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50099-003: Fourth Greater Mekong Subregion Corridor Towns
Environmental Monitoring Report 1st Semestral Report May 2020 Lao PDR: Fourth Greater Mekong Subregion Corridor Towns Development Project Prepared by the Project Coordination Unit of Department of Housing and Urban Planning for the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Lao PDR and the Asian Development Bank. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Lao People’s Democratic Republic Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity Ministry of Public Works and Transport Department of Housing and Urban Planning Fourth Greater Mekong Sub-Region Corridor Towns Development Project (ADB Grant No. 0606) Semi-Annual Environmental Safeguard Monitoring Report March – December 2019 Prepared by the Project Coordination Unit of Department of Housing and Urban Planning for the Ministry of Public Works and Transports and the Asian Development Bank. NOTE: In this report, "$" refers to US Dollars This environmental safeguard monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. -
Baseline Report Xe Champhone Wetland, Champhone and Xonbuly Districts, Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR
Baseline Report Xe Champhone Wetland, Champhone and Xonbuly Districts, Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR MEKONG WATER DIALOGUES 0 June 2011 The designation of geographical Published by: IUCN, Gland, Cover Photo: Turtle Pond at ban entities in this publication, and Switzerland, and Vientiane, Lao Donedeng, Xe Champhone the presentation of the material, PDR. Wetland, IUCN Lao PDR do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the Copyright: © 2011 International Layout by: Charlotte Hicks part of IUCN or The Ministry for Union for Conservation of Nature Foreign Affairs of Finland and Natural Resources Produced by: IUCN Lao PDR concerning the legal status of any Country Office country, territory, or area, or of its Reproduction of this publication authorities, or concerning the for educational or other non- Funded by: The Ministry for delimitation of its frontiers or commercial purposes is Foreign Affairs of Finland and boundaries. authorized without written IUCN permission from the copyright The views expressed in this holder provided the source is fully Available from: publication do not necessarily acknowledged. IUCN reflect those of IUCN or The Lao PDR Country Office Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Reproduction of this publication PO Box 4340 Finland. for resale or other commercial 082/01 Fa Ngum Rd purposes is prohibited without Ban Wat Chan, This report is a summary of prior written permission of the Vientiane, Lao PDR research implemented in 2011 copyright holder. Tel: +856-21-216401 under the Mekong Water Fax: +856-21-216127 Dialogues, facilitated by IUCN. Citation: IUCN (2011). Baseline Web: www.iucn.org/lao No warranty as to the accuracy or Report: Xe Cha,phone Wetland, completeness of this information Champhone and Xonbuly is given and no responsibility is Districts, Savannakhet Province, accepted by IUCN or its Lao PDR, Mekong Water employees for any loss or Dialogues Project. -
V-4 Tourism Industry Development Plan
PLANET CPC – JICA V-4 TOURISM INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PLAN V-4.1 Present Condition of Tourism in SKR 1) Tourism Resources and Products The major interest for tourists visiting Lao PDR are (i) nature, (ii) local life observation, and (iii) culture, which differ from tourism observed in ordinal tourism destinations. 1 It means that Lao PDR is an eco-tourism destination for international tourists, in lieu of ordinal sightseeing tourism. The major tourism resources in Lao PDR are (i) Vientiane, (ii) City of Louang Prabang which is a World Heritage site with old Lao style buildings and temples, (iii) Jar highland with Jar pots, (iv) Wat Phu Kmer heritage which is a candidate for the World Heritage, and (v) Boloben plateau in Champassak province. More than 50 % of the tourists visited Louang Prabang, and 15 % visited Jar highland and Champassak Province. Savannakhet and Khammouan provinces, receiving approximately 3-4 % of the tourists as shown in Figure V4-1, are not the major destinations for international tourists. Popular Destination for International Tourist in Laos (%) (duplicated answer) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Jar Bakeo Huapanh Vientiane Xayabouli Champassak KhammouanBolikhamxay Luang Namtha Savannakkhet Louang Prabang Source: Statistical Report on Tourism in Laos, 1998 Figure V4-1 Tourist Arrival by Destination in Lao PDR The major tourism destinations in SKR are listed below, and their distribution is illustrated in Figure V4-2. 1 Statistical report on Tourism in Laos, 1998 reported that international tourists show main interest in 1) Nature (72%), 2) People (54%), 3) Culture (35%), etc. -
Khammouane Natural Cultural and Historic Heritage Tourism
