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What do we learn from Tokyo Experiences : Urban Railway System

21 June 2017
Creating a World Class Urban Rail Transport System in developing countries Why - What - How?

Through Train Services in Japan

20 June 2017
Through Train Services in Japan

Development of railways in cooperation with local/national government

19 June 2017
Outline Presentation of recent Japanese examples of cooperation of the railway business with the local/national government. Understanding of the basic thoughts and methods in these cases will help to apply them in other countries. Contents Developmentofanewcityaroundanewstation…

Japanese type of TOD in Tokyo Metropolitan Region

19 June 2017
Contents Urbanization, Motorization and Urban Transp. System in Tokyo Metropolitan Region (TMR) Coordinated Planning and Finance between Rail and Suburban Development Example; Tama Garden City(TGC) Conclusive Remarks Japanese type of TOD and its characteristics

Japanese Railway Policy and the Roles of Railway Operators

19 June 2017
Japanese Railway Policy and the Roles of Railway Operators

Smart Grid Applications

2 May 2017
Smart grids are known to promote reliability and resilience of energy supply. These also offer solutions in controlling rising electricity costs. In this presentation, ADB’s Susumu Yoneoka shares cases from Japan, including his own experience in demand-side smart grid applications.

Practical Experiences in Combining Poverty and Environment at the National Level: The Experience of South Africa

24 November 2016
Poverty in South Africa is seen as one of the major challenges facing the young democracy. This is compounded by the high and continually increasing unemployment figures, with the youth and women being the most vulnerable groups. Such problems forced the population to overutilize the country’s…

Enabling Conditions to Foster Success in National Programmes: Conditional Transfers—Experiences, Lessons and Challenges

24 November 2016
Ina Porras, senior researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development, shared experiences between poverty and environmental experts, policy makers and researchers, and across geographies on how conditional transfers are used to protect or restore fragile ecosystems and…

Behavior Change and the Principles of Pride

10 November 2016
Many schools of thought and theories exist on how behaviors change. Effecting change will require behavior shifts from a collective level across a group of people. Rare uses what it calls a “pride” campaign as behavioral change approach inspiring communities to change social norms around how their…

Social Marketing and Behavior Change for Environmental Protection

10 November 2016
By following a set of customized sequential actions, Rare integrates behavior change communication early in its project design. This report discusses in detail Rare’s behavioral change approaches and the elements of its “pride” campaign that resulted in effective behavior adoption.