( Unofficial translation ) LAW ON MINERALS (Revised …

and financial support, and compliance with international Conventions and Agreements that Lao PDR is a party to. Article 10. (Revised) Scope of Application This law applies to individuals legal enand tities, both domestic and foreign, who undertake mineral activities and mining operations, except operations related to crude oil and natural gas and

Children and Climate Resilience in Lao PDR: Synthesis …

Lao PDR faces a dynamic range of threats distinct in nature, intensity and scale. Flooding, drought, storms and landslides are examples of climate-related events that have left their mark on almost all economic sectors, regions and …

Higher Education in Lao PDR: Challenges and Direction

The higher education sector in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) has quite a unique context. It consists of 117 higher education institutions (HEIs). Of these, 57 are public — five universities, 40 colleges/institutes (including specialised institutes, Buddhist colleges, and a Fine Arts Institute) and 12 teacher education institutions (TEIs) …

Fulfilling the Right to Health: The Path to Lao PDR's …

Now is the time for Lao PDR to increase its health budget to its committed 9% allocation. By investing in health, we are investing in the future of the country and saving lives;Advance Lao PDR's commitments at the International Conference on Population and Development and its Family Planning 2030 commitments by strengthening universal …

granite and marble quarry in Laos

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Lao PDR | Legal, Tax, and Investment Expertise – DFDL

DFDL Lao PDR also helped an ASEAN-based investment fund on its onshore acquisition of a stake in a leading Lao PDR health and education services. Our legal team also advised a major hydro company in relation to a 1,272MW seven-cascade hydropower project, assisting with project company share transfers, review and negotiation of project …

Lao PRD Country report

Lao PDR has made tremendous progress in developing its transport infrastructure. Around 85% of the rural population now live in villages with all-whether road access. Lao PDR …

Singapore begins importing renewable energy from Laos …

SINGAPORE: Singapore started importing renewable energy from Laos through Thailand and Malaysia on Thursday (Jun 23), after an initial two-year power purchase agreement was signed between Keppel ...

Lao PDR Poverty Profile and Poverty …

The Poverty Profile in Lao PDR and Poverty Assessment 2020: Catching Up and Falling Behind show that Lao PDR has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty over the past 25 years, but also that many recent …

( Unofficial translation ) LAW ON MINERALS (Revised …

The Law on Minerals defines the principles, regulations and measures regarding the management, protection, utilization of minerals and mineral resources, and the …

Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) | Green Climate Fund

13 Feb 2019 / The Government of Lao PDR is leading the way to ensure complementarity and coherence in its programming plans for GCF and GEF, two global climate funds and the operating entities of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC. Lao PDR connecting climate resilience and green growth.

Trends of gold mining industry in Lao PDR

Mining sector has been a strong economic driver and has played an increasingly important role in Lao PDR. The country was ranked as one of the most resource-rich countries in Asia with over 570 ...

LAW ON MINERALS (Revised Version) PART I GENERAL …

Lao People's Democratic Republic ... and to comply with international Conventions and Agreements that Lao PDR is a party to. Article 10. ... gravel and sand that are not …

Lao PDR in 2020: Pandemic, Debt and Resource Extraction

Even in a region that has performed exceptionally, Laos stands out. With just twenty-three reported cases and no deaths, Laos has the world's fifth-lowest COVID-19 numbers. Even more remarkably, Laos has achieved this case rate despite having five international borders, including a 423-kilometre border with Southern China and a 238 …

President and vice-Presidents

The National Assembly of the LAO PDR. Home; Introduction. About the Lao PDR. Status and Role of the National Assembly. History of the National Assembly. Presidents of the National Assembly. NA Structure. Structure

Lao PDR: National strategic plan on antimicrobial resistance in Lao PDR

Lao PDR: National strategic plan on antimicrobial resistance in Lao PDR 2019-2023 (Laotian & English) - Select language - العربية français русский español português 2019-2023

UNFPA Lao People's Democratic Republic | The Government of Lao PDR …

16 February 2022, Vientiane Capital - H.E. Dr. Sthabandith INSISIENMAI, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and Ms. Mariam A. KHAN, Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to Lao PDR signed the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) 2022-2026, following the launch of the Government of …

Behind the Cambodia-Lao PDR border dispute

Resolving the Cambodia-Lao PDR border dispute will take a fair amount of political will, given that there is an ominous chance of the issue being hijacked and used to forward a nationalist narrative. …

Sexual and reproductive health literacy of school adolescents in Lao PDR

Rationale: Adolescent pregnancy in Lao PDR is the highest in Southeast Asia. It leads to negative health and social consequences in young people. It is anticipated that this problem is partly caused by limited sexual and reproductive health literacy (SRHL), leading to poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) decisions. Based on the …

Recovery and Resilience in Lao PDR

Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to natural disasters, with annual expected losses for flood events alone ranging from 2.8% to 3.6% of GDP, so systematic risk reduction is critical. The World Bank supports disaster resilience in the long-run through scaling up investments in flood risk management and strengthening disaster risk financing.

