Lao People's Democratic Republic : Flood and Drought Mitigation and Management Project
The Project will assist the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic to implement its National Water Management Strategy and Action Plan 2030 in the three central provinces of Bolikhamxai, Khammouan, and Vientiane Capital. Extreme flooding in wet seasons and extreme droughts in dry seasons are taking place within the same year and areas, making it urgent to tackle them simultaneously in order to increase water supply for crop diversification and to ultimately improve nutrition. The Project has four outputs: (i) Flood water harnessed, and damages reduced, (ii) water reliability during droughts reduced, (iii) agro-meteorological systems modernized, and (iv) nutrition awareness and facilities improved. The project will support post COVID-19 economic recovery and rural resilience by (i) generating rural employment through construction; (ii) increasing incomes through the reduction of flood damages and losses and diversification into high value crops; and (iii) investing in better diets and sanitation.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Sadeghi, Niloofar
Southeast Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Lao People's Democratic Republic -
Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
| Project Name | Flood and Drought Mitigation and Management Project | ||||||||
| Project Number | 53368-001 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Loan |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability OP5: Promoting rural development and food security |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Irrigation - Rural flood protection - Rural sanitation - Rural water supply services - Water-based natural resources management |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | The Project will assist the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic to implement its National Water Management Strategy and Action Plan 2030 in the three central provinces of Bolikhamxai, Khammouan, and Vientiane Capital. Extreme flooding in wet seasons and extreme droughts in dry seasons are taking place within the same year and areas, making it urgent to tackle them simultaneously in order to increase water supply for crop diversification and to ultimately improve nutrition. The Project has four outputs: (i) Flood water harnessed, and damages reduced, (ii) water reliability during droughts reduced, (iii) agro-meteorological systems modernized, and (iv) nutrition awareness and facilities improved. The project will support post COVID-19 economic recovery and rural resilience by (i) generating rural employment through construction; (ii) increasing incomes through the reduction of flood damages and losses and diversification into high value crops; and (iii) investing in better diets and sanitation. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events with annual expected losses ranging from 2.8% to 3.6% of the GDP. Projected increases in the incidence of extreme heat during the growing season of staple crops, such as rice, are expected to cause reductions in yields, particularly for poorer communities operating subsistence and rain-fed agriculture. Impacts of floods and droughts are further exacerbated by human activities including conversion of land use from natural conditions. Losses due to floods and droughts were highest in Vientiane Capital and Khammouan provinces during the 2018 flooding season. Flood-plain irrigations adjacent to rivers face additional risks from flooding due to the poorly regulated operations of hydro-power reservoirs. The Bolikhamxai province uplands use gravity-fed irrigation, and although command areas are smaller, they play an important role in local food security and economic growth, especially among ethnic communities. In all three provinces, the frequency of inundation constrains agriculture development through repeated damages to productive rural infrastructure, crop losses, and limited market chain development. The agrometeorological information systems are unable to produce adequate and timely data for modelling impacts and forecasting extreme weather events. Moreover, floods and droughts limit production and nutritional variety leaving many young rural people stunted due to poor dietary options which is exacerbated by lack of awareness. Malnutrition is estimated to cost the country about 2.4% of its GDP annually. The project will contribute to four operational priorities of ADB Strategy 2030: addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities; accelerating progress in gender equality; tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, enhancing environmental sustainability; and promoting rural development and food security. It is also aligned with ADB Country Partnership Strategy, 2017-2020 and is included in the Country Operations Business Plan for Lao PDR, 2020-2022. |
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| Impact | Financial and economic losses from floods and droughts reduced and dietary diversity enhanced. |
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| Outcome | Climate resilience and livelihoods of agricultural communities improved. |
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| Outputs | Flood water harnessed and damages reduced Water reliability during droughts improved Agrometeorological information systems modernized Nutrition awareness and facilities improved |
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide, Bolikhamsai, Khammouan, Vientiane | ||||||||
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | B |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Sadeghi, Niloofar |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 19 Oct 2020 |
| Fact Finding | 09 Mar 2023 to 17 Mar 2023 |
| MRM | 28 Jun 2023 |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 20 Oct 2020 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Flood and Drought Mitigation and Management Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Oct 2020 |
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