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Applying Nature-based Solutions to Conserve Natural Capital and Achieve Climate Resilience

26 April 2022
Linear infrastructure projects need to support and take advantage of natural capital, as well as help build resilience against climate change. Clearly, each element of natural capital can be enhanced or degraded through human activities such as road construction, land clearing, forest burning, or…

Bioengineering: Soils, Slope Stabilization and Hydrology in Linear Infrastructure

25 April 2022
The design and planning for linear infrastructure should consider the unique characteristics of each location /landscape. For example, specific bioengineering techniques will require the selection of species appropriate for each soil type. With the increasing challenges from climate change,…

Ecological Effect of Roads: Science and Practice

25 April 2022
As population and economies grow, the world is experiencing unprecedented growth in the construction of linear infrastructure including roads. Twenty largest economies pledged $60 to $70 trillion dollars into infrastructure over the next 15 years. With the infrastructure build-up, negative impacts…

Penang Smart Mobility Micro-Simulation Model Development - Survey Report

31 March 2022
The ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund's (AASCTF) pilot project in Penang involves the development of a transport micro-simulation model of the historical center of Georgetown, intended to be used to assess future mobility interventions such as public transport, traffic improvements,…

CWRD Water Sector: Executing and Implementing Agencies

29 March 2022

The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for CWRD Water Sector (Russian Recording)

29 March 2022

CWRD Water Sector: Executing and Implementing Agencies

29 March 2022

Transforming a City to Become Smarter: Where to Start? Experiences from Penang, Malaysia

10 March 2022
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Evidence-based action (Part 2): Taking stock of the threats faced by migratory waterbirds and coastal wetlands

6 January 2022
Taking off from the presentation of Dr. Taej Mundkur, this highlights the crucial need in addressing the extent of threats and damage to wetlands in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. A critical take-off point is in addressing knowledge gaps—which hopefully leads to more evidence-based approach…

Penang Smart Mobility Micro-Simulation Model Development -- Model Inception and Trial Model Report

30 December 2021
The ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund's (AASCTF) pilot project intervention in Penang (Malaysia) involves the development of a Transport Micro-Simulation Model of the historical centre of Georgetown, which can be used to assess future mobility interventions such as public transport, traffic…