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Environmental management standard for electricty project.
The purpose of this standard is to provide the minimum requirements for Social Impact Assessment as part of the Environmental Assessment process for Electricity Project in Lao PDR.
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An nnstrument for policy dialogue and aid effectiveness promotion in Lao PDR 2016 .
The Vientiane Declaration on aid effectiveness was revised in 2015 and a new Vientiane Declaration on Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (“VD II”) was endorsed by...
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A study of three methods for introducing forage technologies to villages in Lao PDR
The three extension methods selected were based on their relative success to date and staff familiarity with each method. They included case studies presentations using photos...
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Capitalization of experiences: Poverty Alleviation in Remote Upland Areas (PARUA) November – January 2014-2015
One of the clearest indications of Prai participation in development is their employment by the government. Putting aside questions of rank, authority, and salary...
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The relevance of the FAO ‘voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of National Food Security’ to the SDC Project ‘Rights to Land, Infomation, networking, in Laos
he management of land and natural resources is flawed at various levels: at the local level,there are few mechanisms for rural communities to meaningfully participate in...
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Policy dialogue and aid effectiveness promotion in the agriculture and forestry sector Lao PDR 2016
This review first presents the RTP background, structure and mechanisms focusing on the ARD sector.Then it takes stock of what has been achieved so far, where challenges remain...
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Eco‐Friendly intensification and climate resilient agricultural systems (EFICAS) project: Project main objectives and activities 2016
Understanding the situation of the village: socioeconomic, environmental aspects • Defining together indicators of change, monitoring methods (measurements, frequency, data...
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Baseline on villages’ livelihood and vulnerability status 2016
Understanding village trajectories - Characterizing village diversity - Assessing vulnerability - Identifying leverage point to increaseresilience
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Measuring participation: Case studies on village land use planning in northern Lao PDR
A primary objective of land use planning (LUP) is the establish-ment of sustainable development. As such, LUP has triggered debates on social and environmental values and on the...
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Decree on establishment and activities of river basin committee.
This decree defines the location, mandate, duties, jurisdictions, organizational structure and working methodology of the River Basin Committee to facilitate and ensure the...
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An agent-based model of agricultural innovation, land-cover change and household inequality: The transition from Swidden cultivation to rubber plantations in Laos PDR 2011
this article examine the transition from shifting cultivation to rubber production for a study area in Trthern Lao
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The evolution of teak grower groups in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR: An action research approach 2016
The Grower Group subcomponent of this project (Objective 1.3A) aims to: Identify and test what forms of grower organisation are feasible and sustainable, and will improve...
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Instruction as regards the implementation of decree on state-owned land approval for lease or concession.
To expand and ensure the implementation on lease or concession management of state-owned land in conformity of and in accordance with law and decree on...
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Contract farming in Lao PDR: cases and questions
During the past five years there has been a rapid rise in contract farming in Lao PDR. This report takes a look at what is actually happening in different parts of the...
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Voice of an upland people:: A Look into the Taoy community and participatory development in Southern Laos
This research on the voices of an upland people, a look into the Taoy community and participatory development in Southern Laos, was conducted in the fulfillment of the...
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Socio-economic baseline study computerised database of survey
This report describes the computerised database of the Household Survey carried out for the Socio-economic Baseline Study (SEBS) of the Land Titling Project-1. The survey was...
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The World Bank, hydropower-based poverty alleviation and indigenous peoples.
Impoverishment by projects whose raison d’etre is to reduce poverty is unacceptable, yet it occurs in many projects, time and time again... Unfortunately, while we battle...
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Pro-poor Policy analysis on rubber production for smallholder livelihoods in Lao PDR 2016
In Laos, the rubber plantation has booming since 2000s that influenced by the world demanding for rubber,particular huge rubber demand from China and India. While the market for...
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Participatory land use planning mnual village and village cluster levels – Draft, March 2009
The Family Land Tenure Analysis Form would allow the DLMA to see how long a parcel has been developed, whether the type of land is “permanent” or “non permanent”, and any...
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Scaling up South-South Cooperation for Sustainable Development
South-South Cooperation is ‘A process whereby two or more developing countries pursue their individual and/or shared national capacity development objectives through exchanges...