Asian development outlook 2024
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
Asian Development Bank
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Water balance: achieving sustainable development through a water assessment and management plan
Water availability has a tremendous impact on water resources development and socioeconomic sustainability, particularly in arid and semiarid areas. A thorough assessment of water availability and demand
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Power sector in developing Asia: current status and policy issues
The paper examines the current status and future prospects of the electricity sectors and key policy issues in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), India, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. In the PRC,
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Urban poverty in Asia
This paper on Urban Poverty in Asia looks at the different dimensions of poverty in Asia, both income and nonincome, its two main regions, including a brief account of who and what class of people are
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Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2014
The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2014, the 45th edition of this series, includes the latest available economic, financial, social, and environmental indicators for the 48 regional members of
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Diversification of energy supply: prospects for emerging energy sources
This paper examines the status, future prospects, environmental implications, investment and infrastructure requirements, and risks of alternative energy sources such as solar resource, wind power, and
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Sustainable urbanization in Asia and Latin America
Urbanization is a result as well as a driver of growth, but has often been accompanied by problems with pollution, congestion, slums, and damage to the environment and ecosystems. This comparative report
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Demand in the desert: Mongolia’s water–energy–mining nexus
Mongolia’s mining-based economic development and the sustainability of its urban economies depend on both water and energy. The examination of the waterenergy nexus in two river basins in Mongolia shows
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Energy security, sustainability, and affordability in Asia and the Pacific
This paper calculates energy security, sustainability, and affordability from 2010 to 2035 for the Asia and Pacific region using the following indicators: primary energy intensity, carbon dioxide intensity
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Urban water supply and sanitation in Southeast Asia: a guide to good practice
The purpose of this book is to provide stakeholders in Southeast Asian urban water supply and sanitation (meaning governments, utilities, consultants, donors and NGOs) with a point of reference and some
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Environmental issues, climate changes, and energy security in developing Asia
Four environmental dimensions of energy security—climate change, air pollution, water availability and quality, and land-use change—and the environmental impact of 13 energy systems on each are discussed