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.
Recommended elearning:
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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PHARMAC economic analysis and “savings” claims
(New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, 2018-10-15)PHARMAC frequently claims that it achieves savings through its negotiations practices and approvals process for new medicines. In the 2017 financial year, PHARMAC claims to have achieved $52 million in savings for New Zealand. PHARMAC further claims ... -
Energy Efficiency Finance Programs: Best Practices to Leverage Private Green Finance
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2018-10-15)A common struggle across energy efficiency programs is the creation of sustainable private sector markets that reduce the energy demand. The purpose of this study is to outline the best practice for achieving smart public programs that overcome the ... -
In Pursuit of Connectivity: China Invests in Southeast Asian Infrastructure
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018-10-10)Five years into China’s invitation for Southeast Asian economies to work in synchrony toward an envisioned ‘maritime silk road’, skepticism in the region risks being proven correct. Signature projects such as railways in Indonesia and Thailand are ... -
Groundwater Management: Pathways for Cooperation in South Asia
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2018-10-09)Pakistan and India fall among the few countries in the world where water resources are under stress as a result of rising urbanization, luxurious consumption patterns, industrial development, and population growth. These factors are compounded by climate ... -
Strong Regulation of Medical Products: Cornerstone of Public Health and Regional Health Security
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-09-30)National regulatory agencies (NRAs) are the gatekeepers of the supply chain of medical products such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices. It is through registration with an NRA that a manufacturer brings products to market. Post marketing surveillance ... -
The Use of Financial Technology in the Agriculture Sector
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2018-09-30)The finance sector has a key role to play in allowing agriculture to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction. A rapidly evolving technological landscape is opening up new possibilities to target and price credit, to share risk, and to harness ... -
Infrastructure Financing in South Asia
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-09-30)South Asia seems to defy the theory that development of infrastructure is required for sustained economic growth. Despite the severe and persistent shortage of quality infrastructure, it is the fastest growing region in the world. This paper argues ... -
Internet Plus Agriculture: A New Engine for Rural Economic Growth in the People’s Republic of China
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-09-30)This publication reviews the practices and policies of Internet Plus agriculture business models in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It analyzes the agriculture value chain model, rural e-commerce platform, and Internet Plus agriculture service ... -
Aviation and the Role of CAREC: A Scoping Study
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-09-30)CAREC was created to foster connectivity. Air transport connectivity facilitates economic development. This Scoping Study seeks to begin to define a potential role for the CAREC program to enhance the region’s effectiveness of aviation. The study ... -
Pakistan Environment Barometer 2018: Environment - an issue, not a priority
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2018-09-30)The study aims to gauge people’s perception about environmental issues and their impact on their daily lives. Therefore, to find out “If environment is a determinant for people to vote?” a short questionnaire consisting of 10 close ended questions was ...