Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym |
Full Name |
---|---|
ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
AEC |
ASEAN Economic Community |
AFTA |
ASEAN Free Trade Area |
APTA |
Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
AWB |
Airway Bill |
BL |
Bill of Lading |
C&F |
Cost & Freight |
CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
CARE |
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere |
CBTA |
Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement |
CDMC |
Central Disaster Management Committee |
CFS |
Container Freight Stations |
DCA |
Department of Civil Aviation |
DDMCC |
Department for Disaster Management and Climate Change |
DIMEX |
Department of Import and Export |
DMC |
Disaster Management Committee |
DOR |
Department of Roads |
DOT |
Department of Transport |
EDL |
Electricite du Laos |
EU |
European Union |
EWEC |
East-West Economic Corridor |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
GMS |
Great Mekong Sub-Regional |
GPRS |
General Pocket Radio Service |
GRT |
Gross Register Tonnage |
IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
IASC |
Inter-Agency Standing Committee |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
IDPs |
Internally Displaced Persons |
ILS |
Instrument Landing System |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
INGO |
International NGO |
IOM |
International Organization for Migration |
ISPs |
Internet Service Providers |
KVA |
Kilo Volt Ampere |
Lao PDR |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
LAA |
Lao Airports Authority |
LCA |
Logistics Capacity Assessment |
LCR |
Laos-China Railway |
LIFFA |
Lao International Freight Forwarders Association |
L-JATS |
Lao-Japan Airport Terminal Service |
LSFC |
Lao State Fuel Company |
MAF |
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry |
MOF |
Ministry of Finance |
MOH |
Ministry of Health |
MOIC |
Ministry of Industry and Commerce |
MOLSW |
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare |
MoNRE |
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MPI |
Ministry of Planning and Investment |
MPT |
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications |
MPWT |
Ministry of Public Works and Transport |
MT |
Metric Tons |
MW |
Megawatt |
N/A |
Not Available |
NDB |
Non-directional beacon |
NFI |
Non-food Items |
NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
OCHA |
Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
OPWT |
Office of Public Works and Transport |
RC |
Resident Coordinator |
RoRo |
Roll on Roll off |
T |
Tons |
T&D |
Transmission and Distribution |
TEUs |
Twenty Foot Equivalent Units |
THC |
Terminal Handling Charge |
TPD |
Traffic Police Department |
UNAIDS |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
UNCT |
United Nations Country Team |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP |
United Nations Environmental Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
UNHAS |
United Nations Humanitarian Air Service |
UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
(V)HF |
(Very) High Frequency |
VOR |
VHF omnidirectional radio range |
V-SAT |
Very Smart Aperture Terminal |
WASH |
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene |
WCO |
World Customs Organization |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
WVI |
World Vision International |
Technical Terms
Acronym |
Full Name |
---|---|
ASYCUDA |
Automated Customs Management System |
DRM |
Disaster Risk Management |
DRR |
Disaster Risk Reduction |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
GSP |
Generalized System of Preference |
LPI |
Logistics Performance Index |
LTE |
Long-Term Evolution (4G LTE) a standard for wireless communication |
MTOW |
Maximum Takeoff Weight (Aircraft) |
SGR |
Strategic Grain Reserves |
UXO |
Unexploded Ordinances |
MOSS |
Minimum Operating Security Standards |
MSU |
Mobile Storage Unit |