Poverty–Environment Nexus in the Lao PDR: Analysis of Household Survey Data

Tytti Pasanen, Hanna Lakkala, Riikka Yliluoma, Visa Tuominen, Sari Jusi, Jyrki Luukkanen and Jari Kaivo‐oja
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Development Policy Review, 2017, vol. 35, issue 3, 349-371

Abstract: The results of the household survey (n=1602) analysis suggest that a poverty–environment nexus exists in the Lao PDR but the nexus depends on the environmental problem. The most explicit relations were those between poverty and using fuelwood for cooking, and poverty and access to safe drinking water, whereas recent negative changes regarding deforestation and land erosion exhibited only a weak connection. Outdoor air pollution was the most common problem experienced, although no connection to poverty was found. The two most common recent improvements were related to indoor air quality and sanitation, and they had been more prevalent for wealthier households.

Date: 2017
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