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Bamboo Handicrafts / Viengxai
Farmer Organizations: Opportunities, Constraints and Pathways for Development Report for the Sub Working Group on Farmers and Agribusiness (SWGAB) By Adam Folkard Bountheing Virvong John G Connell Viengxai Photakhoun November, 2011 Imprint Title: Farmers Organisations: Opportunities, Challenges and Pathways for Development Year: 2011 Authors: Adam Folkard, Bountheing Virvong, John G Connell & Viengxai Photakhoun Disclaimer The views, opinions and interpretations expressed in this report are those of the authors at the time of research and writing. They should not be interpreted as representing official or unofficial views or positions of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and its officers and representatives, or any other government or non-government organizations. Report jointly produced by: Laos Extension for Agriculture Project (LEAP) and Small-scale Agro-enterprise Development in the Uplands of the Lao PDR (SADU) For Sub Working Group on Farmers and Agribusiness (SWGAB) National Agriculture and Forestry Extension Services (NAFES) Laos Extension for Agriculture Project (LEAP) P.O. Box 9159 Vientiane Lao People’s Democratic Republic Tel: +856 21 740 253 email: [email protected] www.helvetas-laos.org www.laoex.org This study was funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Executive Summary The role of Farmer Organisations (FOs) is emphasised in the new Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and GoL has recently promulgated decrees that provide a formal basis for farmer cooperatives and associations. This study was initiated by the Sub Working Group on Farmers and Agribusiness (SWGAB) with the objective to better understand existing typology of farmer organisations and possible trajectories for their role in developing the agriculture sector. -
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). -
Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project
NAM NGIEP 1 HYDROPOWER PROJECT FINAL DRAFT REPORT 13 AUGUST 2016 A BIODIVERSITY RECONNAISSANCE OF A CANDIDATE OFFSET AREA FOR THE NAM NGIEP 1 HYDROPOWER PROJECT IN THE NAM MOUANE AREA, BOLIKHAMXAY PROVINCE Prepared by: Chanthavy Vongkhamheng1 and J. W. Duckworth2 1. Biodiversity Assessment Team Leader, and 2. Biodiversity Technical Advisor Presented to: The Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Company Limited. Vientiane, Lao PDR. 30 June 2016 0 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................................................... 6 CONVENTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 7 NON-STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................... 9 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 10 PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................ 10 CONCEPTUAL BASIS FOR SELECTING A BIODIVERSITY OFFSET AREA ............................. 12 THE CANDIDATE OFFSET AREA ................................................................................................... 13 METHODS ........................................................................................................................................... 15 i. Village discussions ......................................................................................................................... -
LAO: Greater Mekong Subregion Corridor Towns Development Project
Initial Environmental Examination July 2012 LAO: Greater Mekong Subregion Corridor Towns Development Project Prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Savannakhet Provincial Department of Natural Resources for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1 August 2012) Currency Unit – kip (KN) KN1.00 = $0.00012 $1.00 = KN8,013 ABBREVIATIONS DBTZA – Dansavanh Border Trade Zone Authority DED – detailed engineering design DoF – Department of Forestry DPRA – Development Project Responsible Agency DPWT – District Public Works and Transport Office DNREO – District Natural Resource and Environment Office EA – environmental assessment EIA – environment impact assessment ECA – Environmental Compliance Audit ECC – Environmental Compliance Certificate ECO – Environmental Control Officer EMP – environment monitoring plan EMMU – Environment Management and Monitoring Unit ESD – Environment and Social Division ESIA – Environment and Social Impact Assessment ESO – environmental site officer EA – executing agency EWEC – East-West Economic Corridor FDI – foreign direct investment FGD – focus group discussion FS – Forest Strategy FYSEDP – Five Year Socio Economic Development Plan GDP – gross domestic product GMS – Greater Mekong Subregion GoL – Government of Lao PDR IA – implementing agency IEE – initial environmental examination IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature IWRM – Integrated Water Resource Management Lao PDR – Lao People’s Democratic Republic LFA – Land and Forest Allocation LWU – Lao Women Union -
The Cultural Politics of Lao Literature, 1941-1975
