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,
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Energy policy options for sustainable development in Bangladesh
Bangladesh today faces a different future than it did decades ago when relatively abundant natural gas seemed to be the key to prosperity. To support more evidence-based dialogue on energy development,
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Financing low-carbon urban development in South Asia: a post-2012 context
This guidance note provides an overview of the carbon financing market in the post-2012 context and provides guidance on how to access carbon finance. Also highlights good practices in low-carbon urban development.
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Economics of climate change in East Asia
This regional study includes the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Mongolia and examines how strategies for adapting to climate change up to 2050 can be combined with measures
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Energy outlook for Asia and the Pacific 2013
This report provides an energy outlook for the region up to the year 2035 to help identify policy, social, infrastructure, and technology issues that must be addressed to meet future energy needs of ADB
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Food security challenges in Asia
This ADB paper reviews the recent developments in world food markets and examines the larger challenges for Asia in ensuring sustainable food security and inclusive rural growth.
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Bilateral trade and food security
The authors analyze the relationship between food security and trade, focusing on food importers’ exposure to sudden market failures from relying on a narrow range of international suppliers. They compute
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Poverty and food security in India
This paper is an attempt to analyze the impact of two of India’s largest food security interventions—the Public Distribution System (PDS) and the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDM)—on poverty outcomes and on nutritional
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Thinking about water differently: managing the water–food–energy nexus
The water-food-energy nexus is emerging as a critical issue in Asia and the Pacific. It is clear that solutions must be found to assure water security, thereby eliminating the immediate--and increasing--risk
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Solid waste management in Nepal: current status and policy recommendations
Managing solid waste is one of the major challenges in urbanization. A survey conducted in all 58 municipalities of Nepal in 2012 found that the average municipal solid waste generation was 317 grams per
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Agriculture and structural transformation in Developing Asia: review and outlook
Relative to other developing regions, developing Asia has experienced a slower decline in employment share in agriculture, compared to its output share; a rapid growth in labor and land productivity; and