This report is composed of seven chapters. Chapter 1 reviews briefly the explosive threat confronting the UXO action sector in Lao PDR, looking at the nature and extent of contamination and its consequent impact on life in Lao PDR. Chapter 2 details the structure and capacities of the UXO action programme, as well as some of its achievements. Chapter 3 sets out the main challenges for the UXO action programme, as identified by the study team, both at national and community level. Chapter 4 sets out the basic approach to risk management – the process of optimising the use of scarce resources to reduce the risk that a person or community faces from a hazard. Chapter 5 outlines the proposed national risk management decisionsupport tools for Lao PDR, with particular focus on resource allocation and the future planning of UXO action operations. Chapter 6 then proposes a corresponding community level risk management decision-support tool for use by operators. Finally, Chapter 7 summarises the main conclusions, findings and recommendations of the project. Following a bibliography and glossary of abbreviations and acronyms, Annex A contains a synopsis of key evaluations and assessments of the UXO sector in Lao PDR undertaken in recent years. Annex B comprises 2 case studies of community perspective to UXO issues in Lao PDR.