ຂ້າມໄປຫາເນື້ອໃນຕົ້ນຕໍ

The project focuses on enhancing community resilience and sustainable management of natural resources in Lao PDR through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) practices. Key activities include organizing an inception workshop within 60 days of GEF CEO endorsement to align stakeholders and finalize project plans. Following this, a series of capacity-building training sessions will be conducted for local authorities and communities to strengthen their knowledge of Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) and EbA practices. Additionally, the project will implement ecosystem interventions such as reforestation and wetland restoration to improve environmental resilience. Regular monitoring and evaluation will be conducted to track progress and ensure project objectives are met. Throughout the project, ongoing stakeholder engagement will ensure inclusive participation and integration of local perspectives into all activities, promoting long-term sustainability and successful implementation.

The challenges posed by climate change in the Xe Bang Hieng River Basin and urban areas like Luang Prabang city are significant, affecting both rural and urban communities. Floods and droughts damage livelihoods, ecosystems, and infrastructure, while deforestation and rapid urbanization exacerbate these vulnerabilities.

In the Xe Bang Hieng River

ບັນດາຊຸມຊົນພວມຜະເຊີນກັບສິ່ງທ້າທາຍຈາກການປ່ຽນແປງສະພາບພູມອາກາດ ເປັນຕົ້ນແມ່ນ ບັນຫາໄພນ້ຳຖ້ວມ ແລະ ໄພແຫ້ງແລ້ງ ທີ່ນັບມື້ນັບທະວີຄວາມຮຸນແຮງຂຶ້ນ, ເຊິ່ງສົ່ງຜົນກະທົບຕໍ່ການດຳລົງຊີວິດ, ລະບົບນິເວດ ແລະ ພື້ນຖານໂຄງລ່າງ, ໂດຍສະເພາະໃນເຂດທີ່ມີຄວາມສ່ຽງສູງເຊັ່ນ: ອ່າງຮັບນ້ຳເຊບັ້ງຫຽງ ແລະ ເຂດຕົວເມືອງ ເປັນຕົ້ນແມ່ນ ນະຄອນຫຼວງພະບາງ. ການທີ່ປະເທດຕ້ອງເພິ່ງພາອາໄສຂະແໜງກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້, ບວກກັບການຂະຫຍາຍຕົວຂອງຕົວເມືອງຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວ ແລະ ການທຳລາຍປ່າໄມ້, ໄດ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ຄວາມອ່ອນໄຫວຕໍ່ຜົນກະທົບຂອງຊຸມຊົນທັງໃນເຂດຊົນນະບົດ ແລະ ຕົວເມືອງຮຸນແຮງຂຶ້ນ. ອ່າງຮັບນ້ຳເຊບັ້ງຫຽງ ເຊິ່ງກວມເອົາລະບົບນິເວດ ແລະ ການດຳລົງຊີວິດທີ່ຫຼາກຫຼາຍ, ໄດ້ຮັບຜົນກະທົບອັນສ້າງຄວາມເສຍຫາຍຈາກການປ່ຽນແປງສະພາບພູມອາກາດ. ໄພນ້ຳຖ້ວມຕາມລະດູການໄດ້ສ້າງຄວາມເສຍຫາຍຕໍ່ເນື້ອທີ່ທຳການຜະລິດກະສິກຳ, ເຮັດໃຫ້ຊຸມຊົນຕ້ອງຍົກຍ້າຍທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສ ແລະ ເຮັດໃຫ້ພື້ນຖານໂຄງລ່າງທີ່ສຳຄັນຖືກກັດເຊາະເປ່ເພ, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ບັນຫາໄພແຫ້ງແລ້ງທີ່ແກ່ຍາວ ໄດ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ປະລິມານນ້ຳຫຼຸດນ້ອຍຖອຍລົງ, ສົ່ງຜົນໃຫ້ລະບົບນິເວດເສື່ອມໂຊມ ແລະ ກາຍເປັນໄພຄຸກຄາມຕໍ່ຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງທາງດ້ານສະບຽງອາຫານ. ໃນທຳນອງດຽວກັນ, ຕົວເມືອງຫຼວງພະບາງ ເຊິ່ງເປັນເມືອງມໍລະດົກໂລກ ໂດຍການຮັບຮອງຂອງອົງການ UNESCO, ກໍພວມຜະເຊີນກັບຄວາມສ່ຽງທີ່ສຳຄັນຈາກບັນຫານ້ຳຖ້ວມໃນເຂດຕົວເມືອງ, ເຊິ່ງສ້າງຄວາມເສຍຫາຍຕໍ່ພື້ນຖານໂຄງລ່າງ, ສົ່ງຜົນກະທົບຕໍ່ການທ່ອງທ່ຽວ ແລະ ເປັນອັນຕະລາຍຕໍ່ມໍລະດົກທາງດ້ານວັດທະນະທຳ. ເພື່ອແກ້ໄຂສິ່ງທ້າທາຍດັ່ງກ່າວ

Communities faces challenges from climate change including increasing floods and droughts which impact livelihoods, ecosystems and infrastructure, particularly in vulnerable regions like the Xe Bang Hieng River Basin and urban areas such as Luang Prabang city. The country’s dependence on agriculture and forestry, coupled with rapid urbanization and deforestation, has

Project Objective

Promote integrated management of sites in the Mekong River Basin for increased climate resilience of Savannakhet Province and Luang Prabang communities vulnerable to floods and droughts, which are expected to worsen under future scenarios.

Background

Communities faces challenges from climate change including increasing floods and droughts which impact