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Lao PDR Biodiversity: Economic Assessment
This report aims to document the current economic status of biodiversity in Lao PDR, and to use this information to identify needs for the use of incentives, financing mechanism...
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Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land
UN primer on the goals and targets for SDG15: Life on Land, and an update on its progress in a global context.
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Compensation and Resettlement Policy Framework
A government document outlining practices for handling land concessions and forced relocation in regards to international investment projects.
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Educational Disparities of Ethnic Minorities in Lao PDR with Comparative Cases from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand
The aim of this thesis has been to explore and systematize the factors and influences, gendered perspectives, and interrelationships in educational equality in Lao PDR with comp...
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The geography of poverty and inequality in the Lao PDR
A breakdown of economic inequality and resource access in Laos based on geography.
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UN Women Asia and the Pacific: Lao PDR
The webpage provides an overview of the state of gender equality in Lao PDR, as well as challenges the country faces.
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Laos: Education
The page provides an overview of the state of education in Lao PDR, as well as the work that Save the Children is doing to improve it.
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A Policy Snapshot of Health and Nutrition in Lao PDR
This page provides an overview of four policy notes that explain the state of health and nutrition in Lao PDR.
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UNICEF Data: Monitoring the Situation of Children and Women Lao People’s Democratic Republic
This page provides data on child health, child mortality, nutrition, maternal health, early childhood, education, HIV/AIDS, child protection, and sanitation and water in Lao PDR.
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Maternal death rate plunges in Lao People's Democratic Republic
The page provided a news on the improvement of maternity in Laos
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Growth Cuts Absolute Poverty, but Inequality Rising in Lao PDR- ADB Study
A review of an ADB study on poverty and inequality trends in Lao PDR.
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Human Development Reports: Lao People's Democratic Republic
This webpage provides an overview of human development indicators and the human development index for Lao PDR.
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Laos - Access to electricity
Breakdown along demographic lines, such as rural-urban, of the sections of the population that have access to electricity.
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Presentation: Seventh national socio-economic development plan
Presentation given on the introduction of the seventh national development plan and the progress and results of the sixth development.
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Hydropower in Lao PDR
A government-provided overview of the major sources of hydropower in Laos.
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Multiple use benefits: Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Plant, Lao PDR
Discusses the Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Plant. Originally proposed for its power generation benefits to Lao PDR, the Nam Ngum 1 Dam creates significant additional benefits, includin...
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Renewable Energy Technology in Asia Project Implementation in Lao PDR
United Nations case study review of the Asia Project's investment in renewable energy development in Laos.
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Lao PDR national sustainable energy strategy report on enabling environment and technology innovation ecosystem for affordable sustainable energy options
Analysis of Lao dependence on hydropower and possibilities for development in other forms of renewable energy
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Laos energy situation
Provides data on a series of aspects of Lao energy consumption, usage, and production.
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Energy sector to become major GDP contributor in Laos: minister
Brief article about comments issued by a Lao official on predictions about the continuing growth of the energy sector in Laos