【Bon appétit !】 Vientiane Capital along the Mekong River is centre of economy, politics, and tourism and the most populated city among cities in Lao PDR. Moreover, Vientiane Capital has experienced rapid economic growth from foreign investment since 2000, however it is suffering from the loss of lives, properties, and lands of local residents caused by increasing flood and riverbank erosion disturbing the sustainable economic growth and poverty mitigation. (https://www.mekongconsultants.com.la/Project/mekong-river-integrated-management-project-phase-ii-in-vientiane-capital/)