Laos is drafting a national strategic plan on climate change

Vientiane citizen built sand bag to protect water from the Mekong river to the city, August 2008

(KPL) Laos is planning to have a new national strategic plan on climate change and steps are being taken to formulate such a plan.

The National Committee is drafting this strategic plan and recently the committee members met at the Prime Minister?s Office on 4 May. Vice-Prime Minister, Asang Laoly who is the chairman of National Committee for drafting the strategic plan on climate change, said that the climate change issue is challenging and all countries must cooperate to overcome global warming.