Natural, Cultural and Historic Heritage Tourism Preservation and Management Plan Khammouane Province 2016-2025 Mekong Subregion Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project Acknowledgements The Department of Information, Culture and Tourism of Khammouane Province would like to sincerely thank the Department of Tourism Devlopment, Ministry of Informaiton, Culture and Tourism (MICT) and the Khammouane Government that has provided funding support through the Mekong Sub region Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project to develop the Natural, Cultural and Historical Heritage Protection and Management Plan for Khammouane Province. Sincere gratitudes are extended to Mr. Thaviphet Oula, Deputy Director General of the Tourism Development Department and Project Director, Mrs. Phongsith Davading, Project Consultant for their technical support and guidance. High appreciation goes out to the related sectors for their consultation and comments on the draft heritage tourism protection and management plan for Khammouane Province. The team responsible for drafting this Natural, Cultural and Historical Heritage Protection and Management Plan, Khammouan Province 2016 – 2025 strived to include and provide as much information as possible, however at the time of writing certain details may have been omitted and incomplete. We envisioned that there will be more stakeholder consultations in order to gain feedback and comments to improve and make this plan more comprehensive and appropriate to the context of the economic and social development -
View of the Main Stupa and Temple at Vat Sikhot- Tabong at Sunset
RESEARCH NOTES An Abandoned City in Laos BY ELIZABETH G. HAMILTON AND JOYCE C. WHITE Laos is one of the least archaeologically explored countries in the world, largely because geopolitics of Southeast Asia through much of the 20th century made ABOVE: Research areas of the Middle Mekong Archaeological Project: Thakhek, Luang Prabang, and Ban Chiang. Map by the country too dangerous for research. Ardeth Anderson. Te Middle Mekong Archaeological Project (MMAP), at the Smithsonian Institution’s Asian Cultural Heritage directed by Joyce White, Penn Museum Consulting Program, on a project in Laos. Te aim was to conduct Scholar and head of the Institute for Southeast Asian survey in a new area at a location that had never been Archaeology, has been conducting surveys and test recorded by archaeologists: an old abandoned city along excavations since 2001 in northern Laos, mainly in the the Mekong to the south of Takhek, Laos. Tere were area around Luang Prabang, the former royal capital. two goals: frst, to produce a digital map of the historic (See Expedition 52.2: 6–7.) Her work has built upon the temple complex at Vat Sikhottabong, and second, to map Museum’s long research in northeast Tailand, especially the extent of the abandoned city surrounding the temple. at the site of Ban Chiang. Te project was funded through an Asian Development In the winter of 2018, we worked with Dr. Peter Bank-fnanced program to enhance tourism facilities Cobb, then Kowalski Family Teaching Specialist in the at the renowned site. Museum’s Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM), and Jared Koller, a researcher Rapid Assessment Survey Te rapid ground survey along the Mekong River included local cultural heritage managers who were familiar with collapsed stupas, sculptures, brick mounds, walls, and platforms in the Takhek area. -
Droughts and Floods
First Southeast Asia Water Forum IFNET DROUGHTS AND FLOODS in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic By Bounphet Phommachanh WAD, DOR, MCTPC, Vientiane Laos Report on Droughts and Flood In The Lao People’s Democratic Republic Waterways Administration Division Department of Roads Ministry of Communication Transport Post and Construction Vientiane, November 2003 Droughts and floods CONTENT 1. Topographic feature of Laos 2. Drought and flood damages 3. Structural measures 4. Non- Structural measures 5. Regional cooperation First Southeast Asia Water ForumLao PDR IFNET The Mekong River basin Lao in brief Area: Land locked,236,800 sq km. 75% mountainous Population: 5.2 million (2000). Capital city: Vientiane. Bordering: China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Altitude: 1,500 m above MSL. Mekong River: 1898 km and 22 main tributaries Droughts and floods Climate conditions Warm, tropical climate zone and dominate by two monsoon The South-West monsoon: Mid May-Mid October, heavy and frequent rainfall and high humidity,wind, warm and wet. The North-East monsoon: November-Mid March, the atmospheric pressure is high,low temperature and humidity,cool dry air. Rainfall: 1,000-3,000 mm, Temperature: 15°C to 38°C Droughts and floods Some characteristics of the monsoon Clear distinct between wet and dry season, Drought can occur during the wet season, The small dry season in June July, Rainy days can occur in the dry season, Typhoon are major cause of flooding, Maximum typhoon effect from 15o N upward, Peak typhoon month is September, October Main hydrological stations at the Mekong River in Laos 1. Xieng Kok 2. -
Logistics Development Action Plan Truck Driving School and Training
