Lao People's Democratic Republic

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This framework provides operational guidance to government planners and other practitioners on how to develop and mainstream ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region. The framework is guided by available literature, best practices

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In 2015, the Directorate of Development Cooperation and humanitarian action of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs commissioned an independent evaluation of disaster risk reduction activities in Laos financed by the MAEE Luxembourg and

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This paper develops a conceptual framework with an indicator-based approach to assess Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) and applies it to case study sites in Lao PDR (Ekxang CSV), Cambodia (Rohal Suong CSV), and Vietnam (Tra Hat CSV) in Southeast Asia. The

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This DRR guide for public education provides advice on what to do in case of various emergencies due to natural hazards.
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This Lao PDR Disaster Management Reference Handbook offers readers an operational understanding of the nation’s disaster management capability and vulnerability, with detailed information on demographics, hazards, government structure, regional and

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This knowledge note highlights ten key considerations for enhancing understanding of disaster risk among public investment planners.

This publication is designed to aid engagement of public investment planners in the disaster risk assessment process. If

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This report summarizes the outcomes of the fourth Nansen Initiative Regional Consultation, which was hosted by the Government of the Philippines in Manila from 15 – 17 October 2014 to discuss “Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change

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The purpose of this research was to analyse the specific effect and comparative impacts of daily and recurrent hazards, on girls and boys in rural and remote districts in Laos in accessing a quality education (formal and informal).

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