Pakse Urban Environmental Improvement Project : Lao People's Dem Rep

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Pakse Urban Environmental Improvement Project : Lao People's Dem Rep

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Grant Name

Pakse Urban Environmental Improvement Project

Country

Lao People's Dem Rep

Grant Number

0297

Project Number

43316- 03

Source of Funding/Amount[Approved]

Asian Development Fund	US$3.25 million
Asian Development Fund	US$24.25 million

Thematic Classification

Environmental Sustainability
Economic growth
Capacity Development

Sector/Subsector

Water and Other Municipal Infrastructure and Services / Multisector

Gender Mainstreaming Category

Effective gender mainstreaming

Safeguard Categories

Environment

Resettlement

Indigenous People

Stakeholder Communication, Participation and Consultation

During Project Design

During project preparation, consultations took the form of informant interviews and focused-group discussions with community members and government officials, household surveys of expected project beneficiaries and affected people, and mass organizations (provincial Lao Womens Union and Lao Front for National Construction). Discussions were also held with womens union representatives in the Urban Development Administration Authoirty (UDAA) in Pakse and in the Department of Public Works and Transport in Champassak. Other stakeholders included: hotel, guest house and restaurant operators; landfill waste pickers; and vendors and shop owners. Further consultation is planned during project implementation and detailed design stage. Formal mechanisms for grievance redressal have also be established.

During Project Implementation

A stakeholder and communication strategy has been prepared for project implementation.

Responsible ADB Officer

Anupma Jain

Responsible ADB Department

Southeast Asia Department

Responsible ADB Division

Urban Development and Water Division, SERD

Concept Clearance

23 Jul 2010

Fact-finding

23 Feb 2012 to 01 Mar 2012