Video - Knowledge Database Helps Policy Makers Identify and Assess Toxic Waste Hot Spots

Event:

Video - Knowledge Database Helps Policy Makers Identify and Assess Toxic Waste Hot Spots

01 July 2014

Author / Speaker:

Patricia Moser, ADB - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Project Stories:

Knowledge Database Helps Policy Makers Identify and Assess Toxic Waste Hot Spots

Toxic pollution affects the health of millions of people in developing countries. In 2009, the Asian Development Bank, through assistance from its partner Blacksmith Institute, joined the Global Inventory Project to build a database that catalogues, assesses, prioritizes, and estimates costs for remediation of critical toxic sites. The database now provides policymakers better information and possible cleanup solutions.

Geographical Focus:

Regional - Asia

Type of Content:

Project Stories

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