51 datasets found

The instruction determines the principles, regulations and measures on the management and use of donated fund for victim relief to ensure the unity, economy, transparancy,...

The decree determines the principles, regulations and measures on the management, monitoring and inspection of tasks related with climate change, to prevent, protect and...

The law determines the principles, regulations and measures on disaster risk management to enforce the effective, efficient and proactive actions, under the provision of...

The impact of landslides on the national road network of Laos is, on the whole, considered to be less than it is in some other Asian countries. The majority of landslides...

This study aimed to clarify the present situation to inform better implementation strategies on disaster risk reduction and management in a school setting focused on fire...

The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) report provides a snapshot of the latest DRR progress Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has achieved under the four priorities of the...

This report highlights the regional experiences intrinsic to the work of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and the Public Works and Transport Institute (PTI) in...

This report details the effects of tropical cyclones in Lao PDR in 2018 which includes Meteorological Assessment, Hydrological Assessment, Socio-Economic Assessment, Regional...

This handbook brings together important information about disaster management and response in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). Based on extensive research and analysis of...

The Lao National Assessment report on disaster risk reduction in 2012 is the key output of the implementation of the project Strengthen Institutional Capacity for Development of...

The purpose of this Circular is to advise the relevant ministries, institutions and local authorities to take necessary measures to prepare for the upcoming flood, which caused...

In 2017, the Asia Foundation initiated the “Atlas of Gender and Environment” project to provide a more in-depth understanding of how gender informs environment-related...

This report is produced by the Humanitarian Response Forum (HRF), a network of United Nations (UN), non-government organizations (NGOs), and international organizations (IOs)...

There are two main objectives of the Cambodia post-flood relief and recovery survey. Firstly, the survey implementation intends to collect timely information on household and...

People across the Asia-Pacific region live with diverse and interlinked risks. These risks are related to increasingly severe and complex shocks to the political, social,...

The Pacific operations of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) cover 14 developing member countries (DMCs). These countries have established national policies and institutions to...

The World Bank and Asian Development Bank have worked in more than 50 countries to (i) quantify the economic and fiscal impact of disasters; (ii) take stock of existing...

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) remains on a steady trajectory of economic growth and poverty reduction. This trend is expected to accelerate following the establishment of...

This report moves beyond asset and production losses and focuses instead on how natural disasters affect people’s well-being. Here, natural disaster risk and losses are measured...

Despite considerable advances in disaster risk management (DRM) understanding and know-how over the past few decades, there has been no evidence of a long-term decline in loss...