Research Brief: The Economic Returns of Sanitation Interventions in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 2013.
Water and Sanitation Program.
Key Messages
- Sanitation interventions have very favorable socio-economic returns to households and society, contributing to improved health, clean environment, dignity and quality of life, among many other benefits
- Economic efficiency of improved sanitation can be optimized by improving program performance, which leads to sustained behavior change
- Sanitation solutions in urban areas that involve wastewater management are potentially cost-beneficial, despite not all benefits having been included.
- Improved hygiene and sanitation conditions in institutions, public places and tourist sites are important to attract more businesses and tourists to Lao PDR.
Sanitation Updates 