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    More Plastic Bags than Fish? East Asia’s New Environmental Threat 

    Gong, Lina (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-04-08)
    Marine plastic pollution is the new environmental threat facing mankind. This is also afflicting East Asia where six countries are major pollutants. While some in the region have started tackling this new menace, more can be done by all.
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    ADB Health Bond: Continuing to Meet Regional Demand for Strategic Health Financing: Issue No. 3 

    Asian Development Bank (Asian Development Bank, 2019-08-30)
    Asia and the Pacific has made unprecedented progress in addressing key health sector challenges as part of development goals, through a sustained commitment by governments, health donors, and partners. Despite this progress, remaining poverty and ...
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    Poverty, Health, and Ecosystems: Experience from Asia 

    Steele, Paul; Oviedo, Gonzalo; McCauley, David (Asian Development Bank, 2008-12-01)
    This publication, a joint undertaking of ADB and the International Union for Conservation of Nature, is meant to increase knowledge on the complex relationships between poverty, health, and ecosystems in Asia and the Pacific. For many of the millions ...
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    Disaster Management: A Disaster Manager's Handbook 

    Carter, W. Nick (Asian Development Bank, 2008-12-15)
    This handbook is a ready reference guide for those actively involved with management of natural disasters before, during, and after disaster situations in developing member countries. It draws upon disaster management practices in Asia and the Pacific ...

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