Lao PDR, located in the lower Mekong River Basin, relies heavily on the basin's water resources for its economy and the livelihoods of its people. However, its hydro-meteorological service capacity lags behind that of regional counterparts, facing challenges such as insufficient observation networks, outdated data collection methods, and severely limited budgets. Weak infrastructure, fragmented data systems, and a lack of skilled personnel and financial resources have created major obstacles in addressing climate change and natural disasters. Recognizing the urgent need to reduce casualties and property losses from natural disasters, the project aimed to modernize the national hydro-meteorological system. This included strengthening early warning capabilities and enhancing the overall disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster risk management (DRM) capacity of Lao PDR. Read more...
