Green forest fire notification in Laos

Supply-chain Risk Briefing - Laos Wildfire

1) Summary Moderate-intensity wildfires occurred in Laos from April 7-15, classified as green level by GDACS. The fires, lasting approximately 8 days, potentially affected forest and agricultural infrastructure in Laos' inland regions.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Agricultural commodities: Laos is a major producer of rice, corn, and cassava; agricultural land damage from wildfires could have limited impact on Southeast Asian regional agricultural supply
• Timber and forest products: Forest fires causing disruptions to timber production facilities and raw timber supply chains, particularly concerns over short-term delays in timber exports to Vietnam and Thailand
• Transportation infrastructure: Possible temporary road and inland transport route closures due to firefighting operations and smoke, minor impact on overland logistics to neighboring countries
• Power infrastructure: Limited disruptions expected to manufacturing and logistics center operations if transmission lines are damaged or power generation facilities affected

3) Watch points

• Track Laos government announcements on damage scale and agricultural/forest area recovery plans
• Monitor normalization of overland logistics routes to neighboring Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia