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Landslides pose a continuing and increasing threat to the management of rural infrastructure in many countries. In many parts of Asia this threat is compounded by limited resources and budgets and limited knowledge of ground conditions to develop and manage sustainable solutions. A 3-year programme is described that aimed to strengthen capacity in the road sector of Laos in order to manage and mitigate against landslide hazards. Trial slope stabilisation and road reinstatement measures were designed and constructed and best practice manuals produced as an aid to future practice and as a means of focusing capacity building through training. Workshops, hands-on secondments and trainer-training approaches were used to maximise the take-up of these outputs and to ensure sustainability for future applications.
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This study was funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), UK as part of its South East Asia Community Access Programme (SEACAP). The work was undertaken as part of SEACAP 21. Chanh Bouphalivanh, Director of the Road Administration Division (RAD) of the MPWT provided considerable help in facilitating the study through the provision of advice, information and access to relevant bodies, internal and external to the MPWT. John Howell played a key role in the project as bio-engineering advisor. Dr. Bill Murphy of the University of Leeds, UK and Sarah d’Agostino assisted with the trainer-training exercises. Sysouvanthong Sengmany, also of the RAD acted as counter-part engineer. Local consultancy and logistical support was provided by Xayphone Chonephetsarath of SD and XP Consultants Group and Manilay Bouavong of Lao Consulting Group. The contributions made by the Faculties of Engineering and Geology of the National University of Laos under Associate Professor Nhinxay Visane are also gratefully acknowledged, as is the assistance and encouragement of DFID/SEACAP Technical Manager, David Salter. This paper is an output from a DFID/SEACAP-funded project, carried out for the benefit of developing countries. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the DFID.
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Hearn, G. (2013). Strengthening Landslide Awareness and Management in the Mountain Road Sector. In: Margottini, C., Canuti, P., Sassa, K. (eds) Landslide Science and Practice. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31313-4_36
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