Rural communities face lifestyle changes as authoritarian state develops
Category: Laos
Laos govt borrows from World Bank to tackle rural poverty
The government is aiming to build resilience in agriculture so communities can better cope with natural disasters such as droughts and floods.
Who Will Save Luang Prabang?
“It is too bad that ASEAN only cares about corridors of trade, investment, and economy with little interest in promoting a regional corridor for culture.”
Laos Establishes Committee to Inspect Safety of Nation’s Dams
The government hasn’t cared enough about dam safety and the materials used in construction. Officials more likely to blame climate change for accidents.
Cultivation improvements on agenda amid droughts
The Lao National Disaster Prevention and Control Committee is helping farmers across the country to improve their cultivation techniques so that crops can better withstand drought and dry season yields can be increased.
Tunnel Work on Laos-China Railway Pollutes Local Waterways
China-Lao Railway Construction work is filling a creek in Vientiane province and other local waterways and polluting the water and harming the livelihoods of local residents
Bananas remain a large slice of Laos’ export pie
But some plantations harmed the environment because of a lack of management by the government, incomplete land allocation, and lax business registration.
Still no Compensation for 88 Families Relocated for Laos’ Xe La Nong 1 Dam
Families still facing difficulties despite close to nine months passing since relocating to a new village.