ADB’s strategic objective and priorities. The CPS has four strategic pillars: (i) accelerate competitiveness and economic diversification; (ii) strengthen human capital and lifelong learning; (iii) foster green, sustainable, and inclusive development; and (iv) improve governance. The CPS will deliver on these priorities by (i) offering policy advice; (ii) supporting reforms; (iii) strengthening ...

Georgia is geographically located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Its overall development strategy—Freedom, Rapid Development, Prosperity: Government Platform 2016–20201 (hereafter, “Government Program 2016–2020”)—recognizes this unique spatial advantage and calls for the country’s closer market integration with the rest of the world, including the European Union (EU). However, Georgia has not ...

ADB’s strategic objectives and priorities. The Nepal country partnership strategy (CPS), 2020–2024 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has three objectives: (i) improved infrastructure for private sector-led growth, (ii) improved access to devolved services, and (iii) environmental sustainability and resilience. ADB will support renewable energy, road and air transport, logistics, and trade facilitation ...

ADB strategic objectives and priorities. The strategic objectives of the country partnership strategy (CPS), 2019–2023 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are to foster economic diversification and reduce spatial and social disparities. The CPS will focus on three strategic priorities: (i) dynamic economic reforms to foster a resilient and diversified economy, (ii) improved connectivity to provide ...

ADB strategic objectives and priorities. The country partnership strategy (CPS) will foster diversified growth and wider inclusiveness with sovereign and nonsovereign financing for (i) priority infrastructure investments in transport, energy, and urban development; (ii) knowledge and policy-based assistance and investments for service delivery reforms in education, health, and financial services; ...

Water security is a prerequisite for the development of a nation. A sustainable and safe water source is essential for human well-being, economic development, ecosystem preservation, and the prevention of water-related hazards. However, about half of the world’s population now experiences water scarcity for at least 1 month per year, and the number of affected people is expected to increase to about ...

The economic spillover effect relates to ancillary benefits from development projects beyond their intrinsic values. For citywide fecal sludge management (FSM) projects, such benefits could be increased property values and tax revenues as the environmental health of the city improves over time. Other potential ancillary benefits include (i) increased tourism as the water quality of bays, beaches, ...