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CARE Rapid Gender Analysis an Analysis of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Among Flood-Affected Communities in Attapeu Province, Lao PDR
CARE Rapid Gender Analysis An analysis of gender equality and social inclusion among flood-affected communities in Attapeu Province, Lao PDR 4 October 2018, Version 1 1 Elizabeth Cowan CARE International in Lao PDR Acknowledgements This Rapid Gender Analysis is supported by the Australian Government and has benefitted from the valuable contributions from CARE International colleagues, especially Phetsakhone Somphongbouthakanh, CARE in Lao PDR’s Gender Advisor. Disclaimer This publication has been funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The views expressed in this publication are the author’s alone and are not necessarily the views of the Australian Government. 2 Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................ 1 Key findings ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Key recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Background information on Lao PDR flooding ................................................................................ 2 The Rapid Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion Analysis objectives ............................................ 2 -
2019 FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to the Lao People's Democratic Republic
ISSN 2707-2479 SPECIAL REPORT 2019 FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT MISSION (CFSAM) TO THE LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 9 April 2020 SPECIAL REPORT 2019 FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT MISSION (CFSAM) TO THE LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 9 April 2020 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME Rome, 2020 Required citation: FAO. 2020. Special Report - 2019 FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8392en The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO. ISSN 2707-2479 [Print] ISSN 2707-2487 [Online] ISBN 978-92-5-132344-1 [FAO] © FAO, 2020 Some rights reserved. This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO licence (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/legalcode). -
Malaria Transmission by Anopheles Dirus in Attapeu Province, Lao Pdr
MALARIA TRANSMISSION BY AN. DIRUS IN LAO PDR MALARIA TRANSMISSION BY ANOPHELES DIRUS IN ATTAPEU PROVINCE, LAO PDR B Sidavong1, I Vythilingam2, R Phetsouvanh1, ST Chan2, T Phonemixay1, S Lokman Hakim2 and S Phompida1 1Center for Malaria, Parasitology and Entomology, Vientiane, Lao PDR; 2Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Abstract. A study was carried out in four malaria-endemic villages in Attapeu Province, in the southern region of Lao PDR. All-night human landing collections were carried out in May, August, and October 2002, to determine malaria vectors. At the same time, mass blood surveys were also carried out in the same villages. Anopheles dirus was the predominant species in three of the study villages. Sporozoites were found only in An. drius from Phou Hom. However, in Beng Phoukham, An. dirus was positive for oocysts. The distribution of malaria cases was highest in Phou Hom and this correlated well with the vectorial capacity of An. dirus. The risk for infection from An. dirus was also high, at 0.99. INTRODUCTION Mekong Region. Since An. dirus has been found in Sekong, which is a province in the south, we Malaria is a serious public health problem wanted to determine how far south An. dirus was in Lao PDR, which is a landlocked country. Most present. malaria cases are reported from the provinces south of Vientiane, the capital of Lao PDR. Very Attapeu Province is the southern-most prov- little is known about the malaria vectors in Lao ince of Lao PDR, and it has common borders with PDR, as mosquito dissections have not been car- Vietnam and Cambodia. -
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 -
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Copyright © United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) First Edition 2014
