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Impacts of Hydropower Development on Natural Resource Accessibility and the Livelihoods of Local People: The Case of Quang Nam Province in Vietnam
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2017-02-06)
The hydropower system in Vietnam has been crowdedly built on river basins in the country. Because it offers economic benefits and energy for industrial growth, the social and environmental impacts of hydropower are of great interest to scientists, ...
Handbook for Rooftop Solar Development in Asia
(Asian Development Bank, 2014-06-30)
Drawing on the Asian Development Bank’s experience installing the rooftop solar photovoltaic system at its headquarters, the Handbook for Rooftop Solar Development in Asia hopes to demystify the process of developing solar photovoltaic projects in urban ...
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Malaysia’s Oil and Gas Sector: Constant Expectations despite Diminishing Returns
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2022-03-02)Since the oil and gas (O&G) sector’s take-off in the 1970s, this natural bounty has yielded myriad benefits to Malaysia. While not falling into the ‘resource curse’ of an unquestioned reliance on natural resources, the O&G sector is nonetheless a key ... -
The Economy of Azerbaijan 2021: An upswing from Economic Rebound with the Risks in Scenario
(Center for Economic and Social Development, 2022-03-01)The year 2020 posed an unprecedented challenge to the World economy with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic shrinking the global GDP by 6,7%1 and bringing worldwide severe economic repercussions. Thanks to the massive vaccination program, global ... -
Public Attitudes Towards Energy Policy and Sustainable Development in ASEAN Countries
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-02-28)This study examines the willingness to pay (WTP) for RE in ASEAN countries. It reports the results of the second research phase. In 2020 (phase one), we conducted a household survey in Myanmar, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Viet Nam, and Thailand; ... -
RSIS Beyond Relief! Singapore Humanitarian Network Issue 4
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-02-28)In our Feature Article, Lina Gong writes about the need to adapt humanitarian practices to new environments and constraints. The sector needs to reform, adapt and innovate to prepare for much more complex and uncertain futures. This issue’s On the ... -
The Intractable Challenges Facing Energy Trade in Southeast Asia
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2022-02-25)ASEAN is expected to grow collectively by over 5 percent per year to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2030. At the same time, the ASEAN Centre of Energy has predicted that energy demand in the region will increase by more than 70 per cent ... -
Cambodia Petroleum Master Plan 2021
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-02-15)According to the Cambodia National Energy Statistics (2019), oil demand in Cambodia is significant, and its share per total primary energy supply (TPES) was 42% in 2018, followed by biomass (33%). The demand for gasoline and diesel oil, mainly used as ... -
Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Risk Management: Revitalizing Philippine Rivers to Boost Climate Resilience and Enhance Environmental Sustainability
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-02-15)This brief shares how the regional TA identified NbS options for the FRM master plans using the NRM approach. The river basins used as NbS pilot areas could serve as models for potential replication and upscaling in other river basins in the Philippines ... -
Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia: Wasted Opportunity?
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-02-10)Plastic pollution is clearly a climate problem as it contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions. What has been done in Southeast Asia ─ one of the plastic pollution hotpots ─ to reverse the worsening marine plastic pollution? -
SDPI E-Newsletter: Energy Transition Pakistan: Vol. 1 No. 2
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2022-01-31)To keep abreast of emerging issues at the National/International and local level, the SDPI brings out a Bi-Monthly E-Newsletter for “Energy Transition Pakistan” It carries reference information’s to the News items/Comments/Op-Eds appearing in leading ... -
Inclusive Community Energy Resilience in Bangladesh
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-30)This ADB South Asia working paper proposes a framework for mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in energy system planning, establishes a methodology for measuring and comparing community and energy system resilience to extreme ...