Oil refineries
There is currently no oils refinery in Cambodia. Although a refinery has been planned, its construction has been delayed several times, reportedly over financing difficulties. ...
Human trafficking
Human trafficking is where individuals are placed or maintained in an exploitative situation for economic gain.1 The most common form of human trafficking (79 percent) is sexual exploitation, with victims predominantly being women and girls. The second most common form is forced labor (18 percent).2 ...
Ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples profiles
Synthesis Report: Ten Groups of Indigenous PeoplesIndigenous peoples In Thailand have struggled for decades agaInst restrictions to accessIng ancestral lands and public services. This is because many Indigenous peoples have not yet been granted Thai citizenship. Studied In 2018, the synthesis report101 Indicated that the ...
Sustainable Development Goals
In September 2015, United Nations member states adopted the 2030 Agenda for SustaInable Development. the Agenda, to be achieved withIn 15 years, comprises 17 SustaInable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 specific targets and 230 Indicators for measurement.103 the SDGs stress the importance of balancIng the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.291The 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).303 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.369 SDG 3 includes 13 targets, with 26 measuring indicators. Targets 3.1, 3.5 & 3.7 are to reduce maternal mortality and improve ...
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
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 ...
SDG 4 Quality Education
Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) – ‘Quality Education’ aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”.541 SDG 4 includes 10 targets, with 11 measuring indicators. Targets 4.1, 4.5, 4.7 and 4.A involve free, equitable and quality primary ...