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The identity of Thaen Ethnic Group [Lao PDR]
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Books and book chapters
Department of Ethnic Affairs
2015
This booklet explains about the traditions and cultures of Thaen ethnic group
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Nam ou river basin profile: summary document
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
World Bank
2017
The Nam Ou Basin Profile is a collective effort among various stakeholders at the central, provincial, district, and village levels. The main objective of the Nam Ou River Basin...
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An Assessment in Monitoring Options and Capacity Building Needs in Houaphanh Province
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Mortenson, Leif, Halperin, James
2012
This report discusses options for identifying and developing forest monitoring methodologies that can estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from forest degradation. This is...
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Nutrition in Lao PDR : Causes, Determinants, and Bottlenecks
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Bank Group
2016
Undernutrition levels in Lao PDR remain among the highest in the world, despite both rapid economic growth and a significant decline in poverty over the past years. Concerns abo...
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Lao PDR Economic Monitor, August 2019 : Maintaining Economic Stability
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Bank Group
2019
Economic growth in Lao PDR is projected to rebound to 6.5 percent in 2019, up from 6.3 percent in 2018. This pick up is expected to be driven by growth of the construction secto...
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Commercialization of Rice and Vegetables Value Chains in Lao PDR : Status and Prospects
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Bank Group
2018
Rice is Lao PDR's biggest agricultural commodity in terms of farmers involved in production, cropland area allocated, and food consumption. Rice also generates important economi...
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Economy Profile of the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Doing Business 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Bank Group
2018
Sixteenth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2019 covers 11 areas of business regulation. Ten of these areas - starti...
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Government Expenditure on Health in Lao PDR : Overall Trends and Findings from a Health Center Survey
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Bank Group
2016
This policy note provides an overview of government health financing in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR), with an added focus on health center financing. The note summa...
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Safety, health and well-being of Lao PDR's workers on the rise
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
United Nations in Lao PDR
2016
The webpage provides an overview of the safety, health, and wellbeing of workers in Lao PDR.
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2016 Lao PDR Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Bank Group
2017
The World Bank Group conducted face-to-face interviews with top managers and business owners of 368 enterprises in Lao PDR from January 2016 through June 2016. The Enterprise Su...
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The Lao Cookstove Experience : Redefining Health through Cleaner Energy Solutions
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Dave, Rutu; Balasundaram, Rema N.
2016
Redefining Health through Cleaner Energy Solutions. In the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic household air pollution from the incomplete combustion of solid fuels is the top healt...
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Partnerships and Opportunities for a New Green Forest Economy in Lao PDR : Sustaining Forest Landscapes and Livelihoods
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Bank Group
2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has a comparative advantage in natural capital, which has fueled economic growth averaging around 8 percent per annum since 2000. The ...
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The Millennium Development Goals Progress Report for the Lao PDR 2013
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Government of the Lao PDR, United Nations
2013
This Progress Report aims to capture the situation of the Lao PDR with regard to the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals since 1990 up to the present time (2013),...
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Foreign Aid to Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Mekong Watch
2016
This paper is a briefing on Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Lao PDR, 2010-2014.
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200 years to go before Laos is cleared of unexploded US bombs from Vietnam war era
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Padraic Convery
2018
This article tells stories on the durable and cost-intensive activities of UXO clearance in Laos [Lao PDR].
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Foreign Aid Implementation Report (FAIR) Fiscal Year 2015/16 [Lao PDR]
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ministry of Planning and Investment
2016
The Foreign Aid Implementation Report (FAIR) analyzes Official Development Assistance (ODA) by Development Partners to Lao PDR in the fiscal year of 2015/16. Continuous monitori...
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Lao PDR- Consolidated Livelihood Exercise for Analyzing Resilience
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Department for Disaster Management and Climate Change (DDMCC) and...
2016
The report examines climate impacts on livelihoods and is intended to be used as a tool to identify adaptation options for the most vulnerable livelihoods in Lao PDR.
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Landslide impacts on the road network of Lao PDR and the feasibility of implementing a slope management programme
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Gareth Hearn, Tim Hunt and Julian Aubert (Scott Wilson Ltd) and...
2008
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
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kanyasan Kethsana, Daisuke Nonaka, Athithouthay Chatouphonexay,...
2018
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
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ADPC and UNDRR
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...