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Signing Ceremony

On October 24, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions with the Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic for the Project on Sustainable Urban and Transport Management in Luang Prabang, a technical cooperation project.

The project aims to provide capacity development for the government officers involved in urban transport planning and project implementation in Luang Prabang. By doing so, it will contribute to the realization of transport projects that will help Luang Prabang prosper as a sustainable city of tourism, thereby achieving SDGs Goal 11 (Sustainable cities and communities).

Details for the project are provided below.

[Basic project information]

Country	Lao People's Democratic Republic
Project title	Project on Sustainable Urban and Transport Management in Luang Prabang
Planned implementation period	36 months
Executing agency	Department of Transport, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, and Department of Public Works and Transport of Luang Prabang Province (DPWT)
Target region	Luang Prabang world heritage site and its surrounding areas
Specific project details (provisional)	Capacity development of government officers through urban transport master-plan development, as well as pilot project planning and implementation.