The Lao People's Democratic Republic has designated agriculture and forestry a key sector since 1988, and made significant investments in order to shift from a subsistence economy to a market-oriented economy. Food security has been a priority and the lack of community-based irrigation facilities was seen as a major constraint on agricultural development.

The uncertain global economic outlook threatens to undermine the resolve of Asian countries to implement needed investments and policies to put their economies on an environmentally sustainable growth path, warns a report by IED at ADB.

The GEF Independent Evaluation Office is seeking to hire senior consultants for the following upcoming evaluations: