Laos
The collective advantage: Understanding transboundary climate risks in Southeast Asia and charting a path forward
This shared perspective between Boston Consulting Group and Adaptation Without Borders explores examples of transboundary climate risks in Southeast Asia and concrete steps that can be taken to foster and strengthen collective action and build resilience against climate risks.
Guardians of the Planet: Asia Pacific Children and Youth Voices on Climate Crisis and Disaster Risk Reduction
The article presents findings from consultations with children and youth in 13 countries in Asia and the Pacific. It highlights their knowledge, experience and contribution to disaster resilience and climate action.
USAID Climate Change Adaptation Project Preparation Facility for Asia and the Pacific
The USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific program shared information and best practices about climate fund requirements and helped governments build capacity to access climate change adaptation finance.
LAO PDR: Consolidated Livelihood Exercise for Analyzing Resilience (CLEAR)
This analysis, published jointly by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and WFP, examines the impact of climate risks on food security and livelihoods in Laos.
Knowledge transfer for more resilient maize farming in Lao PDR
This article details a visit from the Thailand Department of Agriculture (DOA) to Laos in May 2016 to advise maize farmers and local experts on improved and more climate resilient farming practices.
Climate change adaptation readiness in the ASEAN countries
This review looks at the steps taken so far to reduce rural populations’ vulnerability in ASEAN countries, and identifies gaps and key concerns for furture research, action and policy development
Climate Change in the Lower Mekong Basin: An Analysis of Economic Values at Risk
This VAR Report assesses the current-day values of key assets at risk to climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin countries.
USAID Mekong ARCC Climate Study for the Lower Mekong Basin: Key Final Results
The USAID Mekong ARCC project is a five-year program (2011-2016) funded by the USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) in Bangkok and implemented by DAI in partnership with the International Centre for Environmental Management (ICEM), World Resources Institute (WRI), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Asian Management and Development Institute (AMDI).
Research on Integrating Community-based Participatory Carbon Measurement and Monitoring with Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS in a Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) System for REDD+
A summary of the Sumernet study on implementing an integrated community-based participatory and remote sensing measurement and monitoring system for REDD+ in Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Evaluation of Pilot Program on Payment for Forest Environmental Services in Vietnam: Implication for Laos and Cambodia
The case study in Chambok Commune in Cambodia exemplified a community-based management suitable for Payment for Ecosystem Services implementation.