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T1 Lao PDR: Building Resilience of Urban Populations in Lao PDR with Ecosystem-based Solutions [Project Brief]
A1 Lao People's Democratic Republic, 
K1 climate change adaptation
K1 ecosystem-based management
K1 Lao People's Democratic Republic
K1 flood risk management
K1 flood control
K1 urban population
YR 2023
FD 2023-02
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41889
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41889
NO Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events in Lao PDR. This coupled with inadequate urban planning and drainage systems are leading to severe flooding in the major cities of Vientiane, Paksan, Savannakhet and Pakse. This project is building climate resilience of local communities in these cities through the implementation of an integrated approach to flood management to reduce the impacts of urban flooding and to help manage climate change induced floods in a long-term. The project activities include strengthening technical capacity and knowledge management for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), developing city-level flood management strategies, and implementing urban EbA solutions, including protecting and restoring wetlands and urban streams along the Mekong River. The project is also supporting the production and dissemination of information on local, regional, and international levels to build technical capacity for the implementation of urban EbA interventions.
NO https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/climate-action/what-we-do/climate-adaptation/ecosystem-based-adaptation/ecosystem-19
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026