetable Regional Programm...

  • Small-scale land acquisitions, large-scale implications: The case of Chinese banana investments in Northern Laos

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations Cecilie Friis 2015 Agricultural management systems and technologies, Foreign investors, Land transfers, Livelihood rights
    In the context of the ‘global land grab’, the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic has been identified as a hotspot for large-scale land acquisitions sought by capital strong foreign...

  • Water and Water Resources Law to Advance Sustainability in the Lao PDR

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Advocacy and promotional materials International Finance Corporation 2017 Water and sanitation policy and administration, Water resources
    Lao PDR’s National Assembly last week approved an updated Water and Water Resources Law presented by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Passed with a 93 percent ...

  • PROJECT SIGNING: Lao PDR will Further Improve Rural Roads, Water Systems and Agriculture Livelihoods of Rural Poor, with New World Bank Support

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Archived web content World Bank 2016 Infrastructure, Poverty reduction
    Archived content: World Bank press release announcing a $30 million agreement with the Laos government for rural infrastructure including roads and water and sanitation.

  • The Potential Impacts of Lignite Mining on the Environment and Local Livelihoods in Hongsa District, Sayabouli Province, Lao PDR.

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Unknown Environmental impact assessments, Livelihood rights, Mining, Public health
    The main focuses of this research are the impacts of lignite mining on the environment and, local livelihoods, and how the local communities access information and their respons...

  • The toxic landscape: LURAS discussion paper

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Andrew Bartlett, LURAS 2016 Agriculture, Biodiversity, Organic farming, Pest management, Public health
    The draft of this discussion paper generated a mixed response. While some experts – from both the government and development community – found the analysis persuasive, one or ...

  • Design options for a forest carbon legal framework for Lao PDR: Drawing lessons from across the globe

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Chokkalingam, Unna 2010 Climate change, Forest cover, Forests and forestry, Legal framework, Protected forests
    This study looks at the possible design options that could form the basis of a legal framework for carrying out forest carbon activities and investments in Laos by both public a...

  • Ecosystem-based approaches to address climate change challenges in the Greater Mekong Subregion

    en Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Asian Development Bank, Ornsaran Pomme Manuamorn, Jiao Xi 2015 Biodiversity, Climate change, Ecosystems, Environment and natural resources, Environmental and biodiversity protection
    The brief summarises the current state of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) knowledge and experience on ecosystem-based approaches. The brief summarises the current state of GMS kn...

  • Crop research in Lao PDR

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations Dr. Chay Bounphanousay, Dr. Chanthakhone Boualaphanh, ARC, NAFRI 2013 Agriculture, Crop products and commodities
    An overview of crops grown in Lao PDR and research attempts to breed more suitable varieties.

  • Report of the ASEAN Regional Assessment of MDG Achievement and Post-2015 Development Priorities

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) ASEAN, UNDP 2015 Access to education and health care, Economic policy and administration
    The UNDP and the ASEAN Secretariat’s work that resulted in this “ASEAN Regional Assessment of MDG Achievement and Post-2015 Development Priorities” demonstrates the ASEAN regi...

  • Critical milestones towards coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up and review at the global level

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) United Nations 2016
    Meeting at a special summit at the United Nations in September 2015, world leaders committed themselves to an ambitious global agenda, “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda...

  • Gender-related Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (UN Women)

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) UN Women 2017 Gender
    This list is compiled by UN Women, includes all indicators under SDG5 as well as indicators across the framework that explicitly refer to sex, gender, women and girls and/or ar...

  • Report of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Indicators.

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Issue and policy briefs UN Economic and Social Council 2016
    In accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2016/220 and past practices, the Secretary-General has the honour to transmit the report of the Inter-Agency and Expert G...

  • Goals, Targets and Indicators & Defining and Prioritizing Targets

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Sonya Suter 2014
    This is a collection of 2 background papers prepared by Sonya Suter to explain: a) Definitions and key concepts for the post-2015 development agenda b) Potential criteria for ...

  • Improving forest governance in the Mekong region -- SOFOR working paper

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Program on Forests (PROFOR) 2011 Forest policy and administration, Forest products, Non-governmental organizations, Trade
    This report identifies opportunities for regional activities to improve forest governance in the Mekong countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Thailand,and Myanmar. The ...

  • Global indicator framework for the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Issue and policy briefs United Nations 2017
    This annex is part of the Work of the Statistical Commission pertaining to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

  • Millennium Development Goals: 2015 Progress Chart

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) United Nations 2015 Access to education, Access to education and health care, Environmental impact assessments, Poverty reduction
    This chart presents the final assessment of progress towards selected key targets relating to each goal. The assessment provides two types of information: progress trends and l...

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