Climate Change Adaptation in Lowlands of Lao PDR | GEF

To strengthen the resilience of livelihoods in low land communities in Lao PDR to climate change through climate-smart and nature-based adaptation approaches at landscape and watershed levels. Project Details. GEF Project ID. 11399. Country. Lao PDR. Implementing Agencies. Food and Agriculture Organization. Status. Concept Approved.

Lao PDR

Launched in 2019, the Lao PDR's National Green Growth Strategy to 2030 addresses the country's climate change adaptation strategies, aiming to reduce the country's vulnerability to climate change. Putting in mind the experience of disadvantaged groups, the plan encompasses 4 cross-cutting areas, 7 focused sectors for promotion and 5 ...

SDG 7 Roadmap for Lao PDR

Lao PDR's access to electricity was 93.5 per cent in 2018. Based on the historical trend, it is estimated that Lao PDR will achieve universal access to electricity by 2025. Universal access to clean cooking technology and fuel, however, …

Green and Sustainable Agriculture Framework for Lao …

5 5. Two streams of GSA: The National Green Growth Strategy stresses two important on- going streams of green and sustainable agriculture: a) sustainable environmental resource management and conservation policies, practices and results (e.g., Lao PDRs goal for permanently sustainable 70% forest cover) b) sustainable, efficient and safe production …

Customary Tenure Rights under the Land and Forest Laws in Lao PDR

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Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank

The Lao PDR COVID-19 Response Project, approved in April 2020 and expanded in mid-2021 to a total value of $33 million, helped Laos upgrade its initial target of vaccinating 50% of the population by the end of 2021 to a revised goal of 70%.According to the Ministry of Health, by January 2023 over 6.2 million people in Laos had been given at least one …

WATER AND WATER RESOURCES LAW. LAO P.D.R.

To assist National Planning in Lao PDR, Water Resources are to be classified as follows: (i). Drinking Water and Domestic Water Sources are sources of water to be specifically …

Improving the knowledge base on material flow analysis for …

Data for Lao PDR from this study is compared to data for ASEAN countries from the UNEP (2016) dataset and report. Lao PDR shows the highest per-capita DMC …

Land Use Planning in Lao PDR

LUIS, the Land Use Information System for Lao PDR. LUIS is a platform which enables the compiled storage of land use planning data at village and higher-level for statistic use, reporting and a wide range of other usage applications, for example LUP progress monitoring at project level or land cover change analysis between current land use and ...

Finalizing the soil map of Lao PDR | Strengthening Agro …

Starting from the 17 th of February, the SAMIS will host the Soil unit at DALAM for six lessons on the development of Lao PDR's soil map. The training workshop will be run virtually over Zoom, during Feb-Mar, 2021. The training will have a part of direct participation, a part of the homework that will occur between the online sessions, and a …

The Lao PDR's ASEAN Chairmanship 2024

ASEAN was established in 1967 and it currently comprises 10 ASEAN Member States (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam). ASEAN has agreed in principle to admit Timor-Leste as the 11th Member of ASEAN and is expecting to welcome Timor …

ASEAN Secretary-General meets Lao PDR's …

ASEAN Secretary-General Dr Kao Kim Hourn had a bilateral meeting with Lao PDR's Minister of Industry and Commerce Malaithong Kommasith. The meeting discussed the Priority Economic Deliverables …

Homepage – UN-Habitat Lao PDR

The focus areas for the UN-Habitat Lao PDR have been identified and organized along three pillars reflecting three out of four strategic priorities of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2022-2026 and the associated Theory of Change, assumptions and risks. The Four pillars are those where …

Opening Remarks at Consultation for the Development of the

Lao PDR is experiencing the highest urbanisation rate in South-East Asia. Today, Laos is still predominantly a rural country, with less than one third of the population living in urban areas. Within a decade or so, more than half of the population will be residing in cities. Urbanization is already creating pressures on limited resources and ...

Lao PDR Systematic Country Diagnostic

Critical near-term challenges for Lao PDR include restoring macroeconomic stability, improving economic inclusion, and protecting its people against environmental and economic shocks, according to a new World Bank report.. The Lao PDR Systematic Country Diagnostic 2021 Update, released today, lays out three pathways that the …

Biodiversity and sustainable development goals in Lao PDR …

In Lao PDR, biodiversity is directly related to poverty and development in communities. Therefore it's crucial to conserve and protect it. For example, studies have indicated that as much as 80% of the country's rural population depends on fish as a main source of protein, on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) as part of daily subsistence …

Remarks at World Environment Day 2024 "Land Restoration

In Lao PDR, healthy land is connected to the 18th national SDG – "lives safe from UXO". Protecting land, forests and biodiversity is connected to all the SDGs. When land is degraded (removing its natural vegetation), deforested, and then affected by drought, it loses its capacity to sustain life, which leads to a range of consequences.

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