WATER Project
Region
Asia
Country
Laos
Flyway
East Asian - Australasian flyway
Initiative
WLI Asia-Oceania
About
That Luang Marsh is 2000 ha including a variety of agriculture and wetland habitat. The center would promote ecosystem goods and services including flood protection, wastewater treatment and local resource use.
Funding support: European Commission
Number of staff: 14
Overall aims of the centre
Centre Concept is under development. Currently we have a wetlands management project developing improved wetland management to support the Ecosystem Goods and Services of That Luang Marsh in Vientiane Laos.
Description of the centre
That Luang Marsh is 2000 ha including a variety of agriculture and wetland habitat. The centre would promote ecosystem goods and services including flood protection, wastewater treatment and local resource use.
Work Areas
Main CEPA work areas
Constructed Wetland Design and Maintenance, Wetland Management, Incorporating wetlands in urban planning.
Top three successes
1. Coordination of a group of government agencies in Vientiane Capital towards improved wetland management
2. Construction of pilot constructed wetlands to treat domestic and industrial waste.
3. Assessment of Ecosystem services provided by That Luang Marsh for formal management planning.
Top three challenges
Addressing conflicts between wetland conservation and city development.