Water
Theme curator: Seetharam, K. E.
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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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Assessing the Resurgent Irrigation Development Program of the Philippines – Communal Irrigation Systems Component
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2020-03-15)The project aims to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the government's irrigation program with focus on the technical, physical, and institutional aspects of performance of communal irrigation systems (CIS). Cycle 1 involved the assessment ... -
Assessing the Resurgent Irrigation Development Program of the Philippines – National Irrigation Systems Component
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2020-02-28)This Project focused on the evaluation of National Irrigation Systems (NIS) in the Philippines which consisted of 22 NIS in Luzon and 17 NIS in Visayas and Mindanao and are represented by 151 Irrigators Associations (IAs). The overall objective is to ... -
New Zealand’s pandemic response: Best practice or just a practice run?
(New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, 2020-02-28)In “(Nearly) nothing to fear but fear itself”, a 2009 article for The Economist, French economist Olivier Jean Blanchard argued that in a crisis, policy makers should focus on reducing uncertainty: “Crises feed uncertainty. And uncertainty affects ... -
Enhancing Financial Connectivity Between Asia and Europe: Implications for Infrastructure Convergence Between the Two Regions
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2020-01-30)While discussing the enhancement of the connectivity between Europe and Asia, this policy paper explores a new area of cooperation, which is the use of European long-term investment funds in Asia’s infrastructure. We argue that, if Asian countries agree ... -
Assessing the Philippine irrigation development program
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2020-01-30)This Policy Note assesses the water resources component of the resurgent Irrigation Development Program of the Philippines. It zeroes in on AMRIS and PADRIS and evaluates the ability of their water resources, land resources, and irrigation facilities ... -
Dimensions of Energy Insecurity on Small Islands: The Case of the Maldives
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-12-30)The study explores the dimensions of energy insecurity on small islands in terms of heavy dependence on fossil fuels and the challenges involved in improving efficiency and renewable energy capacity to enhance energy security in the electricity system. ... -
Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Economic Development in the People's Republic of China: The Role of Renewable Energy Across Provinces
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-12-30)In recent times, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has faced significant challenges in terms of managing its environment and moving forward with the concept of sustainable economic development. The environmental challenges concern the increasing ... -
Innovative Measures for Infrastructure Investments: Illustrating Land Trust Scheme and Spillover Effect
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-12-30)In many Asian countries, land acquisition is one of the main challenges for infrastructure development which delays the completion of projects and lowers the rate of return of infrastructure investment. This paper investigates the potential application ... -
Promoting Old-Age Vitality in the People’s Republic of China
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-12-30)This paper examines old-age vitality and its associated factors, including physical and mental health, in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), using the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey and census data sets. Population aging is a far more ... -
Process and Prospects for Lasting Blue Skies in the People’s Republic of China
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-12-30)The People’s Republic of China (PRC) launched its fight against air pollution in 2013, with an action plan that is the first of its kind. This paper analyzes the challenges and successes of this fight in defense of the PRC’s blue skies. Energy structure ...