INVOKING THE PAST: THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF LAO LITERATURE, 1941-1975 A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Chairat Polmuk May 2014 © 2014 Chairat Polmuk ABSTRACT This thesis examines the role of Lao literature in the formation of Lao national identity from 1945 to 1975. In the early 1940s, Lao literary modernity emerged within the specific politico-cultural context of the geopolitical conflict between French Laos and Thailand. As a result, Lao literature and culture became increasingly politicized in colonial cultural policy to counter Thai expansionist nationalism that sought to incorporate Laos into Thai territorial and cultural space. I argue that Lao literature, which was institutionalized by Franco-Lao cultural campaigns between 1941 and 1945, became instrumental to the invention of Lao tradition and served as a way to construct a cultural boundary between Laos and Thailand. Precolonial Lao literature was revitalized as part of Lao national culture; its content and form were also instrumentalized to distinguish Lao identity from that of the Thai. Lao literature was distinguished by the uses of the Lao language, poetic forms, and classical conventions rooted in what was defined as Laos’s own literary culture. In addition, Lao prose fiction, which was made possible in Laos with the rise of print capitalism and an emergent literate social class, offered another mode of “invented tradition.” Despite its presumed novelty in terms of form and content, early Lao prose fiction was highly conventional in its representation of idealized traditional society in opposition to a problematic modern one. -
Summary Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Nam Theun 2
SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT NAM THEUN 2 HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT IN THE LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC November 2004 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 14 November 2004) Currency Unit – Kip (KN) KN1.00 = $0.000093 $1.00 = KN10,773 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AFD – Agence Française de Développement CIA – cumulative impact assessment EAMP – Environmental Assessment and Management Plan EDL – Electricité du Laos EGAT – Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand EMO – Environmental Management Office EMU – Environmental Management Unit HCC – head construction contractor HCCEMMP – Head Construction Contractor’s Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan HIV/AIDS – human immunodeficiency virus/acute immunodeficiency syndrome IUCN – International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Lao PDR – Lao People’s Democratic Republic MRC – Mekong River Commission NNT – Nakai Nam Theun NPA – national protected area NTFP – nontimber forest product NTPC – Nam Theun 2 Power Company Limited RMU – resettlement management unit ROW – right of way SDP – Social Development Plan SEMFOP – Social and Environment Management Framework and First Operational Plan SESIA – Summary Environmental and Social Impact Assessment SIA – Strategic Impact Assessment STD – sexually transmitted disease STEA – Science, Technology and Environment Agency WMPA – Watershed Management and Protection Authority WEIGHTS AND MEASURES µg – microgram cm – centimeter El – elevation above sea level in meters ha – hectare kg – kilogram km – kilometer km2 – square kilometer kV – kilovolt l – liter m – meter m3 – cubic meter m3/s – cubic meter per second masl – meters above sea level mg – milligram MW – megawatt ºC – degree Celsius NOTES (i) Throughout this report, the Lao words Nam, Xe, and Houay are used to mean “river” and Ban to mean “village”. -
Gibbon Surveys
Gibbon Surveys Nam Phui National Protected Area and Dong Khanthung Provincial Protected Area Phaivanh Phiapalath, PhD Senior Programme Officer Protected Areas Management and Wildlife IUCN Lao PDR Office, Vientiane Veosavanh Saisavanh Technical Officer, Wildlife Unit, Division of Forest Resources Conservation, Department of Forestry With funding support from the United States Embassy to Lao PDR and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) June 2010 Table of Content Title Page Executive Summary…………………………………………………………….…….…….7 Acknowledgments……………………………………..……………………….…………..10 Acronyms………………………………………..…………………………….…………....10 1. Introduction…………………………………...……………………………….………...11 2. Survey Methods………………………………...…………………………….………….11 3. Key findings……………………………………...………………………………….…...16 3.1. Surveys of White-handed Gibbon in Nam Phui NPA………………………......16 3.1.1 Management Status of Nam Phui NPA………………………..………..….17 3.1.2 Current Records of White-handed Gibbons in Nam Phui NPA…...…..…18 3.1.3 Threats of Nam Phui NPA………………………………………………..…20 3.1.4 Other Interesting Findings from the Survey in Nam Phui NPA…….……21 3.1.5 Recommendations for Nam Phui NPA……………...………………….…..22 3.2. Surveys of Pileated Gibbons in Dong Khanthung PPA…………………...…....24 3.2.1 Management Status of Dong Khanthung PPA……………….………..…..24 3.2.2 Current Records of Pileated Gibbons in Dong Khanthung………….……25 3.2.3 Threats to Dong Khanthung PPA………………..…………………….…...25 3.2.4 Other Interesting Findings……………...…………………………….……..27 3.2.5 Confirmation of other Key Wildlife Species in Dong Khanthung PPA………………………………………………….……28 3.2.6 Recommendations for Dong Khanthung PPA………………………...…....32 4. Conclusion……………………..……………………………………………………..…..33 References………………………..……………………………………………….....…...…34 List of Key GPS on survey area and key wildlife records………………………….……35 2 List of Figures Figures Page Figure 1. Map of NPAs and Gibbon distribution in Lao PDR……………………………..12 Figure 2. -
