#Laos has 50 officially recognized #ethnicgroups, and a complicated history with some ethnic minority people. Read more on ODL: bit.ly/2TXl8ak

New resource from Focus on the Global South uploaded on #OpenDevLaos! "Offloading Risks & Avoiding Liabilities: How Financial Institutions Consider #Hydropower Risks in #Laos" Read more here --> bit.ly/2FYRLAm World Bank East Asia Pacific IFC Asian Development Bank

New resource from @Ian_G_Baird uploaded on #OpenDevLaos -- "Changes in Understandings of #Land in Laos: From State Sovereignty to Capital Mobilization." Read more here --> bit.ly/2TWFNer

#Laos just promulgated a Law on #Railways, governing sustainability, compensation, resettlement & other aspects of railway development. Very relevant given the #BeltandRoad-sponsored high-speed rail being constructed right now. Read the Lao version here: bit.ly/2VbaZYd

Recently added to #ODL: "Land-use change in a telecoupled world: the relevance and applicability of the telecoupling framework in the case of #banana plantation expansion in Laos." Read it here --> bit.ly/2W3hWjh

#Laos ranks 171 out of 180 countries for #pressfreedom in 2019

The Lao version of @Alston_UNSR's report on #poverty and #humanrights in Laos is now available on ODL. Read it here --> bit.ly/2K74HXx

In 1990, #Laos had 14,400 tourists. In 2018, there were over 4 million. Read more in the "Statistical Report on #Tourism in Laos, 2018", just uploaded to #OpenDevLaos --> bit.ly/2WJ1Tq7

#Laos was just elevated from a Tier 3 country to the Tier 2 Watch List in the Department of State's annual #TraffickinginPersons report. Read the report on #OpenDevLaos to learn more about ongoing efforts and challenges to combat human trafficking (see pg. 285): bit.ly/2Lja8mE

The UN Rapporteur on #Poverty & #HumanRights recently released his final findings following his visit to #Laos. The Lao government responded to what it calls his "misleading report" on KPL: bit.ly/2NcUhJ6

Just published to #OpenDevLaos: topic page on #SDG2 #ZeroHunger. Read it to learn about efforts and challenges to improving #nutrition and #foodsecurity in #Laos --> bit.ly/2RO4IBn #SDGs OD Mekong

#Floods in the south of #Laos have resulted in two people dead and two missing. 54,000 households across six provinces have been affected so far. Read more on Asia News Network --> bit.ly/2k7W3gX

The #Lao gov has arrested a woman accused of breaking the anti-Lao PDR propaganda law for criticizing the gov's response to floods in southern Laos on Facebook. She is currently detained in provincial prison. Read more: bit.ly/2mk8qqF (photo by citizen journalist)

One person was killed and 20 more injured in a Chinese cement factory blast in Luang Prabang. Read more here --> bit.ly/2MkbRXL

Boten #SEZ in northern #Laos is expecting investment of $10+ billion USD. The special economic zone in the small border town is expected to be complete in 10-15 years with 300,000 people working and living on-site. Read more: bit.ly/2MQxRLm (Photo by Asia News Network)

Last week was the 25th anniversary of MAG (Mines Advisory Group) operating in #Laos to clear unexploded ordinance. Read more about Laos' #UXO challenge and efforts to combat it on #OpenDevLaos --> bit.ly/2q3nyLi

The Thai-owned Xayabouri #dam began operations on Tuesday, as the first of 5 major #hydropower projects planned for the #Mekong river. Read more: bit.ly/321XEEF Photo: CK Power

#OpendevLaos is looking for a National Coordinator. If you are Laotian and want to be part of dynamic team apply now details: laos.opendevelopmentmekong.net/careers-and-vo… VFI #OpenData

Have you registered to the upcoming Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)'s webinar sessions? Join us in #voicingindigenous rights through this #AIPPwebinar happening on 5-7 August 2020. All six registration links are up in this webpage. Register now! aippnet.org/indigenous-peo… IPHRDs Network, Asia AIPP-IKPA

#IndigenousWomen's Network of Thailand generating and preserving #ForestKnowledge