Author: Khamouane Khamphoukeo
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-01-05
Year: 2001
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2001
Examination Committee: Soparth Pongquan (Chairperson); Jayant Kumar Routray, B.W.E. Wickramanayake (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The research deals with the capacity building assessment of local government officials at provincial (P AFOs) and district levels (DAFOs) and members of village organization (VOs) in LPP with the support of SIDA through the Lao-Swedish Forestry Project (LSFP) and Department of Forestry (DoF), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Lao PDR during Phase IV (1996-2000). The project aims to solve the problem of shifting cultivation of the country with a focus on institutional building for capacity development through participatory and bottom-up approach at local level. This is the first attempt of this kind of project has ever been implemented by the DoF in Lao PDR. The objectives of this research are to examine types and components of capacity building program provided to assess capacity of all stakeholders including P AFOs, DAFOs and VOs in local planning process to get people’s feedback on awareness, participation, benefits gained and satisfaction and to identify factors affecting capacity and to suggest recommendations. The research was conducted in two villages, namely Ban Phone Sya and Ban Silalek in Xiang Ngeun district of Luang Prabang province in Lao PDR, where is the project area of LSFP. Findings of this research showed that a variety of capacity building program were provided to its stakeholders, which made their capacity is high in various stages of planning process. As a consequence, people were highly aware and actively participated in various stages of LPP in many local projects with the high degree of benefits gained and the high level of satisfaction. Several factors were affected to their capacity building, which are interrelated. It is clear from this research that it is essential to continue to strengthen the capacity of all stakeholders for sustainability in a long-term, which could lead to the achievement of LSFP overall goal eventually. This needs the interventions of LSFP/SIDA and DoF in making this effort in future with further support to the project in the next phase technically a
Scholarship Donor(s): Noiwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment Resources and Development
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