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The 2015 Constitution (Amended) was published in the Official Gazette (open access) on 4 February 2016. It is currently available in the Lao language only. The 2015 Constitution...

The Law on Electricity determines the principles, rules and measures on the organization, operation, management and inspection of electrical activities for the high effectivenes...

This Education Sector Development Plan (ESDP) for 2016-2020 draws on the achievements, challenges and lessons learned from the Education Sector Development Plan 2011-2015. Based...

The Environmental Protection Law specifies necessary principles, regulations and measures for managing, monitoring, restoring1 and protecting the environment in order to protect...

The Wildlife and Aquatic law determines principles, regulations and measures on wildlife and aquatic life in nature to promote the sustainable regeneration and utilization of wi...

This document presents the World Bank Group (WBG) Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) for FY 2017-2021. The WBG CPF aims at su...

Lao PDR is facing numerous challenges as well as opportunities regarding the governance of its forests. This is particularly important considering the countrys high levels of fo...

This chapter draws upon empirical fieldwork conducted in three understudied locations in India, Indonesia and Lao PDR, as part of a multi-country research project aimed at under...

This case study is about the Mining in Nonghet, Chameun village from 2011 to 2013.

This report presents the first nationwide analysis of land concessions and leases in the Lao PDR. The project is a joint effort between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Env...

JICA and the Lao Government are co-operating to improve the provision of Information Technology Services in Laos. To better understand the nature of these surveys, annual survey...

Vison until 2030 aims Lao PDR to become a developing country with upper-middle income and with innovative, green and sustainable economic growth; there is availability of indust...

This document summarizes the profile of Lao PDR in terms of fulfilling the criteria for graduating from Least Developed Country (LDC) status.

This is a briefing for the 'Brand Lao-for better livelihoods' project, aimed to identify potential profitable Lao products to be exported to the international market, to build i...

The report examines the progress towards the SDGs implementation in Lao PDR and their targets. Despite some gaps in data and indicators, the report identifies patterns of where ...

This briefing note is organized into ten sections. The first section presents information on the country coverage and methodology of the 2018 Statistical Update. The next five s...

The purpose of this study is to clarify the trade flow of agro-forest products and commodities by analyzing commercial activities and private traders in a mountainous region. Th...

The second Lao Census of Agriculture (LCA) in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) was carried out in 2011 and collected crop data for the wet season of 2011 and the d...

Since the early 2000s the Lao government has dramatically increased the number of large-scale land concessions issued for agribusinesses. While studies have documented the socia...

This atlas of agriculture presents a comprehensive spatial analysis of the agricultural activities and production patterns in the Lao PDR in 2011, and the respective changes dur...