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORT, LAO PDR 3rd Meeting of Working Group on Dry Ports 13-14 November 2019 Logistics Strategy and Logistics Development Plan in Lao PDR Mr. Sonephet SOMEKHIT Division of freight and logistics Department of Transport 1 Outline I Background of Dry Port II Objective III Actions to Achieve IV Status on Transport and Logistics Development V Vision 2030 and Strategic Plan (2016-2025) VI Development Plan (2016 – 2020) 2 I. Background of Dry Port • 2005, Studied by JETRO; • 2011, Completed Master Plan Logistics system supported by JICA (identified and Pre-design of 3 Logistics parks in Lao PDR) • 2012, the Strategy was started and improved through consultation procedures and also organizing meetings with the relevant sectors; • 2013 Signed Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Port; (9 location of dry port identified) • 2014 continued to finalise and submitted to government for approval; • 2015 approved by the government II. Objectives • Transform from a land-locked to a land- linked country in GMS Region by: ✓ Providing efficient and reliable transport infrastructure and facilities, especially on transit routes, e.g. Central Corridor, and North-South Corridor. ✓Facilitating cross border transport on goods and passengers between and among neighboring countries. Source: http://economists-pick-research.hk tdc.com/business-news/article/Research-Articles/The-ASEAN-Link-in-China-s-Belt-and-Road4- Initiative/rp/en/1/1X000000/1X0A3UUO.htm III. Actions to achieve the Goal 1. Domestic Road laws: - Road Transport Law (revised -
8Th FIVE-YEAR NATIONAL SOCIO- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Lao People’s Democratic Republic Peace Independence Unity Prosperity 8th FIVE-YEAR NATIONAL SOCIO- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2016–2020) (Officially approved at the VIIIth National Assembly’s Inaugural Session, 20–23 April 2016, Vientiane) Ministry of Planning and Investment June 2016 8th FIVE-YEAR NATIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2016–2020) (Officially approved at the VIIIth National Assembly’s Inaugural Session, 20–23 April 2016, Vientiane) Ministry of Planning and Investment June 2016 FOREWORD The 8th Five-Year National Socio-economic Development Plan (2016–2020) “8th NSEDP” is a mean to implement the resolutions of the 10th Party Conference that also emphasizes the areas from the previous plan implementation that still need to be achieved. The Plan also reflects the Socio-economic Development Strategy until 2025 and Vision 2030 with an aim to build a new foundation for graduating from LDC status by 2020 to become an upper-middle-income country by 2030. Therefore, the 8th NSEDP is an important tool central to the assurance of the national defence and development of the party’s new directions. Furthermore, the 8th NSEDP is a result of the Government’s breakthrough in mindset. It is an outcome- based plan that resulted from close research and, thus, it is constructed with the clear development outcomes and outputs corresponding to the sector and provincial development plans that should be able to ensure harmonization in the Plan performance within provided sources of funding, including a government budget, grants and loans, -
Main Projects in Lao P.D.R Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Sepone Outhoomphone Thaphalanxay Atsaphangthong National Rd
【Grant Aid】 【Technical Cooperation】 【Technical Cooperation】 【Grant Aid】 【Grant Aid】 【ODA Loan】 【Technical Cooperation】 【Grant Aid】 【ODA Loan】 Mini Hydropower Plant Capacity Development Project for Project for Improvement of Project for Improvement of Project for the Reconstruction of Second Mekong International Project for Participatory Agriculture Project for the Construction of Nam Luek Hydropower Station Development Project Improvement of Management Ability the Road Management Capability National Road No.9 in East-West the Bridges on National Road No.9 Bridge Construction Project Development in Savannakhet Province Hinheup Bridge Construction Project of Water Supply Authorities Economic Corridor of the Mekong Region G/A Mar. 2013 Duration : 2011-2017 G/A July 2016 L/A Dec. 2001 Duration : 2017-2021 E/N May 2007 L/A Oct. 1996 Duration : 2012-2017 G/A Aug. 2011 1.775 Billion Yen Vientiane, Savannakhet 2.528 Billion Yen 4.011 Billion Yen Savannakhet 930 Million Yen 3.9 Billion Yen Vientiane, Luang Prabang, 3.273 Billion Yen Phongsaly Savannakhet Savannakhet Vientiane Vientiane Khammouan Savannakhet Northern Central part part 【Grant Aid・ODA Loan】 【ODA Loan】 【Grant Aid】 【Grant Aid】 【Technical Cooperation】 Nam Ngum Hydropower Project Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Station Takhek Water Supply Project for Reconstruction of Bridges One District One Product L/A June 1967/Apr. 1976 Expansion Project Development Project on the National Road Route13 (Phase 2) Pilot Project in Savannakhet Nhot Ou 5.19 Billion Yen L/A June 2013 G/A June 2013 E/N Nov. 1997 -
Briefing Paper for the 10Th EU-Laos Human Rights Dialogue
