GRET is a key actor in the development sector in Laos. Since 2004, it has been providing technical expertise to numerous sectors in the country, in particular in the areas of agriculture, rural development, land governance, natural resource management, and access to essential local services (water, sanitation and solid waste management). GRET takes innovative approaches and places sustainability at the core of its practices. It plays a central role engaging with development partners and the Lao government.