Children and Climate Resilience in Lao PDR: risk assessments and social service strategies Synthesis Report 2023 ... - ReliefWeb
Children and Climate Resilience in Lao PDR: risk assessments and social service strategies Synthesis Report 2023 - Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) | ReliefWeb
Opportunity for action – protecting children amid the climate crisis
Education: addressing growing risks of flooding, drought and landslides in Lao PDR means it is essential to develop national mitigation, prevention and adaptation policies, strategies and implementation plans.
Nutrition: tackling drought, flooding, agricultural production constraints and water contamination risks requires key financing, capacity development and institutional arrangement solutions. Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene (WASH): countering flooding, landslide, water contamination and decreasing water table risks demand solutions centred on policies and strategies, monitoring and reviews as well as financing.
Health: mitigating flooding, drought, heat wave and poor air quality risks need prioritized financing, policy and strategy, capacity development, monitoring and review responses.
Child protection: managing water and air pollution and flooding risks that impact general family health, wealth and wellbeing require sound policy framework and institutional arrangements that promote coordination for effective responses and adequate financing.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate legislation
The federal government and states are in the process of implementing two laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act — an investment of more than a trillion dollars to address climate change.