Essays about: "Laos PDR"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 essays containing the words Laos PDR.

  1. 6. Commercial eucalyptus plantations with Taungya system in Lao PDR: analysis of tree root biomass

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Simon Edberg; [2015]
    Keywords : eucalyptus; agroforestry; root development; root system; Southeast Asia;

    Abstract : The increasing demand for wood, fibre and pulp coupled with efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emission has put immense importance on the development of forest plantations. The rapidly growing human population will also face shortage of food, particularly in developing world where agricultural productivity is generally low. READ MORE

  3. 7. Repelling Aedes aegypti : A sustainable plant based solution in Lao PDR

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Fredrik Schubert; [2014]
    Keywords : Repel Aedes aegypti Cympobogon citratus Zingiber officinale;

    Abstract : Abstract Background. Vector borne diseases such as dengue fever and malaria are spread through hematophagous insects. Aedes aegypti is a species of mosquito that transmits dengue and chikungunya in Asia. In Lao PDR the estimated direct and indirect cost of dengue fever alone is 5 million USD. READ MORE

  4. 8. The matter of access to capitals : a case study of gender-differentiated vulnerability to flooding in Laos PDR

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Jacqueline Ernerot; [2013]
    Keywords : vulnerability; flooding; gender; access to capitals; Community Capitals Framework; Laos PDR;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes gender-differentiated vulnerability to the flooding in 2011 within a rural community in Laos PDR - the village of Ban Lao situated in the Mekong River basin. The study employs the Community Capitals Framework (CCF) to explore what resources women and men in the case study had lost in the flooding to thereafter be able to analyze what capitals where most essential for their coping and adaptation capacity. READ MORE

  5. 9. Inclusive business and shared values : case study of Stora Enso in Lao PDR

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Sebastian Levall; Brita Prejer; [2013]
    Keywords : Agroforestry; Corporate Social Responsibility; New Business Models; Stakeholder Management; Cross Sector Collaborations; Shared Value; Lao PDR;

    Abstract : Businesses role in society is changing. Corporations are expected to take responsibility, not only for their traditional business conduct, but also for social and political issues. A rise in globalization and international trade has led to an increased interest in the concept of CSR. READ MORE

  6. 10. Installation of a hydride generation system coupled to atomic absorption spectrometry in Vientiene, Laos PDR - Determination of arsenic in water samples

    University essay from Kemiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Carlsson; [2012]
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    Abstract : Until now, the possibility for the personnel at the National University of Lao PDR (NUOL) to perform analysis of arsenic in drinking water as well as water used for agriculture has been limited to indication sticks, giving only a vague indication of the presence and levels of arsenic. Due to the lack of adequate and sensitive analytical instruments the levels of arsenic are relatively unknown in Lao People Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). READ MORE