Bank Bank: 1056 books
Bridges across Oceans
Initial Impact Assessment of the Philippines Nautical Highway System and Lessons for Southeast Asia
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
The foremost development challenge for archipelagic Southeast Asia is improved connectivity among the region's 24,000 islands. The success of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway in the Philippines, which uses an integrated system of roll-on/roll-off vessels to move people and cargo effectively, has...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
This edition compiles books, reports, and guides published by the Asian Development Bank in 2014. These cover topics such as agriculture, food security, education, energy, environment, financial sector, and gender equality. Titles are classified under broad and cross-cutting themes in development...
Intersections: Gender, HIV, and Infrastructure Operations
Lessons from Selected ADB–Financed Transport Projects
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to mainstream gender equality approaches in all sectors of its operations. This publication assesses the nexus between gender inequalities, HIV spread, and infrastructure development. A desk review and comparative analysis of existing infrastructure sector...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Rapid gender assessments of 12 projects in four countries were undertaken as part of the Asian Development Bank’s commitment to improving aid effectiveness. The assessment of three loans in Viet Nam found that positive gender equality results were achieved due to the implementation of gender action...
The State of Pacific Towns and Cities
Urbanization in ADB's Pacific Developing Member Countries
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
This report investigates urbanization trends across the 14 Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank. It examines the history of Pacific urbanization, current state of infrastructure and service provision within urban areas, and systems of urban governance. It presents key...
Reviving Lakes and Wetlands in People's Republic of China, Volume 3
Best Practices and Prospects for the Sanjiang Plain Wetlands
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
The Sanjiang Plain wetlands are among the most important wetlands in the People’s Republic of China with unique habitats, species, and ecology. There is a considerable body of literature devoted to various aspects of the Sanjiang Plain wetlands including their ecological values. Building on lessons...
Japan Fund for Public Policy Training
Annual Report 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
The Japan Fund for Public Policy Training was established in March 2004 as a trust fund to enhance developing member countries' capacity building for public policy management, focusing on regional economies in transition. Since its inception, the Government of Japan has contributed more than $22 million....
Sustainable Energy Access Planning
A Case Study
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy is one of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Sustainable energy access planning (SEAP) plays a vital role when it comes to ensuring energy access for poor households particularly in Nepal's Pyuthan district. SEAP...
Sixth ASEAN Chief Justices' Roundtable on Environment
Forging the Sustainable Future of the ASEAN Region—The Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
The ASEAN judiciaries reviewed their agreements on how they see, and aimed to fulfill, their role in protecting the environment, advancing environmental justice, and upholding the rule of law at the Sixth Roundtable held in the Philippines. The Sixth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
This report summarizes the current state of water pollution and water pollution management strategies in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It also provides specific recommendations for implementing market-based policy instruments, such designed to mitigate water pollution and its negative effects....
by Asian Development Bank, The World Bank
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Asia and the Pacific has a significant rise in migration: about one in three migrants comes from Asia according to the United Nations. Currently, over 80 million people from Asia and the Pacific live and work outside of their countries of origin. Migration and remittances have both positive and negative...
The Social Protection Indicator
Assessing Results for Asia
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to develop and update a comprehensive set of comparable and accessible data to help measure performance of social protection programs in Asia. The Social Protection Indicator (SPI) report presents data on government social protection programs collected...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
The Asian Development Bank has actively supported the Government of the Republic of the Philippines' Department of Budget and Management in institutionalizing results-based management across the country's bureaucracy. This guide to the Results-Based Management Framework (RBMF) provides a common reference...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2018
This study was conducted by the Asian Development Bank to assess the impact of projects involving the construction of dams on aquatic biodiversity in Nepal. The findings may not be authoritative, but conclusions suggest that fish populations and the diversity of species are a ected due to alterations in the ecosystem and blockage in life cycle movements.