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Participatory poverty assessment: Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
James R. Chamberlain
2007
The second PPA of Lao PDR, analyzing 95 villages in 47 districts to understand the experience of poor people in the country and their perspective on solutions to eradicating pov...
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Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing Asia-Pacific
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, The...
2017
Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing Asia-Pacific is the thematic report of the Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership for 2017. Reflecting on the theme of the 2017 ...
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Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2017
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the...
2017
This report assesses progress in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets in Asia and the Pacific. The report also examines regional and subreg...
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Land Reform, Livelihoods and Poverty in Vietnam - Background Paper Prepared for Oxfam in Vietnam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Chris Adams
2012
The purpose of this background paper is to provide Oxfam with information, analysis and recommendations on a number of land-related issues in Vietnam which can then be used to d...
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Strategy for agricultural development 2011-2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
ກະຊວງກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້
2010
The present Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) 2011 to 2020 is a long term frame-work for the development of the sector, which is not intended to provide operati...
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Enhancing sustainable development of diverse agriculture in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Douangsavanh, L, Bouahom, B., Pouyavong, K.
2005
This volume presents a descriptive and quantitative analysis of the current secondary crop agriculture and development constraints and options. This study focuses on policy reco...
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A study carried out as part of the final evaluation of the Laos-Australia NGO Cooperation Agreement (LANGOCA) Program
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
Andrew Bartlett
2014
This research was carried out as part of the final evaluation of LANGOCA program, which aimed to reduce poverty and clear UXO across provinces in Laos. The objective of the stud...
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Selected NTFPs for development in Phoukoun, Xieng Nguen, Ngoi and Pakxeng districts, Luang Prabang
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Greijmans, M., Phonnachith, P., Thongda, P., Ponpakdy, S., &...
2007
This report is a review of the use of NTFPs in Luang Prabang, with the aim of directing World Vision's work to further develop NTFPs and support poverty reduction for communitie...
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The World Bank, hydropower-based poverty alleviation and indigenous peoples.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Kanokwan Manorom, Ian G. Baird & Bruce Shoemaker
2017
Impoverishment by projects whose raison d’etre is to reduce poverty is unacceptable, yet it occurs in many projects, time and time again... Unfortunately, while we battle agains...
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Meeting regional and global demands for rubber: A key to poverty alleviation in Lao PDR 2008
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Meeting regional and global demands for rubber: A key to poverty alleviation in Lao PDR 2008
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Drivers of poverty reduction in Lao PDR october 2015
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World bank group
Poverty continues to decline, Lao PDR met the MDG target of halving extreme poverty
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Viet Nam - Household Living Standard Survey 2010
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
General Statistics Office (GSO) , UNDP, World Bank
2011
The VHLSS 2010 was conducted nationwide with a sample size of 69,360 households in 3,133 communes/wards which were representative at national, regional, urban, rural and provinc...
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Land Reform, Livelihoods and Poverty in Vietnam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Chris Adams, Oxfarm Vietnam
2012
The purpose of this background paper is to provide Oxfam with information, analysis and recommendations on a number of land-related issues in Vietnam which can then be used to d...
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Well Begun, Not Yet Done : Vietnam's Remarkable Progress on Poverty Reduction and the Emerging Challenges
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Bank
2012
This report examines the lives of poor men, women, and children and explores the constraints and opportunities they face today in rising out of poverty. It builds on a rich bo...
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Lao PDR and ADB: Celebrating 50 Years of Partnership
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Asian Development Bank
2017
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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Gender and Extreme Poverty
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
USAID
2015
While many data gaps remain, we know that women are vulnerable to extreme poverty because they face greater burdens of unpaid work, have fewer assets and productive resources th...
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Asia-Pacific Aspirations: Perspectives for a Post-2015 Development Agenda
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
UNESCAP, ADB, UNDP
2013
The Asia-Pacific region as a whole has had considerable success with the MDGs, particularly in reducing levels of poverty. Nevertheless, the region is off track when it comes to...
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Achieving Cambodia's Millennium Development Goals
Cambodia
Case studies
Sherif Rushdy
2009
As part of an effort to strengthen the focus of the United Nations on achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in general and the Cambodian MDG (CMDG) in particular, this do...
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PROJECT SIGNING: Lao PDR will Further Improve Rural Roads, Water Systems and Agriculture Livelihoods of Rural Poor, with New World Bank Support
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
World Bank
2016
Archived content: World Bank press release announcing a $30 million agreement with the Laos government for rural infrastructure including roads and water and sanitation.
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REDD and poverty in Cambodia
Cambodia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Robin Biddulph
2012
Notwithstanding progress both nationally and locally, there is not yet evidence of sufficient support either internationally or nationally for REDD to effectively neutralise eit...