Working towards greater community ownership over land and natural resources
(ກຸ່ມເຮັດວຽກກ່ຽ່ວກັບບັນຫາການນຳໃຊ້ທີ່ດິນ) ແນ່ໃສ່ສົ່ງເສີ່ມ ຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈ ແລະຄວາມຮູ້ທ່ວງທັນ ໃນດ້ານ ເສດຖະກິດສັງຄົມ ສິງແວດລອມ ທີ່ກ່ຽວຂອງກັບການນຳໃຊ້ເນື້ອທີ່ດິນ ໃນໂຄງການ ຕ່າງໆ, ໂດຍການເກັບກຳ ແລະ ແຜ່ກະຈາຍ ຂໍ້ມູນ ຂ່າວສານ, ການຊຸກຍູ້ການສົນທະນາປຶກສາຫາລື ແລະ ການຄົ້ນຄວ້າວິໃຈ

Archive for the ‘Governance and rights’ Category

National Assembly meets with constituents in Vientiane

Vientiane Times, February 16,2012

Problems related to land use, education, transparency of state bodies and medical ethics are the main concerns raised by the public to the National Assembly (NA). The NA is committed to submitting these issues to the government for resolution to allay the fears of the public.

Amendments needed in the Lao mining industry legislation

Vientiane Times, December 15, 2011

Amendment to the Minerals Law is proposed for the National Assembly to approve.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines has asked the National Assembly (NA) to approve a proposed amendment to the Minerals Law to better regulate the mining sector, which is one of the largest industries and the number one foreign exchange earner in Laos.  If passed, the proposed changes would be the second amendment to the law, after the first amendment came into force in 2008. The move comes after the Geology and Minerals Department was transferred from the Ministry of Energy and Mines recently, and now comes under the umbrella of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).

FAO and TI: Corruption undermining land access and development

FAO and Transparency International, December 12, 2011

Transparency and accountability help to ensure that land resources benefit everyone.

Unprecedented pressures on land have been created as new areas are cultivated, taken over by expanding urban centres or abandoned due to degradation, climate change and conflict, according to a working paper jointly prepared by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and global corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI).

National Assembly Hotline open 7-21 December
ເປີດບໍລິການສາຍດ່ວນສະພາ 7-21 ທັນວາ

Lao National Assembly holds two annual plenary sessions.

The second plenary session of the Seventh Legislature of the Lao National Assembly was opened on the 7th of December and will last until 21st of December 2011. The National Assembly Hotline will be open during the session and the Lao public are invited to submit issues of concern to the parliamentary staff who would then pass them on to the relevant government agency for clarification.

The Hotline number is: 156. Currently the hotline is operational only during the plenary sessions but there are plans to have it open all year round.

Mali Conference Declaration: Stop Land-Grabbing Now

Land grabbing is a worldwide phenomenon of unprecedented size and speed. From 17 to 19 November, more than 250 small farmers and civil society activists gathered in Mali, for the first international farmers’ conference to tackle land grabs. Here is the declaration that came out of the conference.

Stop Land-Grabbing Now!

Civil society groups call for inclusion in planning and policy decisions

Vientiane Times, November 17, 2011

Lao civil society organisations (CSOs) have called for more opportunities to join the government in strategic planning and policy making processes. The CSO Consultation Workshop was held on Tuesday at the Learning House for Development in Vientiane to discuss aid effectiveness. “The proposal is to allow CSOs to participate in the process of strategic planning, policy making, implementation, monitoring, and evolution together with the government,” stated an official proposal issued to the government. The workshop was a part of the CSO Consultation Workshop and Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on Aid Effectiveness held on November 15 to 16 and themed ‘Moving the Aid Effectiveness Agenda towards Development Effectiveness’. The workshop also proposed establishing equity in terms of participation by the government and CSOs.

UN expert calls for guidelines to protect vulnerable people against land grabs

The Guardian, October 6, 2011

Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, calls for consensus before talks this month on land governance, as commercial pressures mount. Governments should be wary of speculation and concentration of ownership when land rights are transferred to investors to “develop” farmland, a UN expert has warned before key UN negotiations on land governance. ”We must escape the mental cage that sees large-scale investments as the only way to develop agriculture and to ensure stability of supply for buyers,” said the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter amid concern among civil society groups about land grabs.

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