National Resilience Framework 2022-2025.

This National Resilience Framework is a cross-sectoral policy document. The Resilience Framework’s objective is to mitigate the negative impacts of current shocks and disasters on people in Lao PDR, and to better equip the country to be resilient to future challenges. A key focus of the Framework lies on the protection of the most vulnerable and marginalised groups as they are particularly exposed to the harmful impact of crises.
The Resilience Framework is structured around five key pillars. Pillar 1 is: Financing for sustainable development and effective development cooperation. Pillar 2 is: Trade and Private Sector, Value Chains, and Tourism. Pillar 3 is: Manage changes and enhance policy preparedness for decent work. Pillar 4 is: Human Capital. Pillar 5 is: Green Growth, Resilience to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management.
The Framework’s proposed priority actions include: Promote food security and safety to reduce malnutrition through household garden food production; Access to finance, production systems, markets, personnel, resources (land, forests and non-timber forest products), agricultural information, social services (education and health, clean water and sanitation), and rural finance; Incorporate topics on climate change and adaptation in the review of the multisectoral action plan on nutrition; Allocate budget for the Gender Equality Plan and EVAW plans; Invest to reduce disparities in sectors where women and girls are left behind or which disproportionately affect women and girls; Improve cross-sectoral governance and coordination structures, drawing on international best practice and lessons learned; Promote climate-resilient agriculture, nature-based solutions, and good agricultural practices; Develop a strategic approach or roadmap for green financing; etc.