Water
Infrastructure for Irrigation
Life begins with clean water and access to this most precious commodity is more important than ever to the billions of people across Asia and the Pacific. Quality infrastructure can bring lasting relief to struggling communities as this page shows.
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Management of Water Resources-- Self study about the sustainability of water resources, and the fundamentals of water supply and sanitation, water governance, and climate proofing.
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Measuring Water Use with Remote Sensing
(Asian Development Bank, 2017-05-30)
Remote sensing technology is a powerful tool that revolutionizes understanding of basin water resources. Water accounting—knowing how much water is available and who is using how much—is critical at a time when Asia is facing increasing water insecurity. ...
Water Management through the Lenses of Gender, Ethnicity and Class: A Comparative Case Study of Upstream and Downstream Sites on the Mekong River in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2017-02-03)
Issues related to water resources upstream (Tan Ho Co commune) and downstream (Dai An commune) of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam were studied. The role of gender, ethnicity and class in water management was ascertained. Social qualitative research, using ...
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Quality Infrastructure Investment: Ways to Increase the Rate of Return for Infrastructure Investments
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-03-15)Private–public partnerships in infrastructure have been advocated for many years. Investors currently receive a low rate of return on infrastructure investment. This is because the main sources of revenue from infrastructure investment are user charges. ... -
Early Life Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution: Effect on Child Health in India
(Brookings India, 2019-03-15)This paper examines effect of outdoor air pollution on child health in India by combining satellite PM2.5 data with geo-coded Demographic and Health Survey of India(2016). We use an instrumental variable strategy for identification as local pollution ... -
Coal in India: Adjusting to transition
(Brookings India, 2019-03-15)Coal is the source of half of commercial primary energy in India. However, non-commercial biomass is still an important energy source, making up roughly one-quarter of total primary energy. The power sector uses the majority of India’s coal (Figure 1) ... -
Resource Sharing and Joint Development in the South China Sea: Exploring Avenues of Cooperation
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-03-15)The Philippines and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Cooperation on Oil and Gas Development, demonstrating their willingness to explore joint development as a pathway to collaboration, notwithstanding their territorial disputes. ... -
Frames: News, Thoughts, Updates: March 2019
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2019-03-15)Frames is a monthly newsletter produced by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia. Each edition covers news, thoughts and updates involving ASEAN and East Asia. -
At the Signing of the Gwangju Job Project, a Korean Adoption of the Auto 5000 Model
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2019-03-11)The city of Gwangju and Hyundai Motors finally signed an agreement on January 31 on the much-anticipated Gwangju job project. Known as being motivated by the Auto 5000 model introduced at Volkswagen (VW) during 2001-2008, the project's objective is to ... -
WFPF: Water Financing Partnership Facility: 2019 Annual Work Program
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-02-28)This Annual Work Program for 2019 presents the priorities and activities for the Water Financing Partnership Facility (WFPF or the Facility), as administered by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on behalf of its financing partners contributing to the ... -
WFPF: Water Financing Partnership Facility: 2018 Annual Report
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-02-12)The Water Financing Partnership Facility (WFPF or the Facility) was established on 29 November 2006 to provide additional financial and knowledge resources from development partners to support the implementation of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) ... -
Broader Horizons: January 2019
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-01-30)A Monthly Maritime Bulletin and Perspectives of the Maritime Security Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. -
Realizing the Potential of Public–Private Partnerships to Advance Asia’s Infrastructure Development
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-01-15)This publication highlights how public–private partnerships (PPPs) can be effective to meet Asia’s growing infrastructure needs. It shows how governments and their development partners can use PPPs to promote more inclusive and sustainable growth. The ...