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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Application of Information and Communication Technology for Agriculture in the People’s Republic of China
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-11-30)This report presents the findings of an assessment on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to improve food production and distribution in the People’s Republic of China. The analysis focuses on e-commerce in rural areas of the ... -
Implementing Land Trust in Bangladesh as a Strategy for Financing Infrastructure and Sustainable Land Management
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-11-30)As Bangladesh is a densely populated and land-scarce country, a land trust method can be applied in order to ensure productive and sustainable land management. We argue that land trust can be applied to managing agricultural land, khas land, real estate, ... -
CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring: Annual Report 2018
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-11-30)Using data from real-time road and rail cargo shipments, the Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring (CPMM) mechanism assesses the efficiency of the six Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) transport corridors that link CAREC ... -
Integrating Persons with Disabilities into Mongolia’s Society
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-11-30)The last decade has seen an increased recognition of the rights of persons with disabilities (PWD) and a call to action to put rights into practice, both internationally and in Mongolia. In 2006, the United Nations adopted the Convention of the Rights ... -
Learning from the Challenges of the Melamchi Water Supply in Kathmandu
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-11-18)Water security is a prerequisite for the development of a nation. A sustainable and safe water source is essential for human well-being, economic development, ecosystem preservation, and the prevention of water-related hazards. However, about half of ... -
Health Care in the In the 4IR?
(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2019-11-13)The health care systems of many countries face considerable challenges in dealing with demographic transformations, and to cater to the consequent emerging health care needs. To maintain the healthiness of populations and cure patients more effectively, ... -
Highway Access and Human Capital Investments in the Rural Regions of the People's Republic of China
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-10-30)The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has made massive investments since the late 1990s in highway infrastructure, connecting its rural and urban regions. In this paper, we study the impact of highway investments on the educational choices in rural PRC. ... -
Electric Vehicles and Energy Insecurity in Asean Countries: Renewable Energy Integration and Urban air Quality
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-10-30)The electrification of road transport in the ASEAN appears to decrease the level of final energy consumption in the road transport sector in 2040. The level of primary energy consumption, however, may not decrease unless countries adopt aggressive ... -
Caucasus Analytical Digest
(Policy and Management Consulting Group, 2019-10-30)Publication provides an overview of how the initiative could advance relations between China and the three countries of the South Caucasus, namely Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. The publication also sketched out the dynamics of the BRI related to ... -
Broader Horizons October 2019
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-10-30)A Monthly Maritime Bulletin and Perspectives of the Maritime Security Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies