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Rethinking stateeethnic minority relations in laos: Internal resettlement, land reform and counter-territorialization
This paper examines such counter-territorialization strategies among ethnic minorities of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. With a single-party regime that is often qualif...
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Eighth National Five Year Socio-Economic Development Plan
The Five Year National Socio-Economic Development Plan VIII (2016-2020) (8th NSEDP) is a means of implementing the National Strategy on Socio-Economic Development until 2025 and...
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National biodiversity strategy to 2020 and action plan to 2010
Maintain the diverse biodiversity as one key to poverty alleviation and protect the current asset base of the poor
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Study on land conflicts and conflict resolution in Lao PDR
This Study is part of a series of Land Policy Studies conducted in preparation of acoherent and comprehensive “National Land Policy Statement for Lao PDR”.
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Cultivating and collecting cardamom (Amomum spp) and other NTFP's Muang Long District, Luang Namtha Province, Lao PDR 2001
Cardamom (Amomum villosum) collection and cultivation is important for the local economies in Muang Long area, Luang Namtha Province, but is also an important export product for...
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Case Study on Production and Market Conditions for Corn in Namor District, Oudomxay Province
This ongoing case study documents produc tion and market trends for corn in Oudomxay Province with particular focus on the LSUAFRP project villages in Namor District (Kokfat, P...
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Lao Agriculture Dev Strategy 2010
Lao PDRMinistry of Agriculture and ForestryStrategy for Agricultural Development2011 to 2020Final DraftVientiane15thSeptember, 2010Sector Framework, Vision and GoalsAgriculture ...
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Switching On: Cambodia’s Path to Sustainable Energy Security
This report investigates the potential for Cambodia to diversify its power supply technology mix, for greater energy security and sustainability benefits, given changing techno...
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Thai Flood 2011 Overview: Rapid Assessment for Resilient Recovery and Reconstruction Planning
In response to the prolonged and widespread flooding throughout Thailand in 2011, the Royal Thai Government, in conjunction with the World Bank and other development partners, u...
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Lao Social Indicator Survey (LSIS) 2011-12
LSIS is a household-based survey that applied the technical frameworks of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). It is the first o...
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Food security through livestock (cattle and buffalo) production: Case study at Phonxay District, Luang Phabang Province, Lao PDR
Research on livestock production systems in Luang Prabang province, Lao PDR, and the food security implications and opportunities in raising livestock.
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Technical guidelines on compensation and resettlement in development projects
In Lao PDR, resettlement procedures and practices are evolving over time and are constantly refined and strengthened as more experience is gained from development proje...
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Prospects for Regional Cooperation on Environmental Impact Assessment in Mainland Southeast Asia
This article begins from the premise that there are potential benefits to transnational cooperation to address environmental impacts, whether they are felt within a single count...
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Falling rubber prices in Northern Laos: local responses and policy options
A rubber case study by Thoumthone Vongvisouk, PhD and Michael Dwyer, PhD on Falling rubber prices in Northern Laos: local responses and policy options. The report highlights the...
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An approach to designing pro-poor local REDD+ benefit distribution systems: Lessons from Vietnam
Provides lessons learned from Vietnam's approach to designing a pro-poor REDD+ benefits distribution system for the future development of effective benefit distribution systems ...
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Safeguarding Myanmar's Environment
Since emerging from decades of economic and political isolation, Myanmar’s reconnection with the global community has seen its economy grow more than 6% every year. ADB forecast...
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Policy and legislation on climate change in Vietnam
The article quotes some extracts from a report of Mr. Truong Duc Tri, Deputy Director of Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change - Ministry of Natural Resources ...
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Cross-Border Trades and Commerce between Thailand and Neighboring Countries: Policy Implications for Establishing Special Border Economic Zones
Thai border cities currently play major roles as distribution centers; while industrial development along Thai border regions has not progressed enough to capture the full poten...
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Promoting intra-regional connectivity for economic growth: Cambodia and ASEAN in 2012
Since 2002, this year Cambodia played role as the Chair of ASEAN for the first time. The Chair will provide an opportunity for Cambodia to mould ...
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Managing aid for trade and development results - Vietnam Case study
The study reviews Vietnam’s economic development and its trade performance in the last two decades, as the country has moved to a market-based economy and opened up to the world...