Aquatic Resources Management to Improve Rural Livelihoods of the Xe Kong River Basin, Lao PDR
Case Study C0260
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| Date | September 2006 |
| Agency | WWF Living Mekong Programme |
| Project type | Implemented by agency |
| Context(s) | Productive landscape Protected area |
| Geographic coverage | Laos |
| Locality | Xe Kong river basin, Lao PDR |
| Biodiversity focus | Watershed ecosystem |
| Development focus | Local communities |
| Conservation goals | Conserve the biological diversity of the Xe Kong river basin |
| Poverty reduction goals | Improve the food security and natural capital of communities in the Xe Kong river basin |
Summary
The Xe Kong river basin is one of the largest tributaries of the Mekong and an important river basin for capture fisheries and biological diversity. Due to the remoteness of the basin, there still remain large areas of relatively undisturbed forest that represent important habitat to local communities for collecting non-timber forest products to support local livelihoods.
Aquatic Resources Management to Improve Rural Livelihoods of the Xe Kong River Basin is a project implemented by WWF Living Mekong Programme that runs from 2005 to 2009. The overall objective of this project is to improve livelihoods and conserve biological diversity of the Xe Kong basin through participatory management of natural resources. This will be achieved through specific objectives and activities that are designed to achieve the following outcomes: (i) strengthen sustainable livelihoods of the rural poor; (ii) develop capacity for communities to participate in basin development planning; (iii) strengthen government policies and planning for river basin development.
Conservation impact
This process of getting the project established took longer than initially conceived and actual field implementation was delayed. As a consequence, no significant progress has been reported to date.
Poverty reduction impact
This process of getting the project established took longer than initially conceived and actual field implementation was delayed. As a consequence, no significant progress has been reported to date.
Strategy for Conservation/Poverty Linkages
Enabling local participation in policy-/decision- making processes
Devolution or reinstatement of local rights over/access to resources
Sustainable Use
Reference 1
http://assets.panda.org/downloads/tmflaosjune05.pdf
More information
Eric Meusch, Project Advisor