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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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The Challenges of Adapting Trade Policies to the Digital Era
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2022-01-04)This study focuses on digital trade policies that affect the trading of goods and services over the internet. We use the terms digital trade and ecommerce interchangeably. Earlier studies on barriers to digital trade shed light on newly erected barriers ... -
Review of Urban Wastewater Management and Clean Water Act
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2021-12-30)Wastewater and pollution management issues are usual negative externalities in the pursuit of economic development. This is true in the Philippines where industrial and domestic refuse often end up in tributaries and major water ways, sometimes even ... -
Fair Shared Green and Recreational Spaces—Guidelines for Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Design: Tbilisi Municipality
(Asian Development Bank, 2021-12-30)These guidelines were developed through the collaborative efforts of the Asian Development Bank and the Municipal Department of Environmental Protection of Tbilisi City Hall. The publication aims to inform decisions that will contribute to the sustainable ... -
Strategic Portfolio Building in Donors’ Multilateral Institutional Choice
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2021-12-30)More donors are formally assessing their multilateral aid disbursement policies as well as the multilateral institutions that they contribute to. Analyzing OECD Creditor Reporting System data from 2011 to 2019 of 23 donors and 34 multilateral organizations, ... -
Energy Efficiency in South Asia: Opportunities for Energy Sector Transformation
(Asian Development Bank, 2021-12-30)This report reviews the energy landscape in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka with the aim of supporting improved energy efficiency in these South Asian countries. It analyzes the growth of energy consumption in each of the five countries ... -
Review of Opportunities for the Pacific WASH Sector
(Asian Development Bank, 2021-12-30)The water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector plays a key role in enabling a healthier population in the Pacific and in building countries’ resilience to public health emergencies such as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This publication looks ... -
In Pursuit of Safe Sanitation Services: Governing Fecal Sludge Management in Nepal
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2021-12-30)As much as 89% of Nepal’s population relies on on-site sanitation. This means that 2,925 cubic meters of fecal sludge per day are ineffectively contained underground within household premises, informally emptied and transported, and disposed of without ... -
Access to Finance for SMEs: Alternative Sources of Finance in Georgia
(Policy and Management Consulting Group, 2021-12-30)This paper explores the alternative financial instruments that are or could become available to Georgian SMEs. Through the examination of various secondary sources and several interviews with relevant stakeholders, the paper identifies obstacles and ... -
Electricity Market Prices and Georgia’s Energy Security
(Policy and Management Consulting Group, 2021-12-30)This policy research paper aims to draw attention of stakeholders in Georgia’s energy sector to the issue of prices, their importance in energy security and security of electricity supply. To meet the aim, this work firstly reviews the existing academic ... -
Analysis of Future Mobility Fuel Scenarios Considering the Sustainable Use of Biofuels and Other Alternative Vehicle Fuels in East Asia Summit Countries
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2021-12-30)Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transport sector is now attracting attention worldwide, especially after the Paris Agreement in 2015. To meet this target, East Asia Summit (EAS) countries have been making great efforts to introduce ...