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Modernizing Irrigation Systems in Drought Affected Provinces of Viet Nam (Goverment's Response)

13 June 2017
The El Nino in 2015 wreaked extensive damage to many areas in Viet Nam. The country experienced a 40% to 70% rainfall deficit which affected over 400,000 hectares of crop land. Two million people were affected and 18 provinces were placed under a state of emergency. Moreover, historcal floods…

Modernizing Irrigation Systems in Drought Affected Provinces of Viet Nam (ADB Response)

13 June 2017
In 2015, Viet Nam was one of the countries severely affected by El Nino. Many of its provinces experienced droughts that placed many crops and people at risk. To assist the country in addressing this challenge, ADB provided technical assistance and fostered partnerships that improved climate…

Kathmandu Cable Car

23 March 2017
MDP Consulting & Engineering specializes in urban and transportation solutions, executing comprehensive studies on alternative urban transportation solutions. This presentation shares the findings of a recently-completed transport study about Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu, and how ropeway-…

Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project

17 March 2017
An ADB-supported project treated communities as partners, and not just plain beneficiaries. The Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project of ADB used the community-based demand responsive approach, generating ownership at the local and national levels in Nepal.

Melamchi Water Supply Project

17 March 2017
The Melamchi Water Supply Project that aimed to alleviate the chronic water shortage in Kathmandu Valley faced several challenges, including low readiness and substandard consulting services. It also offers a long list of lessons that can guide other project implementors working under the same…

Less than Expected: The Minor Role of Multinational Enterprises in Upgrading Domestic Suppliers - The Case of Viet Nam

9 January 2017
The impact analysis of foreign direct investments (FDIs) on developing countries have captured the attention of many researchers, especially the link between FDI and domestic firms. Among the different spill over channels, backward linkages are believed to have a positive impact on upgrading local…

NEP: Comparative Analysis of Nepal’s Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement: tenure Indigenous Peoples

31 December 2016
This document is to to design and implement projects in a way that fosters full respect for Indigenous Peoples’ identity, dignity, human rights, livelihood systems, and cultural uniqueness as defined by the Indigenous Peoples themselves so that they (i) receive culturally appropriate social and…

Progress in Payment for Forest Environmental Services in Viet Nam

24 November 2016
Pham Hong Luong, director of the Department of Planning and Finance, Viet Nam Administration of Forestry, provided a briefing on Viet Nam’s payment for forest environmental services (PFES). PFES was piloted in 2008 in two provinces, Son La and Lam Dong, and replicated throughout the country in 2011…

Trends and Development of ICT in Education Policy

10 November 2016
Despite a countless number of national-level ICT in education policy initiatives in the last decade, cases of successful integration of ICT that have led to enhancing teaching and learning in school still remain an exception than the norm. A suggested practical procedure for developing a national…

ICT in Education in Nepal: Policies and Programs

9 November 2016
The ICT in Education Master Plan (2013) and the Teacher Competency Framework (2016) are some of Nepal’s policy provisions on ICT in education. Strategic interventions on improving the quality of ICT education in Nepal are indicated in the ICT in School Sector Development Plan (2016-2023).