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28 November 2023
This presentation gives case studies of nature-based solutions (NbS) in Japan including disaster risk reduction and ecotourism which benefits not only the biodiversity and habitat restoration but also the local communities through livelihood opportunities. Japan’s new National Biodiversity Strategy…
5 September 2023
Southeast Asia has long been a region with dynamic RCI initiatives that have included ECD as one of their key pillars for enhancing economic integration. The GMS, IMT-GT and BIMP-EAGA are all at different levels and stages of ECD, but the overlapping country memberships and the geographical…
5 September 2023
Continuation of the Session 2: Economic Corridor Development in ADB-supported Subregional Programs: GMS, IMT-GT, and BIMP-EAGA Experience, including the Open Discussion.
27 April 2022
Economic analysis tools are important instruments that support decision making for infrastructure development including rural roads. The use of these tools such as economic valuation, cost-benefit analysis and multi-criteria analysis help identify potential impacts and their costs, which could be…
19 March 2021
In Japan, when building a house or building in the area where the sewer networks are not in place, a Packaged Aerated Wastewater Treatment Plant (PAWTP – ‘Johkasou’ in Japan), the standard on-site system in Japan, must be installed in order to treat all the wastewater generated in the house or…
17 November 2020
Opening Session of KDIS-3ie-ADB-ADBI Conference on Impact Evaluation - Challenges and Promise for Human Capital Development in Asia
25 August 2020
This presentation discussed how an integrated approach contributes to the understanding of health risks in water systems, mainly on freshwater systems, looking at drivers, pressures, state, impact, and responses, citing a few examples of innovative monitoring and modeling used in forecasting and…
26 June 2020
This presentation illustrated the regional accessibility and economic impacts of high speed rail (HSR) development in Japan since its inception in 1964. Comparison of the case of Japanese HSR impacts were also made with that of European case presented in the main presentation of this webinar to…
15 May 2020
This presentation discusses the improtance of Japanese HSR on new economic geography, population density, and size of cities. It highlights the need for experimental researches in measuring and understanding the impacts of HSR development.