Forests and Forestry
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- Laos
- Forests and forestry
With mostly mountainous topography and tropical climate, Laos enjoys an endowment of forest. Laos has one of the pristine monsoon forests in South East Asia. the estimation of forest cover in Laos has been a controversial issue over recent years, due the lack of official ...
Social development
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- Laos
- Social development
Social development addresses profound social problems, especially poverty, unemployment and social exclusion, and seeks to define poverty across a spectrum of social and structural barriers instead of simply by income levels. Lao PDR has achieved a number of ambitious goals. Poverty levels have halved from ...
Energy policy and administration
The main laws and policies that govern The electricity supply in Lao PDR are: The Electricity Law 1997, amended in 2012. This governs electricity generation and distribution in Lao PDR. It sets standards for The administration, production, distribution, transmission and imports/exports of electricity.135The Power Sector ...
SDG 18 Lives Safe from UXO
Sustainable Development Goal 18 (SDG 18) – ‘Lives safe from Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)’ aims to remove the UXO obstacle to human development in Lao PDR (Laos).147 SDG 18 was uniquely developed by Laos to address the more than 80 million cluster submunitions that remain unexploded ...
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Sustainable Development Goals 3 (SDG 3) – ‘Good Health and Well-being’ aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.213 SDG 3 includes 13 targets, with 26 measuring indicators. Targets 3.1, 3.5 & 3.7 are to reduce maternal mortality and improve ...
COVID-19 and Education
Laos has reported relatively low numbers of COVID-19 cases. However, Lao people have still been significantly impacted by both national and international measures to prevent the transmission of coronavirus. Education is one of the services that has been impacted by these measures.Schools were first closed ...
Disasters and emergency response
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), shortly known as Laos, is a small, least developed country in SouTheast Asia, landlocked with Vietnam in The east, Thailand in The west, China in The north, Myanmar in The northwest, and Cambodia in The south, with total ...
SDG 1 No poverty
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- Laos
- SDG 1 No poverty
Sustainable Development Goals 1 (SDG 1) – ‘No Poverty’ aims to eradicate all forms of poverty globally. The goal also focuses on ensuring social protection, increasing access to basic services and supporting The resilience to climate-related disasters and oTher economic, social and environmental shocks for The poor ...
