Enhancing Community and Small-scale Water Resource Management in the Mekong Region (ECSWRM)

The X-Water Project of Lao PDR selected two research areas, namely Nathong village, Phatang village, and Phahom village in Vangvieng District, Vientiane province.

Vang Vieng is a popular tourist town, attracting thousands of tourists each year. Meanwhile, the recent development of Vang Vieng has seen a diversification of water use and an intensification of agriculture. Therefore, water issues in local areas lead to the question of how to allocate water resources to meet the demands of tourism, urban growth, agriculture, and local livelihoods. The X-Water of Lao PDR is implemented by a team of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the National University of Laos, Lao PDR. Read more...