The National Round Table Process

Development in the Lao PDR

The National Socio Economic Development Plan of the Government of the Lao PDR focuses on economic development of the country while preserving national, cultural and environment heritage and continuing to ensure that benefits are shared by all residents of the Lao PDR. Key development topics in the Lao PDR include the following:

• Agriculture
• Aid effectiveness initiatives
• Economic development
• Education
• Environment, natural resource management and climate change
• Governance and the legal sector
• Health
• Infrastructure
• Nutrition
• Poverty reduction
• Private sector development
• Unexploded ordnances