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Urban Flood Forecast Early Warning System

19 March 2021
Numerous studies rank Kolkata among the top ten most vulnerable cities in the world due to high exposure to flooding under climate change projections. Kolkata City faces most of its floods from local rains. High spatial inhomogeneity in rainfall distribution makes urban flood forecasting a…

Building Asia and the Pacific Back Better

20 August 2020
This presentation discussed ADB's alignment with HELP principles for water disaster risk reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a few examples of how ADB responded to the needs of member countries during the pandemic.

Strengthening Integrated Flood Risk Management

19 March 2019
Developing sustainable, long-term flood resilience requires a management strategy that combines a portfolio of solutions—social, economic, financial, environmental, institutional aspects, engineering, disaster preparedness, insurance, and emergency response requirements. This integrated approach is…

Recent Migration Trends to OECD and Selected NonOECD Countries from Asia

24 January 2019
Labor migration is growing although at a lower rate than in the late 2000s. Asia continues to account for a growing share of overall migration to OECD countries.

Safety in HighSpeed Railways and the Importance of TopManagement Decisions

15 November 2018
Safety is a central issue during the planning and implementation of high-speed railways. Top management has a role to play in improving the safety culture of organizations. The authors conduct an assessment of the safety cultures at two railway companies, illustrate the importance of sustained…

Station Area Development of MumbaiAhmedabad HighSpeed Rail Project

15 November 2018
The JICA-financed Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) Project is 505 kilometers long and will have 12 stations. With advice from Japanese experts, the HSR Corporation has almost finalized the planning of the station plaza and access roads necessary to cope with transport demand when the HSR…

High Speed Trains in India A Journey Over Seven Decades

14 November 2018
Indian Railways is a little over a century and a half old and continues to be the “lifeline for the socioeconomic growth of India,” by connecting human settlements across the country and simultaneously transporting various resources to centers of production and markets.

Interoperable Conventional Intercity and HSR Station Location Identification Model

14 November 2018
Along with other factors, accessibility and environmental impacts are important in selecting a location for an high-speed rail (HSR) station. A utility-based quantification and identification process would be useful to planners in assessing an area and determining the most suitable station…

Institutional Challenges in the Governance of Rail Transit Megaprojects Lessons from India

14 November 2018
Evidences show that proponents govern rail transit megaprojects in India by either imitating proven and institutionalized practices from elsewhere and/or developing innovative and indigenous practices.

ADB as a Responsible Developments Partner The India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited IIFCL Case Study

11 June 2018
Bruno Carrasco, Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, & Trade Division of the ADB South Asia Department shared ADB operations related to SOE reforms, highlighing a case study on India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL).