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Terms Sheet and Bid Parameters on Solid Waste Action Plan: Mahasarakham

30 November 2016
Up to 10 billon metric tons of solid waste is generated annually from urban households, commerce, industry, and construction globally. This is bound to increase further as populations grow and migration from rural to urban areas occurs with wealth and consumption inevitably rising, prompting the…

Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan: Mandalay

30 November 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented a regional technical assistance, TA 8566: Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia, to conduct an assessment of solid waste management practices in five case study cities in Asia and to provide recommendations and best practices that can…

LAO: Comparative Analysis of Lao PDR’sLegal Framework and Environment Safeguards in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement

30 November 2016
This document is to ensure the environmental soundness and sustainability of projects and to support the integration of environmental considerations into the project decision-making process

COO: Comparative Analysis of Cook Islands’Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement: Indigenous Peoples

30 November 2016
The term Indigenous Peoples is used in a generic sense to refer to a distinct, vulnerable, social and cultural group possessing the following characteristics in varying degrees: (i) self-identification asmembers of a distinct indigenous cultural group and recognition of this identity by others; (ii…

COO: Comparative Analysis of Cook Islands’Legal Framework and Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement

30 November 2016
This document is to avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project levels; and to improve the…

COO: Comparative Analysis of Cook Islands’Legal Framework and Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement

30 November 2016
This document is to avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project levels; and to improve the…

FIJ: Comparative Analysis of Fiji’sLegal Framework and Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement

30 November 2016
This document is to avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project levels; and to improve the…

KIR: Comparative Analysis of Kiribati’s Legal Framework and Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement

30 November 2016
This document is to avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project levels; and to improve the…

Eco-compensation in Qinghai Province: Experiences and Future Priorities

25 November 2016
Hou Baojian, director of Qinghai Development and Reform Commission, introduced the practices and prospects of ecological compensation in Qinghai Province. Qinghai is the origin of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the Lancang River. As the headwaters of these rivers, the province is known as…

Eco-compensation in Yunnan Province: Experiences and Future Priorities

25 November 2016
Li Yuan, Director of the Yunnan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, introduced the development of ecological protection compensation system in Yunnan Province. Li shared that ecological protection compensation efforts in Yunnan primarily encompass public welfare forests, grasslands, key…