Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos
Lao PDR (Laos) is a landlocked country of around seven million people situated in the heart of the Mekong region (Fig. 1). Listed amongst the 47 UN-designated Least Developed Countries, its level of socioeconomic development is comparable to that of neighboring Myanmar and Cambodia but significantly...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Informe técnico |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
2019
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106671 |
| _version_ | 1855514054713409536 |
|---|---|
| author | Pavelic, Paul Villholth, Karen G. |
| author_browse | Pavelic, Paul Villholth, Karen G. |
| author_facet | Pavelic, Paul Villholth, Karen G. |
| author_sort | Pavelic, Paul |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | Lao PDR (Laos) is a landlocked country of around seven million people situated in the heart of the Mekong region (Fig. 1). Listed amongst the 47 UN-designated Least Developed Countries, its level of socioeconomic development is comparable to that of neighboring Myanmar and Cambodia but significantly lower than China, Thailand and Vietnam. Subsistence farming is the primary means of food security and income for nearly 80% of all households. Poorly developed, water-rich countries such as Laos have historically paid most attention to surface water resources, with limited consideration to groundwater.
The attention to groundwater in Laos received a much-needed boost through a four year research project (2012-2016) funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). The project, ‘Enhancing the Resilience and Productivity of Rainfed Dominated Systems in Lao PDR through Sustainable Groundwater Use’, was the first multi-disciplinary research effort focused on groundwater issues in the country. With the project completed (ACIAR 2016), this article examines its contributions in the areas of science, policy and capacity development and highlights the main lessons learnt during its implementation. These learnings may resonate with those actors already involved in, or considering involvement in applied groundwater research under similar conditions. |
| format | Informe técnico |
| id | CGSpace106671 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2019 |
| publishDateRange | 2019 |
| publishDateSort | 2019 |
| publisher | CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems |
| publisherStr | CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace1066712025-11-07T08:52:59Z Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos Pavelic, Paul Villholth, Karen G. groundwater development sustainable development water governance groundwater management groundwater irrigation capacity building research projects policies agricultural development farmers least developed countries Lao PDR (Laos) is a landlocked country of around seven million people situated in the heart of the Mekong region (Fig. 1). Listed amongst the 47 UN-designated Least Developed Countries, its level of socioeconomic development is comparable to that of neighboring Myanmar and Cambodia but significantly lower than China, Thailand and Vietnam. Subsistence farming is the primary means of food security and income for nearly 80% of all households. Poorly developed, water-rich countries such as Laos have historically paid most attention to surface water resources, with limited consideration to groundwater. The attention to groundwater in Laos received a much-needed boost through a four year research project (2012-2016) funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). The project, ‘Enhancing the Resilience and Productivity of Rainfed Dominated Systems in Lao PDR through Sustainable Groundwater Use’, was the first multi-disciplinary research effort focused on groundwater issues in the country. With the project completed (ACIAR 2016), this article examines its contributions in the areas of science, policy and capacity development and highlights the main lessons learnt during its implementation. These learnings may resonate with those actors already involved in, or considering involvement in applied groundwater research under similar conditions. 2019-12-31 2020-01-22T10:05:06Z 2020-01-22T10:05:06Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106671 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems Pavelic, Paul; Villholth, Karen G. 2019. Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos. Research highlight report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).. 13p. |
| spellingShingle | groundwater development sustainable development water governance groundwater management groundwater irrigation capacity building research projects policies agricultural development farmers least developed countries Pavelic, Paul Villholth, Karen G. Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos |
| title | Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos |
| title_full | Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos |
| title_fullStr | Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos |
| title_short | Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos |
| title_sort | research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in laos |
| topic | groundwater development sustainable development water governance groundwater management groundwater irrigation capacity building research projects policies agricultural development farmers least developed countries |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106671 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT pavelicpaul researchtosupportsustainablegroundwaterdevelopmentandgovernanceinlaos AT villholthkareng researchtosupportsustainablegroundwaterdevelopmentandgovernanceinlaos |