Enhancing sustainable tourism, clean production and export capacity in Lao PDR - Phase II

Project phase II is designed as a final phase (follow-up phase with a phasing out) and takes up the recommendation of the ROM evaluation. It has a strong focus on sustainability. It is proposing to consolidate the activities of phase I (pilot project) in order to achieve sustainable results in the specific fields of intervention. Therefore, the planned activities for phase II follow the five outcomes of project phase I, with the overall objectives of enhancing sustainable tourism, clean production and export competitiveness in Lao PDR, to facilitate pro-poor development, income and job creation and to strengthen the value-chains in the tourism, agriculture and handicraft sectors. Outcome 1: Compliance with Food Safety, Service Quality and Environmental Standards improved within the Tourism sector through the introduction of a voluntary National Quality Certification Mark (NQCM). Outcome 2: Management practices, skills and productivity of workers in the tourism sector are improved (ILO) sensibilisation on tourism business at Secondary school. Outcome 3: Enhanced backward linkages of selected handicraft and especially silk and organic agricultural products to the tourism industry Outcome 4: Strengthened coordination, networking and synergies among organic agriculture stakeholders. Outcome 5: Promote cleaner production in hotel industry and contribute to improved productivity in the tourism, silk and organic sectors.

Project symbol

LAO/14/04/UNO

Admin unit

CO-Bangkok

Start date

03/11/2014

End date

31/03/2017

Total allocation

126500

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

123697

Development Partners

United Nations Office for Project Services

Country/Countries

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Outcomes

Creating and extending social protection floors