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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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Fair Shared City: Guidelines for Socially Inclusive and Gender-Responsive Residential Development
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-30)Making cities more livable is one of the seven operational priorities under Strategy 2030 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB is committed to supporting efforts in making cities safe, inclusive, and sustainable urban centers. Prepared in collaboration ... -
Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities: Thailand 2021 Report
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-30)This report highlights four key sectors to grow investments in green infrastructure in Thailand: renewable energy, sustainable transport, sustainable water management, and sustainable waste management, and showcases other green investment opportunities ... -
Impact of Energy Innovation on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Moderation of Regional Integration in Asian Economies
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2022-01-30)In order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Asian countries are trying to realize the potential of energy innovation. However, several structural issues might deter the expected impact of ... -
Nonbank Finance and Monetary Policy Transmission in Asia
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2022-01-30)Focusing on Asian economies over the period 2006 to 2019, we find that while nonbank finance appears to complement rather than substitute credit provision by the traditional banking sector, weaker regulatory quality is an important driving factor. ... -
Regional Cooperation for Improving Agriculture Production Efficiency: A Strategic Tool for Emission Reduction
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2022-01-30)The growing population and climatic uncertainties have compelled producers to undertake faster exploitation of the resources in agricultural production to meet global food security, which, in turn, leads towards unsustainable and input-led inefficient ... -
Local Government Conditional Grants: The Seal of Good Local Governance and the Performance Challenge Fund
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-01-30)The Philippine government provides various intergovernmental fiscal transfers to local government units (LGUs). Mandated by the Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991, the unconditional grant known as internal revenue allotment (IRA) is given to help LGUs ... -
Rethinking Asia’s Low-Carbon Growth in the Post-Covid World: Towards a Net-Zero Economy
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-01-30)Asia’s historical development is at a crossroads. Twenty months into the coronavirus pandemic, the cumulative economic and financial impacts are estimated to be much worse than those of the 1997 Asian economic crisis and the 2008 global financial crisis. ... -
SDPI E-Newsletter: Energy Transition Pakistan: Vol. 1 No. 1
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2022-01-15)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 ... -
Indonesia’s Local Content Requirements: Assessment with WTO Rules
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-01-15)Local content requirement is one of the policy measures used by many countries around the globe, including Indonesia, to protect and support their strategic sectors. This paper assesses Indonesia’s local content regulations in the energy, telecommunication ... -
Lessons Learned from Compliance Reviews at the Asian Development Bank (2004–2020): Republic of Indonesia: Integrated Citarum Water Resources Management Investment Program–Project 1
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-05)Lessons Learned from Compliance Reviews of the Asian Development Bank (2004–2020) is a series of publications prepared by ADB’s Office of the Compliance Review Panel (OCRP). The series features compliance reviews of eight ADB-assisted projects that ...