The Conservation Status of Birds in Laos: a Review of Key Species
Bird Conservation International (1998) 8:Supplement, pp. 1-159. © BirdLife International 1998 The conservation status of birds in Laos: a review of key species R. M. THEWLIS, R. J. TIMMINS, T. D. EVANS andj. W. DUCKWORTH Summary Laos is an important country for bird conservation. Bird surveys between 1992 and 1996, the first since 1949, covered 20 main areas, with incidental records from many others. This paper reviews the status of all Lao species reported to be of elevated conservation concern (key species) in any of the following categories: Globally Threatened or Globally Near-Threatened (sensu Collar and Andrew 1988 and Collar et ah 1994), and At Risk or Rare in Thailand {sensu Round 1988 and Treesucon and Round 1990). Several additional species are covered which have clearly undergone a National Historical Decline in Laos. A comprehensive review of other Lao species was not possible, and some species which are in truth of conservation concern have doubtless been overlooked. Historical and modern records were reviewed and population trends identified where possible. Current global status listings (Collar et ah 1994) were supported, except that consideration should be given to changing Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri and Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti from Threatened to Near-Threatened. If the Lao situation is representative of the species throughout their range, then consideration should also be given to placing Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus and River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii as Near-Threatened. Twenty-seven Globally Threatened species are known from Laos, of which there are recent records of 22. There are recent unconfirmed records of two more. -
Honoring the Class of 2018
Honoring the Class of 2018 RACKHAM GRADUATE EXERCISES UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN April 27, 2018 10:00 a.m. Candidates for graduate degrees are recommended jointly by the Executive Board of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and the faculty of the school or college awarding the degree. Following the School of Graduate Studies, schools are listed in order of their founding. Candidates within those schools are listed by degree then by specialization, if applicable. Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies ....................................................16 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts ........................................................27 Medical School .............................................................................29 School of Dentistry ..........................................................................29 College of Pharmacy .........................................................................29 College of Engineering ........................................................................30 A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning ........................................33 School of Education ..........................................................................34 School for Environment and Sustainability ........................................................34 School of Music, Theatre & Dance ...............................................................35 School of Public Health .......................................................................36 -
International Review of the Red Cross, November 1968, Eighth Year
JAN 2 I 19£9 'P- I NOVEMBER EIGHTH YEAR - No. 92 International Review of the Red Cross I,uer arma carita! GENEVA 1968 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED ca:oss .'QUNDED IN 1863 INTERNATIONAL fOMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS SAMUEL A. GONARD, former Army Corps Commander, former Professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva, President (membersince.1961) JACQUES CHENEVIERE, Hon. Doctor of Literature, Honorary Vice·President (1919) MARTIN BODMER, Hon. Doctor of Philosophy (1940) PAUL RUEGGER, former Swiss Minister to Italy and the United Kingdom, Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague (1948) RODOLFO OLGIATI, Hon. Doctor of Medicine, former Director of the Don Suisse (1949) MARGUERITE GAUTIER-VAN BERCHEM, former Head of Section, Central Prisoners