Pakse, Lao People’s Democratic Republic - Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Copyright © United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) First edition 2014 United Nations Human Settlements Programme P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi 00100, Kenya E-mail: [email protected] www.unhabitat.org DISCLAIMER The designations employed and the presentation of material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or regarding its economic system or degree of development. The analysis conclusions and recommendations of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme or its Governing Council. Cover photo © Alyssa Grinberg ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Principal Author: Edward Allen Contributing Authors: Aurelie Phimmasone, James Huggins, Liam Fee Reviewers: Bernhard Barth, Alyssa Grinberg, Avi Sarkar Summarised by: Ian Barnes Editor: Ian Barnes Design and Layout: Kenan Mogultay and Deepanjana Chakravarti Note: Summary report is published, and can be accessed online: http://unhabitat.org/books/95406/, this full report is not institutionally edited. i CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................ -
In Search of Aluminum: China’S Role in the Mekong Region
In Search of Aluminum: China’s Role in the Mekong Region 2009 In Search of Aluminum: China’s Role in the Mekong Region Written by: Kate M. Lazarus Graphic Design by: Peter Stannard Cover images by: Gary Milner (left), Karen Rakow (bottom right) and Lorena Molinari (top right) Courtesy of iStockphoto.com © Produced in 2009 with the support of: Heinrich Böll Stiftung Cambodia #34 Street 222, Sangkat Boeung Raing, Khan Daun Penh P.O. Box 1436, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel: (+855) 023 210 535 Fax: (+855) 023 216 482 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.boell-cambodia.org WWF Denmark Ryesgade 3 F 2200 Copenhagen N Denmark Tel: (+45) 035 36 36 35 Fax: (+45) 035 24 78 68 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wwf.dk International Institute for Sustainable Development. 161 Portage Avenue East, 6th Floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 0Y4 Canada Tel: (+1) 0204 958 7700 Fax: (+1) 0204 958 7710 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.iisd.org, www.tradeknowledgenetwork.net Copyright © 2009 - Heinrich Böll Stiftung, WWF and International Institute for Sustainable Development Table of Contents List of Figures, Tables & Boxes ii Acknowledgements ii Project Description ii Abbreviations & Acronyms iii Glossary iv Executive Summary 1 1 Introduction 6 2 Investment in Bauxite Mining in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam 7 2.1 Cambodia 7 2.1.1 Mondulkiri province 7 2.1.2 Major investors 8 2.1.3 BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi 9 2.2 Laos 11 2.2.1 Bolaven plateau 11 2.2.2 Major investors 13 2.2.3 Volume of investments 17 2.3 Vietnam 17 2.3.1 Bauxite mining in the Central Highlands 18 2.3.2 -
Water, Livelihood and Health in Attapeu Province in Lao PDR
Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. ῐΐ,No.ῐ, March ῎ῌ῍ῌ Water, Livelihood and Health in Attapeu Province in Lao PDR M>9DG>@6L6 Yutaka ῍ ),M>9DG>@6L6 Kaoru ῎ ), Bounphenh S6C<HDBH68@ ῏ ) Traykhouane P=DJI6K6C ῐ ), Kampheng C=DBA6H6@ ῐ ),W6I6C67: Toru ῑ ) Nanthasane V6CC6KDC< ῒ ),H67: Shigehisa ΐ ),N6@6IHJ Masami ) KDH6@6 Yasuyuki ), Kongsap A@@=6KDC<῍ῌ), Boungnong BDJE=6῍ῌ) Michel SIGD7:A῍῍) and N6@6BJG6 Satoshi ) Abstract This paper presents the results of an investigation on water-borne infectious disease conducted among the people of Attapeu province from ῎ῌῌ῏ to ῎ῌῌ. Regardless of the last cholera epidemic in Attapeu province, Lao PDR in the year ῍, the local peoples’ awareness of cholera was remarkably low, as demonstrated by the knowledge survey on diarrheal diseases performed in the province in ῎ῌῌῒ. In the case study material, derived from continuous field observations on malaria among permanent residents in relocated villages in Sanxay district from ῎ῌῌῐ to ῎ῌῌ, the infection rate among febrile cases was as high as ῐῑ῏ in the early resettlement period, while it was proved that the rate fell later to ῍ ῌ῍ῐ῏. Judging from the environmental condition of this settlement area, this paper makes clear the persistent threat of malaria. Furthermore, among the villagers, hookworm infection was highly prevalent. However, liver fluke infections were scarce and no ascariasis was found from parasitic stool examination in ῎ῌῌΐ. Water quality analysis of the water sources resulted in remarkably safe water from tube wells from ῎ῌῌ῏ to ῎ῌῌ. -
Lao Pdr. Raising Community Awareness On
