Data Collection Survey on Tourism Development in Luang Prabang in Lao PDR Final Report March 2016 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Nippon Koei Co., LTD. 1R JR 16-015 Data Collection Survey on Tourism Development in Luang Prabang in Lao PDR Final Report March 2016 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Nippon Koei Co., LTD. Location Map: Luang Prabang Province Location Map: Luang Prabang Tourist Zone Location Map: UNESCO World Heritage Area and Its Surroundings Data Collection Survey on Tourism Development in Luang Prabang in Lao PDR Table of Contents Location Map Abbreviation Chapter 1 Survey Outline ..................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Survey Objective .......................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.1 Background .......................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.2 Objective .............................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1.3 Survey Area .......................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Survey Method ............................................................................................................................. 1-3 1.2.1 Interviews ............................................................................................................................. 1-3 1.2.2 Document Collection ........................................................................................................... 1-4 1.2.3 Workshop and Focal Group Discussion ............................................................................... 1-4 1.2.4 Invitation to Japan ................................................................................................................ 1-5 1.3 Survey Schedule ........................................................................................................................... 1-5 Chapter 2 General Characteristics of Lao PDR .................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Overview of Lao PDR .................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Policy and Development Plan of Lao PDR .................................................................................. 2-2 Chapter 3 Current Conditions of Tourism in Lao PDR and Luang Prabang ......................................... 3-1 3.1 Number of Tourists ....................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 Lao PDR ............................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.2 Luang Prabang Province ...................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2 Tourism Development Policy ....................................................................................................... 3-5 3.2.1 Lao PDR Tourism Strategy (2006-2020) ............................................................................. 3-5 3.2.2 Luang Prabang Tourism Development and Marketing Strategy Plan (2011-2020) ............. 3-7 3.3 Tourism Resources ....................................................................................................................... 3-8 3.3.1 Tourism Resources in Luang Prabang District and its Surrounding Areas .......................... 3-8 3.3.2 Other Tourism Resources in Luang Prabang Province (Ngoi District) .............................. 3-11 3.4 Tourism Products ........................................................................................................................ 3-12 3.4.1 Tourism Products in Luang Prabang District and its Surrounding Areas ........................... 3-12 3.4.2 Other Tourism Products in Luang Prabang Province (Ngoi District)................................. 3-14 Chapter 4 Current Condition of Infrastructure Regarding Tourism ...................................................... 4-1 4.1 Road and Transportation .............................................................................................................. 4-1 4.1.1 Current Conditions of Road and Transportation .................................................................. 4-1 4.1.2 Existing Plan of Road and Bridge ........................................................................................ 4-6 4.2 Water Supply and Sewage Systems .............................................................................................. 4-8 4.2.1 Water Supply ........................................................................................................................ 4-8 4.2.2 Sewerage Systems .............................................................................................................. 4-17 4.3 Flood and Drainage .................................................................................................................... 4-18 4.3.1 Climate and Hydrology ...................................................................................................... 4-18 4.3.2 Flood .................................................................................................................................. 4-19 4.3.3 Utilization of Riverbank ..................................................................................................... 4-21 4.3.4 Drainage ............................................................................................................................. 4-23 4.4 Waste Disposal ........................................................................................................................... 4-27 4.4.1 Garbage Collection ............................................................................................................ 4-27 4.4.2 Waste Disposal Site ............................................................................................................ 4-28 4.5 Preservation of Heritage Asset ................................................................................................... 4-29 Chapter 5 Issues of Tourism Development in Luang Prabang .............................................................. 5-1 5.1 Method of Compiling Issues ........................................................................................................ 5-1 5.2 SWOT Analysis for Tourism Development .................................................................................. 5-1 5.3 Demand for Main Infrastructure Development ............................................................................ 5-2 5.3.1 Priority of Infrastructure ...................................................................................................... 5-2 5.3.2 Collaboration with UNESCO-related Organizations from the Project Formulation Stage .. 5-6 5.3.3 Implementation of Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA） .................................................... 5-6 5.4 Issues for Human Resource Development ................................................................................... 5-7 5.4.1 Issues for Human Resource Development in the Tourism Business .................................... 5-7 5.4.2 Issues on Government Officials Who are Responsible for Tourism Development .............. 5-7 5.5 Issues of Impact on the Buildings in the Protected Area .............................................................. 5-8 5.6 Issues on Culture, Customs, and Nature ....................................................................................... 5-8 5.7 Issues on Socio-economic Structure ............................................................................................. 5-8 5.8 Issues on Living Environment Improvement ............................................................................... 5-9 5.9 Issues on Future Marketing .......................................................................................................... 5-9 Chapter 6 Current Situation of Assistance by Japan ............................................................................. 6-1 6.1 Main Focus and Assistance Policy in Lao PDR ........................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Assistance in Luang Prabang Tourism Development ................................................................... 6-2 Chapter 7 Assistance for Tourism Development by International Organizations ................................. 7-1 7.1 Position of UNESCO World Heritage Office ............................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Asian Development Bank (ADB) ................................................................................................. 7-1 7.3 France Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement: AFD) ............................... 7-4 7.4 Luxemburg ................................................................................................................................... 7-5 7.5 Collaboration with International Organizations ........................................................................... 7-6 7.6 Others ..........................................................................................................................................