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Instruction on Management and Use of Donated Fund for Disaster Relief
The instruction determines the principles, regulations and measures on the management and use of donated fund for victim relief to ensure the unity, economy, transparancy, accur...
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Decree on Climate Change [Lao PDR, 2019]
The decree determines the principles, regulations and measures on the management, monitoring and inspection of tasks related with climate change, to prevent, protect and decreas...
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Law on Disaster Risk Management [Lao PDR, 2019]
The law determines the principles, regulations and measures on disaster risk management to enforce the effective, efficient and proactive actions, under the provision of informa...
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Landslide impacts on the road network of Lao PDR and the feasibility of implementing a slope management programme
The impact of landslides on the national road network of Laos is, on the whole, considered to be less than it is in some other Asian countries. The majority of landslides affect...
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Implementation of disaster risk reduction and management policies in a school setting in Lao PDR: a case study
This study aimed to clarify the present situation to inform better implementation strategies on disaster risk reduction and management in a school setting focused on fire disast...
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Disaster Risk Reduction in Lao PDR, Status Report 2019
The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) report provides a snapshot of the latest DRR progress Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has achieved under the four priorities of the S...
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Developing a National Risk Profile of Lao PDR
This report highlights the regional experiences intrinsic to the work of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and the Public Works and Transport Institute (PTI) in disa...
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Member Report Lao PDR [on Tropical Cyclones in 2018]
This report details the effects of tropical cyclones in Lao PDR in 2018 which includes Meteorological Assessment, Hydrological Assessment, Socio-Economic Assessment, Regional Co...
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Lao PDR Disaster Management Reference Handbook 2014
This handbook brings together important information about disaster management and response in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). Based on extensive research and analysis of...
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Lao PDR National Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (2012)
The Lao National Assessment report on disaster risk reduction in 2012 is the key output of the implementation of the project Strengthen Institutional Capacity for Development of...
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Circular No. 08 on the flood preparedness and response
The purpose of this Circular is to advise the relevant ministries, institutions and local authorities to take necessary measures to prepare for the upcoming flood, which caused ...
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Cambodia atlas of gender and environment
In 2017, the Asia Foundation initiated the “Atlas of Gender and Environment” project to provide a more in-depth understanding of how gender informs environment-related vulnerabi...
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Humanitarian Response Forum (HRF) situation report No. 03
This report is produced by the Humanitarian Response Forum (HRF), a network of United Nations (UN), non-government organizations (NGOs), and international organizations (IOs) en...
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Cambodia post-flood relief and recovery survey
There are two main objectives of the Cambodia post-flood relief and recovery survey. Firstly, the survey implementation intends to collect timely information on household and in...
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Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies in Asia and the Pacific
People across the Asia-Pacific region live with diverse and interlinked risks. These risks are related to increasingly severe and complex shocks to the political, social, econom...
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Building Resiliency in the Pacific: How ADB is Addressing Climate Change and Disaster Risks
The Pacific operations of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) cover 14 developing member countries (DMCs). These countries have established national policies and institutions to ad...
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Assessing Financial Protection against Disasters: A Guidance Note on Conducting a Disaster Risk Finance Diagnostic
The World Bank and Asian Development Bank have worked in more than 50 countries to (i) quantify the economic and fiscal impact of disasters; (ii) take stock of existing mechanis...
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Greater Mekong Subregion Core Environment Program: Strategic Framework and Action Plan 2018-2022
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) remains on a steady trajectory of economic growth and poverty reduction. This trend is expected to accelerate following the establishment of t...
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Unbreakable: Building the Resilience of the Poor in the Face of Natural Disasters
This report moves beyond asset and production losses and focuses instead on how natural disasters affect people’s well-being. Here, natural disaster risk and losses are measured...
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Promoting Sustainable Development Through Disaster Risk Management
Despite considerable advances in disaster risk management (DRM) understanding and know-how over the past few decades, there has been no evidence of a long-term decline in loss o...