OCCASION This publication has been made available to the public on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation. DISCLAIMER This document has been produced without formal United Nations editing. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or its economic system or degree of development. Designations such as “developed”, “industrialized” and “developing” are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgment about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process. Mention of firm names or commercial products does not constitute an endorsement by UNIDO. FAIR USE POLICY Any part of this publication may be quoted and referenced for educational and research purposes without additional permission from UNIDO. However, those who make use of quoting and referencing this publication are requested to follow the Fair Use Policy of giving due credit to UNIDO. CONTACT Please contact [email protected] for further information concerning UNIDO publications. For more information about UNIDO, please visit us at www.unido.org UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 300, 1400 Vienna, Austria Tel: (+43-1) 26026-0 · www.unido.org · [email protected] -'FINAL REPORT ( g C Raising ComN4nltit Awalensbll oil HazaIds, of Melc4Fg Expos4P Introduction of'Small4cale Gold Mining Ejiiijiinent and Aeeeeement of Small4cale Gold Mining Acthrities in Lao PGR for UNfDO GLOBAL MERCURY PROJECT (EG/GLO/01/G34) and the OEPARTNEHT'OF GEOLOGY AND, NINES, GOVERNINEHT OF LAO PDR APRlL 2007 . -
Hin Namno National Protected Area Co-Management Plan
Hin Namno National Protected Area Co-Management Plan Prepared by Hin Namno National Protected Area In association with Department of Forestry, Division of Forest Resources Conservation and With Technical Assistance from IUCN Lao PDR March 2010 Lao People’s Democratic Republic Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity ===000=== Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry No........... Dated............. Department of Forestry Resolutions Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry On the implementation of Co- Management Plan for Hin Namno National Protected Area - Pursuance of the Forest Strategy for the Year 2020 - Pursuance of the Forestry Law No. 04/NA, dated 24/12/2007 - Pursuance of the Law on Wild Animals and Aquatic Resources No. 07/NA, dated 24/12/2007. The Technical Team of Hin Namno National Protected Area (NPA), with technical assistance from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has prepared the Co-Management Plan for Hin Namno NPA through working in cooperation with the relevant sectors in Bualapha District, Khammoune Province, village cluster heads and villagers living adjacent to the Hin Namno NPA. This Co-Management Plan has been reviewed and finally agreed upon in the consultation workshop held in Bualapha District on September 15-16, 2009, and adopted in the Provincial meeting on October 26-27, 2009. The Management Plan is reference material for the effective management of Hin Namno NPA. However, it is also necessary that it is formulated and implemented in a manner compatible with the local situation. Thus, the Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, has adopted the management plan and it is effective from the signature date. -
Rra Report Attapeu Watershed Attapeu
Page 1 of 9 ADB RETA 5771 Poverty Reduction & Environmental Management in Remote Greater Mekong Subregion Watersheds Project (Phase I) RRA REPORT ATTAPEU WATERSHED ATTAPEU & CHAMPASSACK PROVINCE, LAO PDR Special Report By Latsamay Sylavong 1. General Background Attapeu watershed is located in the Southern part of Lao PDR. This watershed is covered in 2 provinces as the whole of Attapeu province and a small part of Champassack provinces (the Plateau Boloven). There are about 900 Kilometres from Vientiane Municipality and 180 kilometres from Pakse. Access to those 4 villages differs from one to another village due to the selection criteria for the RRA survey in order to cover the main ethnic minorities in the watershed area. It is found easy access to 2 villages of Champassack province (Boloven Plateau) for both seasons and very difficult to get to other 2 villages of Attapeu province, especially during raining season. The purpose of this survey is to describe the existing agroecosystems within the watershed area as the relationship to the use of forest resource by human population. In addition, Attapeu watershed is one of the shortlist watersheds priorities in Lao PDR. In the Attapeu watershed 4 villages were studied and detailed information of demographic survey in different ethnic villages as Nha Heune, Alak, Laven and Chung. The number of villages depends on the time available for this survey and the difficulty in access within this area, and the time spending at each village also depends on the size of the village. All 4 villages were selected by the survey team together with the local authorities of both provinces as Champassack and Attapeu. -
