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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...
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Laos - Country partnership framework for the period FY2017-FY2021
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...
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On the right path? Land concessions in Laos
Land investment is booming in Laos, driven especially by demand for natural resources among its rapidly developing neighbours. Yet Laos remains one of the poorest countries in...
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គម្រោងរេដបូកនៅក្នុងតំបន់ព្រៃឡង់
ការសិក្សាពីបុរេលទ្ធភាពនៃគម្រោងនេះមានគោលបំណងផ្តល់ជា ការវាយតម្លៃនៃការផ្តួចផ្តើមគម្រោងរេដបូក នៅក្នុងតំបន់ព្រៃឡង់។ គម្រោងនេះធ្វើឡើងដោយផ្អែកទៅតាម...
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Rice: The fabric of life in Laos
A report about the challenges and achievements of the rice sector in Laos. The report covers the challenge of establishing a reliable supply of rice in Laos, the challenges of...
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Sowing seeds in lab and field: Socioeconomic impact of the Lao-IRRI rice research and training project
This impact study reports on the impact of the Lao-IRRI Project at the farm and national levels. The major impact indicators considered are increases in rice production and...
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Viet Nam's Voluntary National Review on the implementation of the sustainable development goals
As a responsible member country of the United Nations, Viet Nam has been actively participating in the implementation of the global sustainable development agendas. In the...
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Wild food collection and nutrition under commercial agriculture expansion in agriculture-forest landscapes 2016
Nutritional outcomes for rural inhabitants are determined not simply by food production in a landscape or even household incomes, but are highly influenced by access to and...
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Mekong Region Water Resources Decision-makingNational Policy and Legal Frameworks vis-à-vis World Commission on Dams Strategic Priorities
The Environment Management Standards for Electricity Projects as well as resettlement policy and guidelines on involuntary resettlement state that an affected person is entitled...
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Improving Land Administration in Vietnam (Draft Report)
This document is a report of a national LGAF study in Vietnam conducted by a team of experts supported by the World Bank and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment....
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Catalyzing Green Finance: A Concept for Leveraging Blended Finance for Green Development
The origins of this publication can be traced back to discussions between an Asian Development Bank (ADB) team led by Ayumi Konishi, director general for East Asia Department,...
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Lao PDR and ADB: Celebrating 50 Years of Partnership
Over the past 50 years, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have worked to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life in the...
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ABC of SCP: Clarifying Concepts on Sustainable Consumption and Production
This publication “ABC of SCP” aims to clarify the main terms and concepts related to sustainable consumption and production, and other terms associated with sustainable...
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Critical factors affecting the desertification in Pa Deng, adjoining area of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
The aim of this study is to discuss and analyze key factors that affect the desertification in Pa Deng Sub-district, Thailand, in order to assess the desertification risk of the...
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The Sixth National Economic and Social Development Plan (1987-1991)
The principal goals of the Sixth Plan are to raise national development to a level that will enable the country to progress and prosper in the future and to solve the economic...
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Regulation on the approval procedure for proposed clean development mechanism (CDM) project activities in Laos
The purpose of this regulation is to define the necessary principles, rules, measures and procedures for operation of the CDM framework for the national approval of proposed CDM...
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ការតាមដានវាយតម្លៃគម្របព្រៃឈើនៅកម្ពុជា
ឯកសារនេះ គឺជាឯកសារអំពីការតាមដានវាយតម្លៃគម្របព្រៃឈើនៅកម្ពុជា ដែលបានធ្វើបទបង្ហាញដោយលោក ឡេង ជីវិន ដែលជាមន្ត្រីនៅរដ្ឋបាលព្រៃឈើក្នុងអំឡុងពេ...
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Water and Water Resources Law to Advance Sustainability in the Lao PDR
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...
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Global Environmental Fund Climate Change funded projects
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a partnership of 18 agencies - including United Nations agencies, multilateral development banks, national entities, and international...
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ច្បាប់ស្តីពី ការអនុម័តយល់ព្រមលើអនុសញ្ញាក្របខ័ណ្ឌនៃសហប្រជាជាតិ ស្តីពីការផ្លាស់ប្តូរអាកាសធាតុ
អនុសញ្ញានេះគឺជាសន្ធិសញ្ញាបរិស្ថានអន្តរជាតិមួយ។ គោលបំណងរបស់វាគឺដើម្បី "ស្ថេរភាពប្រមូលផ្តុំឧស្ម័នផ្ទះកញ្ចក់នៅក្នុងបរិយាកាសនៅកម្រិតមួយដែលអាច...