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ADB Supports Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement in Lao PDR
Asian Development Bank
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December 13, 2024
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $50.3 million financing package, including a $2 million technical assistance from the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and...
ADB to Help Modernize Revenue Mobilization in Lao PDR
Asian Development Bank
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December 13, 2024
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $25 million financing package, as well as a $2 million technical assistance grant, to support the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao...
Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR and Australia advocate for strong partnerships among key stakeholders to achieve quality education for persons with disabilities
BEQUAL
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December 19, 2024
To celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR (MoES) and Australia through the BEQUAL program hosted an event on 18th December highlighting successful partnerships for inclusive...
Global Times: Chinese-built hydropower station lights up homes of remote Lao village, dreams of prosperity
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 22, 2024
Beijing, China, Dec. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In today's world, green has become the defining color of the New Era in China, with green development emerging as a significant feature of Chinese modernization. Green development, which seeks to...
Research Fellow – Bankable Climate Adaptation Solutions and Finance Mechanisms at the local scale
Stockholm Environment Institute
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December 17, 2024
Based in Bangkok, SEI Asia has a diverse team of multinational experts who integrate scientific research with participatory approaches to co-develop and share knowledge, build partnerships, and influence policy for resilient development. SEI...
Value Chains, Rural Areas, Nutrition-Centered Food Systems Key to Food Security in Lao PDR: ADB Report
Asian Development Bank
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December 9, 2024
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (9 December 2024) — The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) can improve health and food security by strengthening agricultural value chains, supporting rural areas, and scaling up...
Evidence for clean air action: quantifying emission sources in Lao PDR
Stockholm Environment Institute
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December 13, 2024
Around March and April each year, most of Lao is shrouded in a toxic haze. In 2023, this haze pollution contributed to 2000 premature deaths in 2021. Exposure to air pollution inside people’s homes poses an even greater risk, contributing to an...
International Migrants Day: a call for climate mobility justice after COP29
Stockholm Environment Institute
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December 18, 2024
15 years ago, in Nong Khai province, Thailand, Ormbun Thipsuna sold papaya salad (som tam) at Chommanee Beach along the Mekong River to locals and tourists visiting a popular recreational area. At that time, the water levels were normal, and it...
Team Effort Drives Sustainability at Pullman Phuket Panwa Beach Resort
EIN Presswire
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November 8, 2024
The resort’s dedication to sustainability is a cohesive team effort, guided by General Manager Vincent Delsol and led by Hotel Manager Daniel Trumpfheller, SANTA MONICA, CA, UNITED STATES, November 8, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Green Globe has...
Putting data-driven solutions at the center of sustainable cities
UN Volunteers
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October 30, 2024
With a background in Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Deanna sees her volunteer assignment with the United Nations as a platform for meaningful contribution to sustainability—something she's been passionately pursuing as part of her university...
ADB Appoints Shanny Campbell as Lao PDR Country Director
Asian Development Bank
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October 23, 2024
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (23 October 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Shanny Campbell as its Country Director for the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). She assumed office this week. Ms. Campbell...
Graphion Energy Solutions Unveils world's 1st 10 minute Electric Motorcycle Charging Stations in Lao PDR
EIN Presswire
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October 14, 2024
Fastest Electric Motorcycle Charger VIENTIANE, LAOS, October 14, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Graphion Energy Solutions USA is set to revolutionize sustainable transportation in Laos with its innovative electric motorcycle conversion service,...
Ministry of Education and Sports, with support from Australia, supports multigrade teachers with a new step-by-step Teacher Development Video
BEQUAL
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July 7, 2025
Key techniques shown in the video include: Using a shared introduction to engage both grades at the start; adapting activities from the Teacher Guides so one grade can work independently while the teacher instructs the other; making and using...
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão to Visit Lao PDR, Portugal and Indonesia
Government of Timor-Leste
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October 7, 2024
Mon. 07 of Outubro of 2024, 08:41h The Prime Minister, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, will embark on a series of visits starting this week on October 8th to Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), then on official visit to Portugal, followed by a...
ADB Forecasts 4% Growth for Lao PDR in 2024
Asian Development Bank
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September 26, 2024
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (25 September 2024) — Services and clean energy investments are supporting growth in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), but macroeconomic challenges from public debt continue to constrain...
Timor-Leste Participates in ASEAN and East Asia Discussions on Energy and Sustainability
Government of Timor-Leste
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October 3, 2024
Thu. 03 of Outubro of 2024, 10:48h Timor-Leste participated in the 42nd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and the 18th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM), held from 26-27 September in Vientiane, Laos. His Excellency...
How Asian countries could save lives, boost growth by tackling air pollution
UN Environmental Program
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September 2, 2024
Ground-level ozone, a gas, forms when fuel vapours, chemical solvents and other pollutants are heated by the sun. It is the main ingredient in smog and has been linked to a litany of respiratory problems, including asthma, emphysema and chronic...
Chairman Wenstrup Returns from Pandemic Prevention CODEL to Taiwan, Cambodia, Laos
House Committee on Oversight and Reform - Washington D.C.
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August 30, 2024
Reaffirms support for Taiwan’s inclusion in the World Health Organization WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) led an official visit to Taiwan, Cambodia, and Laos last week. Chairman Wenstrup...
ACCEPT II Project Drives ASEAN’s Energy Transition with High-Level Policy Dialogues and Regional Workshop in Lao PDR
EIN Presswire
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August 7, 2024
ACE held dialogues and workshops in Lao PDR to align policies for a low-carbon economy and leverage the ASEAN Power Grid for decarbonization. VIENTIANE CAPITAL, VIENTIANE CAPITAL, LAOS, August 7, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The ASEAN Centre for...
Enhancing Disaster Risk Management in Lao PDR with Geospatial Information Technology
UN International Training and Research Center
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July 29, 2024
Mrs Khaemeuy Chao is an employee of the technical staff of the Weather Forecasting and Warning Division, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Her role...