Browsing Knowledge Repository by Country/Region "Lao People's Democratic Republic"
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2020 World Ozone Day Celebrations in Lao PDR
(National Ozone Unit, under the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, Lao PDR, 2020)In observation of World Ozone Day, 16 September 2020 -
Building Resilience of Urban Populations with Ecosystem-based Solutions in Lao PDR
(2023-02)Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events in Lao PDR. This coupled with inadequate urban planning and drainage systems are leading to severe flooding in the major cities of Vientiane, ... -
Building resilience of urban populations with ecosystem-based solutions in Lao PDR - Annex 2: Feasibility Study
(2019-06)The Feasibility Study for the project Building resilience of urban populations with ecosystem-based solutions in Lao PDR is structured thematically. The first half, Sections 1–5, describes the background, baseline conditions, ... -
CityAdapt: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar [Factsheet]
(2021)The factsheet gives an overview of an Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) project which is implemented by UNEP, Building Climate Resilience of Urban Systems through Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA) In the Asia-Pacific Region ... -
COVID19 and Impacts on Environmental Human Rights Defenders and Environmental Protection in Southeast Asia
(2022-03)This report examines the positive and negative impacts of the decrees, laws and other government policies on environmental rights that were either enacted in response to COVID-19 or passed during the pandemic. This rapid ... -
Fourth ASEAN State of the Environment Report
This report comes soon after the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter on 15 December 2008. The Charter represents a significant development in the long history of ASEAN which transformed the coalition of nations born out ... -
The Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia - Part I: Regional Assessment
(2021-12)This report is the Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia (PRSAD4). The EANET data of 2015-2019 is utilized for evaluating the current status and impact of the acid deposition and air pollution ... -
The Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia - Part II: National Assessment
(2021-12)This report is the National Assessment, Part II of Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia (PRSAD4). The National Assessment of PRSAD4 was prepared by each participating country according to the ... -
The Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia - Part III: Executive Summary
(2021-12)This is the Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia (PRSAD4), describing the outcomes of 20 years of EANET activities (2000-2019). The PRSAD4 is comprised of three parts; Part I: Regional ... -
Gender and Environment Statistics: Unlocking Information for Action and Measuring the SDGs
(2019)This report seeks to provide a framework to measure the nexus between gender and the environment. It proposes 18 gender-environment indicators for inclusion in the wider set of gender indicators, across the focal areas of ... -
Guidebook On National Legislation For Adaptation To Climate Change
(2011)This Guidebook, which is based on the outcome of a UNEP pilot project that was carried out in three South East Asian countries in 2009-2010 - Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam - is intended to serve as a tool to help decision-makers ... -
Guidelines and Checklists to Review Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
(2010)An environmental and social impact assessment report is a statement about the likely impacts of a proposal and how the identified negative impacts can be mitigated and managed and how the positive impacts can be enhanced. ... -
Lao PDR - Building Resilience of Urban Populations with Ecosystem-based Solutions: Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) - Brief
(2023-02)The Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) of the project “Building resilience of urban populations with ecosystem based solutions in Lao PDR” has described the requirements for the establishment of a project-specific ... -
Lao PDR: Building Resilience of Urban Populations in Lao PDR with Ecosystem-based Solutions [Project Brief]
(2023-02)Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events in Lao PDR. This coupled with inadequate urban planning and drainage systems are leading to severe flooding in the major cities of Vientiane, ... -
Lao PDR: Building Resilience of Urban Populations with Ecosystem-based Solutions - Environmental and Social Safeguarding Measures
(2023-02)The Environment and Social Action plan of the project aims to enhance positive impact through increasing the provision of the ecosystem services, providing support to biodiversity and conservation values, improving ... -
Lao PDR: Building Resilience of Urban Populations with Ecosystem-based Solutions - Policy Brief: Gender Action Plan
(2023-02)The Gender Action Plan aims to create gender parity in the involvement of women in the planning, implementation and monitoring phase of the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) project activities. The two main goals of the ... -
LAO PDR: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Laos PDR 2020-2025 [Factsheet]
(2021)Lao PDR, a country in South East Asia with cities dotted along the Mekong River, is expected to experience more extreme rainfall events due to climate change, leading to floods that threaten livelihoods in vulnerable urban ... -
Mid Term Review of the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) Scale-Up
(2011)The purpose of this report is to present the overall findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Mid Term Review (MTR) of the PEI Scale-up. Programme (2007-2012). The formulation of the report’s findings takes account ... -
Overview of the Outputs and Outcomes of the UNEP/GEF POPs GMP Project: Countries Presentations - Final meeting of the UNEP/GEF POPs GMP projects in the Asia and the Pacific region
(2023-04)https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/persistent-organic-pollutants/global-monitoring