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The Province of Huaphan is implementing Land Use Planning (LUP) as a way to achieve national development goals such as reduction of rural poverty, investment in land and reducti...

This issue brief – the second in Stimson’s “Letters from the Mekong” series – examines the current status of mitigation efforts at Laos’ Xayaburi and Don Sahong dam projects and...

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is a rugged, mountainous, landlocked country, with relatively weak infrastructure. As such, the country faces numerous challenges ...

Groundwater is fast becoming an alternative source of fresh water for many rural communities in southern Laos in response to increasing rainfall variability and distribution, in...

Despite the widespread implementation of flood control infrastructure, modern cities around the world remain vulnerable to flood hazards. Although flood management has in genera...

The implementation of land consolidation has partially overcome the situation of agricultural land fragmentation in the localities across the country, bringing efficiency to lan...

The Guideline is prepared to support training of government officials in the development and use of spatial planning as an instrument towards sustainable development and better ...

This Circular provides for the organization of the apparatus in charge of labor safety and sanitation work, assignment of responsibilities for, planning. self-inspection, maki...

This law stipulates on rights of laborers of establishing and participating in and operating of Trade Union; function, powers, duties of Trade Union; rights and obligations of t...

This report covers a mission conducted during the period May 4 to May 12, 2002 for the Integrated Upland Agricultural Research Project (IUARP), Luang Prabhang Province, Laos. A ...

This law consists of 7 chapters, 89 articles regulating the management and use of land, rights and obligations of land users.

Minutes of the SWGAB Government/Development Partners Sub-Sector Working Group on Farmer & Agribusiness meeting on 16th September 2013. This document includes happenings and deci...

This Law governs the powers and responsibilities of the State as representative of the ownership of land by the entire people for uniform administration of land and the regime...

Paper prepared for presentation at the “ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY”. The World Bank - Washington DC, April 8-11, 2013. "The paper begins with a political e...

The Rice-based Integrated Farming System project, known as RIFS, is the first phase of an integrated rural development program, where agriculture plays a leading role. The pro...

In order to achieve the7th national Socio-economic Development Plan and to graduate from the least developed countries in the year 2020 , the Lao government has been trying to ...

The Sambor Hydropower Dam Alternatives Assessment was conducted by an international team of experts directed by the Natural Heritage Institute (NHI) under a formal agreement (Me...

Press Release: [San Francisco, CA, April 2018] The Mekong River in Southeast Asia is the 8th largest river in the world, traversing eight countries with some 60 million people. ...

Chom Chao commune of Khan Pur Sen Chey was separated into 3 communes such as Chaom Chau 1 commune, consisting of 8 villages, Chaom Chau 2 commune, consisting of 16 villages and ...

This is a rich information source that can be used as an advocacy tool for advancing decent work in Viet Nam. The report provides an overview of recent labour market trends in t...