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Overview of Internal Migration in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
UNESCO, UNDP, IOM, and UN-Habitat
2018
This brief is part of a series of Policy Briefs on Internal Migration in Southeast Asia jointly produced by UNESCO, UNDP, IOM, and UN-Habitat. It provides facts on migration sit...
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IOM and Labour Migration: Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
International Organization for Migration
2018
This fact sheet gives an overview on Special Economic Zones in Lao PDR. It also reflects lessons from actual site visits by International Organization for Migration.
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Results of Population and Housing Census 2015
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Lao Statistics Bureau
2016
This report consists of the 2015 population and housing census results, contained detailed and disaggregated information on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the...
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Strategy on climate change of the Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ລັດຖະບານ ແຫ່ງ ສ ປ ປ ລາວ
2010
The document reports about the key strategic priorities toward climate change in Laos. These include adaptation and mitigation on different sectors such as agriculture and food ...
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10-facts-on-biodiversity-conservation-in-laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), Deutsche...
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US Department of State fact sheet - Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
US Department of State
2015
Short fact sheet on United States relations with Laos, US assistance to Laos, bilateral economic relations and Laos' membership in international organisations.
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Annual review of REDD+ activities in Laos 2010
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Laos. Department of Forestry
2011
The report is about the role REDD has played in project development in the forest sector in Laos. Since 2009, a number of projects have come into existence under facilitation of...
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Graduation from Least Developed Country Status: The 5th National Human Development Report
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Dr. Sarthi Acharya, Dr. Sitthiroth Rasphone
2017
The 5th National Human Development Report (NHDR) examines different facets of underdevelopment in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) that classify it as a Least Deve...
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All Hydropower Potential Must be Developed: Energy Official.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Energy and Mines
2015
This media article argues presents the Laos PDR governments stance on hydropower projects in Laos. It cites government representatives' discussion about why Laos' hydpropower pr...
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Ecotourism as an Alternative to Upland Rubber Cultivation in the Nam Ha National Protected Area, Luang Namtha
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Steven Schipani
2007
Tourism arrivals in Laos continue to rise, reaching over one million people in 2005. It seems that visitors are primarily interested in the country’s natural and cultural attrac...
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Drivers of Forest Change in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Lao PDR Country Report
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ian Llyod Thomas
2015
The main objective of this study was to review and analyze existing information on the drivers of change currently affecting Lao forests - including both negative and positive d...
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Protected Area Governance and Equitable Access in the Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Miles Kenney-Lazar
2016
This report provides eight recommendations for implementing the concept of equitable access in the governance of protected areas, particularly in the Lao PDR. First, formalize a...
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Laos And China Come to Terms on Loan Interest Rate For Railway Project
China, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Roseann Gerin (translator), Radio Free Asia
2016
Archived news article on the financing of the Laos-China railway with a Chinese government loan.
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From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals: Laying the base for 2030
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
UN in the Lao PDR
2017
This report is designed to provide technical support to the Lao PDR in localizing, monitoring, and reporting on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is the product of...
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Climate Smart Agriculture in Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
SNV
2014
Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to climate related incidents such as floods and droughts. SNV is working to increase rice farmers’ productivity by increasing their resilience to ...
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Power Surge: The Impacts of Rapid Dam Development in Laos - An International Rivers Report
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
International Rivers
2008
This report presents the challenges that hydropower development poses to rural livelihoods and fragile ecosystems, and details the specific impacts caused by Lao dam projects. I...
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Lao Version of FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2012
FAO published its Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security in 2012. The purpos...
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FLEGT Process Enforces PM Order No.15 to Improve Forest Governance and Fight Deforestation to Ensure Legal Timber Trade Agreement With EU
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
FLEGT Laos
2016
A remarkable outcome has been witnessed after the Prime Minister of Lao PDR has issued the Order No. 15 On “Strengthening Strictness of Timber Harvest Management and Inspection,...
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Water and Sanitation
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
World Health Organisation
Rationale and details of the World Health Organisation's activities in the Lao PDR.
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Q&A: Laos-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
EU FLEGT Facility
2017
This document provides answers to some common questions about the Laos-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement negotiations, FLEGT licensing and the Lao timber legality assurance sys...