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights and its member organization Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR) Briefing paper for the 10th EU-Laos Human Rights Dialogue 14 June 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 .… Political prisoners remain behind bars 2 .… Failure to cooperate with UN human rights mechanisms 3 .… Third UPR marks a step backward 3 .… Legislative elections fail to meet international standards 5 .… Freedom of expression stifled 6 .… Serious violations of religious freedoms persist 7 .… Negative impact of infrastructure and investment projects 11 .. COVID-19 affects infrastructure projects and their impact 12 .. Dam collapse survivors neglected There has been no improvement in the human rights situation in Laos in 2020-2021. Serious violations of civil and political rights, as well as social, economic, and cultural rights, have continued to occur and have remained unaddressed. This briefing paper provides a summary of key human rights developments during this period. Political prisoners remain behind bars Several individuals who have been imprisoned for the exercise of their right to freedom of opinion and expression remain behind bars. They include: • Ms. Houayheuang Xayabouly, aka Mouay, 32, who has been detained since 12 September 2019, is serving a five-year prison sentence on spurious charges under Article 117 of the Criminal Code (“Propaganda against the Lao People’s Democratic Republic”). Mouay is currently detained in Champasak provincial prison. • Mr. Somphone Phimmasone, 34, Mr. Soukan Chaithad, 37, and Ms. Lodkham Thammavong, approximately 35, who have been detained since March 2016, are serving prison sentences of 20, 16, and 12 years, respectively, on trumped-up charges under Articles 56, 65, and 72 of the Criminal Code. -
Poverty Alleviation for All
FEBRUARY 2003 • ASIA DIVISION Laos Poverty Alleviation for all Contents Foreword by Sida ....................................................................................... I Preface ..................................................................................................... II Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................. 5 1.0 Lao as a national language and culture .................................... 5 1.1 The Anthropology of development and development anthropology ............................................................................. 8 1.1.1 Traditional applications of anthropology ................................. 8 1.1.2 Anthropological views of development..................................... 9 1.2 What kind of anthropologhy to pursue in relation to development? .......................................................................... 10 1.3 Physical versus mental in research and analysis...................... 12 1.4 Finally, what is cultural change? ............................................. 14 Chapter 2 Upland population, density and land use ........................ 16 2.0 Population in relation to forests .............................................. 16 2.1 Demography in the uplands.................................................... 17 2.2 Ethnolinguistic composition .................................................... 25 2.3 Migration trends ..................................................................... 29 2.4 Conclusion ............................................................................. -
Dry Port Development in Lao PDR
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORT. LAO PDR Dry Port Development in Lao PDR Ms. Xaysomnuk Souvannavong (Noy) Division of Freight and Logistics Department of Transport Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Lao PDR 1 Presentation Outline 1. Transport Development Policy in Laos 2. Actions to achieve the development goal 3. National Strategy on Freight Transport and Logistics Development 4. Sustainable Freight Transport and Logistics in Mekong Region Project 5. Challenges 6. Opportunities 2 I. Transport Development Policy in Laos Transform from a land-locked to a land-linked country in GMS Region by: ✓ Providing efficient and reliable transport infrastructure and facilities, especially transit routes, e.g. Central Corridor, and North- South Corridor. ✓Facilitating cross border transport on goods and passengers between and among neighboring countries. 3 II. Actions to achieve the Goal 1. Domestic Road laws: - Road Transport Law (revised in 2012); - Road Traffic Law (revised in 2012); - Multimodal Transport Law (newly developed 2012). 2. Intergovernmental Cooperation - Agreement : Name of Agreement Contracting Parties Date Agreement on Road Transport Between Lao PDR and Vietnam Laos–Vietnam 23 Apr 2009 Agreement on Road Transport Between Lao PDR and China Laos–China 12 Mar 1993 Agreement on Road Transport Between Lao PDR and Thailand Laos–Thailand 03 May 1999 Agreement on Road Transport Between Lao PDR and Cambodia Laos-Cambodia 21 Oct 1999 Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit ASEAN 16 Dec 1998 Cross-Border Transport Agreement GMS 1999 - MoU on Road Transportation between and Among Cambodia – Laos - Vietnam; - MoU on Road Transportation between and Among Laos – Thailand - Vietnam; - Intergovernmental Agreement on Asian Highway Network; - Intergovernmental Agreement on Trans-Asian Railway Network; - Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports.