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Transport South Asia

17 March 2016
Know more about ADB's programs, projects, and opportunities in South Asia under the Transport sector.

Health and Education South Asia

17 March 2016
Know more about ADB's programs, projects, and opportunities in South Asia under Health and Education.

Public Management and Finance South Asia

16 March 2016
Learn more about ADB's Public Sector Management and Finance operations in South Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Water and Urban Development South Asia

16 March 2016
Learn more about ADB's Water and Urban Development operations in South Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Sustainable Urban Transport Realizing the New Climate Change Agenda and Initiatives in BRT and Road Safety Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

19 February 2016
This webinar discusses the implications and applications of COP21 on the urban transport sector. It also presents an integrated approach to urban transport planning and management, including ADB's contributions to urban transport in terms of knowledge sharing and learning, financing, and inclusive…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Sustainable Urban Transport Realizing the New Climate Change Agenda and Initiatives in BRT and Road Safety Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

19 February 2016
With the recent global agreements on climate change mitigation and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), transport and urban development specialists are saying that now is the right time to implement green transport projects.

Perspectives on PRCs Water Reform Issue

10 January 2016
Many cities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have grappled with physical and financial challenges in managing water supply and quality primarily because they offer water at highly subsidized rates. To help address this issue, an ADB initiative sought to make water tariffs in PRC market-…

Songhua River Basin Water Pollution Control and Management Project

1 January 2016
Life for about three million people in the People’s Republic of China is about to get better with the cleanup of the Songhua River. In 2005, toxic chemicals spilled into the Songhua River from a petrochemical plant in Jilin Province, which also affected the adjacent Heilongjiang province. The river…

Current Status and Policy Framework of Photovoltaics in China

17 December 2015
As China faces pressure in managing its energy supply and greenhouse gas emissions, it needs to completely transform its energy structure in the next few decades by turning to renewable energy use. Photovoltaics, in particular, will help China meet its energy transition target.

Realizing the Goal of 23 Renewables by 2025 via Technology Innovation and Bioenergy

17 December 2015
Biofuels, while seen as a favorable solution to the economic recession, are not all drought- and saline-resistant, and can also be expensive. A promising and cost-effective biofuel source is sweet sorghum, though there is no significant bioethanol production that currently exists for the crop.