Review of the Education Sector Development Plan of Lao PDR

The review covered the whole education sector and addressed issues at all levels. The ESDP Policy Planning Matrix provided the beginning point and the framework for the review. A number of activities were undertaken during the review, including: Reviewing the legislative and regulatory work required for full implementation of the ESDP; Reviewing the progress towards…

July 10, 2021

TA 7780 – LAO: National Integrated Water Resources Management Support Project (NIWRMSP) Capacity Building – Package 1

MSL staff provided assistance to: (i) the implementation of package 1 for developing the overall governance systems for implementing the National IWRM Support Program, to be utilized by WREA when coordinating activities funded by other development partners; (ii) the development and implementation of capacity building for WREA staff in national and provincial offices; (iii) the…

TA 7509 – LAO: Capacity Enhancement for Coping with Climate Change

The technical assistance (TA) would strengthen capacity of national and provincial government officials of Lao PDR to cope with climate change. The TA had included (i) capacity development, and (ii) implementing pilot activities on climate change in priority sectors including water, agriculture and forestry. The consultants undertook field visits and reviewed/assessed and compiled/collated data on…

TA 7193-LAO: Capacity Strengthening for Enhancing Aid Effectiveness

TA team assisted the Government to further develop its capacity in improving aid effectiveness in collaboration with the Round Table Process (RTP).  The TA delivered the following outputs: A strengthened RTP coordination process, including improved baseline data, diagnostic analysis, and monitoring reports. Common development partner arrangements, simplified procedures and collaboration in preparing core economic and…

July 7, 2021

TA 7077-LAO: Strengthening Public Financial Management

The consultants of MSL implemented this ADB TA to support the Government’s efforts to deepen the reforms in Public Financial Management and, by strengthening the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) processes, allowed it to respond to the challenge of aligning public expenditure policies with the pro-poor priorities set out in its…

TA 9095-LAO: Catalyzing Microfinance for the Poor

MSL provided services of Team Leader and Rural Microfinance Specialist (domestic) for the entire period of the ADB TA. Detailed description includes:   Drafted the terms and conditions under which MFls may gain access to MFF support, guidelines for applicants, and MFFMU operational procedures including procedures for the evaluation and acceptance or rejection of requests…