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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Development of solar and wind power in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
This paper investigates the effect of the Delhi Metro on air pollution within Delhi and finds strong evidence to show that it has resulted in reductions of two important vehicular emissions - nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide.
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Flood risk management: a strategic approach
This book results from an international collaborative effort to explore and distil best practice approaches to flood risk management in challenging large scale and inter-related environments. Part A provides
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Guidelines for climate proofing investment in the energy sector
This publication provides a step-by-step methodological approach to help project teams assess and incorporate climate change adaptation measures into energy investment projects. While the focus of the
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Asian development outlook 2013: Asia’s energy challenge
<p><span id="itro1">This latest edition of Asian Development Outlook includes analysis of 45 economies in Asia & the Pacific including China and India. It features a special chapter on energy challenges
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Economics of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in South Asia: options and costs
Against a backdrop of increasing emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that are responsible for global climate change, the South Asia developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank have
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Asian water development outlook 2013: measuring water security in Asia and the Pacific
<p><span id="itro1">Water security in Asia and the Pacific is under threat from many sources - population growth, urbanization, increasing water pollution, the over-abstraction of groundwater, water-related
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WaterWealth? investing in basin management in Asia and the Pacific
This new ADB report based on 43 case studies highlights how people work together to secure water for all through innovative approaches in basins.
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Investing in resilience: ensuring a disaster-resistant future
Investing in Resilience: Ensuring a Disaster-Resistant Future focuses on the steps required to ensure that investment in disaster resilience happens and that it occurs as an integral, systematic part of
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Gender and urban poverty in South Asia
In March 2012, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held the Subregional Workshop on Gender and Urban Poverty in South Asia to share experiences and enhance lateral learning among ADB and its project partners
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The clean development mechanism: a field guide for transport projects
Strategy 2020 and Sustainable Transport Initiative of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) acknowledge prioritize the role of transport sector in climate change and vice-versa in transport. The Clean Development