Lao PDR Emissions Reduction Programme through improved governance and sustainable forest landscape management

The report confirms that the Lao PDR Emissions Reduction Programme, managed by GIZ, is classified as an Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) Category B project. It documents the public disclosure of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), and other critical frameworks including the Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP), Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF), and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). These documents were made available in English and Lao on various websites and as hard copies at the Lao Women’s Union offices in Houaphan, Luang Prabang, and Sayabouri provinces, as well as the GIZ office in Vientiane.

• The Lao PDR Emissions Reduction Programme is classified as an Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) Category B project.
• The programme has produced and disclosed an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) consistent with Category B requirements.
• The ESIA includes the Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP), Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF), and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP).
• Project documentation, including the Gender Assessment (GA) and Gender Action Plan (GAP), was made available as hard copies at the Lao Women’s Union offices in Houaphan, Luang Prabang, and Sayabouri provinces, and at the GIZ office in Vientiane.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2019). Lao PDR Emissions Reduction Programme through improved governance and sustainable forest landscape management. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ess-report-fp117-giz-lao-pdr.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Lao PDR Emissions Reduction Programme through improved governance and sustainable forest landscape management. 2019. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ess-report-fp117-giz-lao-pdr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2019lao, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Lao PDR Emissions Reduction Programme through improved governance and sustainable forest landscape management}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2019}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ess-report-fp117-giz-lao-pdr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }