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Knowledge Brief - Formal Land Rights for Women in the Lao PDR
World Bank, Department of Land Administration and Management of Lao PDR, Kukkonen, Markus, Somphongbouthakanh, Phetsakhone, Sonnasinh, Virana, Kokmila, Khitlaxay

Knowledge Brief - Formal Land Rights for Women in the Lao PDR

Economics & Development Published 2026 Verification Pending

Overview & Synopsis

This knowledge brief summarizes the current situation regarding women’s formal land ownership in Laos, particularly among different ethno-linguistic groups, and provides recommendations for strengthening women’s rights through systematic land registration processes. The brief does not assess women’s land rights in the various customary or informal systems that exist, or the role of women in household-level decisions that affect land which legally belongs to the women.

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Document Title Knowledge Brief - Formal Land Rights for Women in the Lao PDR
Author / Organization World Bank, Department of Land Administration and Management of Lao PDR, Kukkonen, Markus, Somphongbouthakanh, Phetsakhone, Sonnasinh, Virana, Kokmila, Khitlaxay
Subject & Discipline Brief
Categories Economics & Development
Publication Year 2026
License / Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
Resource Verification Listed PDF (Verification Pending)
Original Host Website World Bank Documents & Reports (documents.worldbank.org)
File Format application/pdf (Portable Document Format)
Language EN
Catalog ID DOC-174958
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