Power, Progress and Impoverishment: Plantations, Hydropower, Ecological Change and Community Transformation in Hinboun District, Lao PDR a Field Report
YCAR Papers No. I June 2007 Political Ecology series (Re)making Governance series Power, Progress and Impoverishment: Plantations, Hydropower, Ecological Change and Community Transformation in Hinboun District, Lao PDR A Field Report By Keith Barney Acknowledgements The fieldwork for this research was made possible through the institutional support and encouragement of the Faculty of Forestry, National University of Laos and the International Development Research Centre-CBNRM Capacity Building Program. The author would like to thank the NUoL - IDRC team, including: Vice-Dean Houngpeth Chanthavong, Vice-Dean Khamla Phanvilay, Sitthong Thongmanivong, Yayoi Fujita, Thoumthone Vongvisouk, Phansamai Phommisai, Emily Hunter, and Amalin Phanvilay for their kind assistance, advice, and camaraderie. Acknowledgements for ongoing support are extended to an excellent doctoral committee at York University in Toronto, comprised of: Philip Kelly, Peter Vandergeest, Shubhra Gururani and Linda Peake. In Laos, I extend personal thanks to: Glenn Hunt, Japan Volunteer Centre Vientiane; Michael Dwyer, University of California at Berkeley; Richard Hackman, Canada Fund Laos/Global Association for People and Environment, Pakse; and Aviva Imhof, International Rivers Network, Berkeley. In Toronto, Robin Roth from the York Centre for Asian Research provided timely editorial comments. Phornmanee Xayasouk and Phansamai Phommisai were invaluable and enthusiastic field research assistants in Hinboun district. Bobby Allen and Bounmaa Molaknasouk from the Theun-Hinboun Power Company, and Mark Linton from Oji-Lao Plantation Forestry Limited took time to meet with the author on several occasions. The author would also like to thank the Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office (PAFO) of Khammouane province, Laos, for facilitating this fieldwork. Major funding for this research was provided through doctoral dissertation awards from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa, and Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). -
Laos and Ethnic Minority Cultures: Promoting Heritage Edited by Yves Goudineau
Laos and Ethnic Minority Cultures: Promoting Heritage Edited by Yves Goudineau UNESCO PUBLISHING MEMORY OF PEOPLES 34_Laos_GB_INT 26/06/03 10:24 Page 1 Laos and Ethnic Minority Cultures 34_Laos_GB_INT 26/06/03 10:24 Page 3 Laos and Ethnic Minority Cultures: Promoting Heritage Edited by YVES GOUDINEAU Memory of Peoples | UNESCO Publishing 34_Laos_GB_INT 7/07/03 11:12 Page 4 The authors are responsible for the choice and the presentation of the facts contained in this book and for the opinions expressed therein, which are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization. The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. UNESCO wishes to express its gratitude to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its support to this publication through the UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust for the Safeguarding and Promotion of Intangible Heritage. Published in 2003 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 7, place de Fontenoy F-75352 Paris 07 SP Plate section: Marion Dejean Cartography and drawings: Marina Taurus Composed by La Mise en page Printed by Imprimerie Leclerc, Abbeville, France ISBN 92-3-103891-5 © UNESCO 2003 Printed in France 34_Laos_GB_INT 26/06/03 10:24 Page 5 5 Foreword YVES GOUDINEAU It is quite clear to every observer that Laos owes part of its cultural wealth to the unique diversity which resides in the bosom of the different populations that have settled on its present territory down the ages, bringing with them a mix of languages, beliefs and aesthetic traditions.