of War Agency (1951) FREDERIC SIORDET. Lawyer, Counsellor to the International Committee of the Red Cross from 1943 to 1951, Vice-Pf'esident (1951) GUILLAUME BORDIER, Certificated Engineer E.P.F., M.B.A. Harvard, Banker (1955) HANS BACHMANN, Doctor of Laws, Assistant Secretary-General to the International Committee of the Red Cross from 1944 to 1946, Vice-Pmident (1958) JACQUES FREYMOND, Doctor of Literature, Director of the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Professor at the University of Geneva (1959) DIETRICH SCHINDLER, Doctor of Laws, Professor at the University of Zurich (1961) HANS MEULI, Doctor of Medicine, Brigade Colonel, former Director of the Swiss Army Medical Service (1961) MARJORIE DUVILLARD, Directress of .. Le Bon Secours .. Nursing School (1961) MAX PETITPIERRE. Doctor of Laws, former President of the Swiss Confederation (1961) ADOLPHE GRAEDEL, former member of the Swiss National Council; Secretary-General of the International Metal Workers Federation (1965) DENISE BINDSCHEDLER·ROBERT, Doctor of Laws, Professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies (1967) MARCEL NAVILLE, Master of Arts, bank manager (1967) JACQUES F. -
Preliminary Gibbon Status Review for Lao PDR 2008
Preliminary Gibbon Status Review for Lao PDR 2008 J.W. Duckworth December 2008 This work was carried out with funding from the Arcus Foundation. Preliminary gibbon status review for Lao PDR 2008 This review is a work in progress for the conservation of gibbons in Lao PDR. It is intended to be updated periodically. Any comment on this document, including further records, would be gratefully received by the author and by Fauna & Flora International, at the addresses below. Citation: J. W. Duckworth, 2008, Preliminary gibbon status review for Lao PDR 2008, Fauna & Flora International, Unpublished report. Author: J. W. Duckworth, PO Box 5773, Vientiane, Lao PDR Email: [email protected] Date: December 2008 For more information or to send further comments contact: Paul Insua-Cao Fauna & Flora Asia-Pacific Programme, 340 Nghi Tam, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: +84-(0)43-719 4117 Fax: +84-(0)43-719 4119 Email: [email protected] Front cover photo of a captive young yellow-cheeked crested gibbon by Monty Sly. All views expressed within are the author’s alone unless attributed otherwise and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Fauna & Flora International. While the authors and editors strive for rigour and accuracy in presenting this report, Fauna & Flora International make no representations as to completeness, suitability or validity of any information contained, and will not be liable for any errors or omissions. The editors and Fauna & Flora International take no responsibility for any misrepresentation of material resulting from translation of this report into any other language. Reproduction of any part of this report for educational, conservation and other non-profit purposes is authorised without prior permission from the copyright holder, provided that the source is fully acknowledged. -
Project for Development of Innovative Research Technique in Genetic
Project for Development of Innovative Research Technique in Genetic Epidemiology of Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases in Lao PDR for Containment of Their Expanding Endemicity Project leader: Dr. Shigeyuki Kano Member of staff: Moritoshi Iwagami, Phonepadith Xangsayarath, Phonepadith Khattignavong, Sengdeuane Keomalaphet, Pheovaly Soundala, Lavy Lorphachan, and other visiting scientists and students Background Malaria, Schistosomiasis Schistosoma( mekongi) and Opisthorchiasis (Opisthorchis viverrini) have tremendous health burden on the people in Lao PDR. Although significant reductions in malaria transmission have been reported due to the large-scale insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) distribution through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, strategies based on the scientific evidence have not been developed to deal with the genetic variation in parasites and vectors population, and drug resistant malaria. Recently, artemisinin resistant malaria was reported in Attapeu province in 2014 (Ashley et al., 2014). Therefore, it is necessary to survey other provinces especially in the southern part of the country to monitor and contain the spread of drug resistant malaria. Lao Ministry of Health and WHO set a goal to eliminate malaria by 2030. To achieve this goal, we have to understand real malaria situation including drug resistant malaria and to develop elimination strategies. Since Schistosomiasis (S. mekongi) and Opisthorchiasis (O. viverrini) are localized to Lao PDR and surrounding countries, they are recognized as neglected tropical diseases. Nevertheless, the prevalence of Opisthorchiasis is estimated as high as 15-54% in Lao PDR. Little information on the molecular/genetic epidemiology of the Opisthorchiasis is available to develop effective measures for prevention and diagnosis of the diseases.