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Reducing the Gaps between the ADB Safeguard Policy and Involuntary Resettlement Safeguard System in Sri Lanka

23 August 2016
This presentation gives an overview of the lessons from Southern Transport Development Project in Sri Lanka which can support and strengthen the capacity for the country Involuntary Resettlement Safeguard System.

Indonesian EIA Laws & Regulations: EIA Laws and Regulations: Some On-the-Ground Challenges in Environmental Monitoring

23 August 2016
This presentation gives an overview of some on-the-ground challenges of Environmental Impact Assessment Law in Indonesia.

Sharing Good Practice and Lessons Learned on Income Restoration Programs for Expressway Projects

23 August 2016
This presentation gives an overview of the challenges and lessons on Income Restoration Programs in Vietnam.

Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation into Country Safeguard System

23 August 2016
This presentation gives an overview of the Biodiversity Impact Assessment Guidelines and Biodiversity Offsets Implementation Road Map in Vietnam.

Photo Gallery: Country Safeguard Systems South and Southeast Asia Subregional Workshop

23 August 2016

Disaster Risk Management Managing the Impacts of Extreme Weather and Climate Events

29 June 2016
Maximum impacts of disasters are largely felt by the poorest members of society. Given this, interventions are needed that would bring in development benefits in the near term, while reducing their vulnerability over the longer term.

Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management

29 June 2016
Ecosystems evolve and change over time, and are naturally resilient and adaptable up to some rate of change. They also have a crucial role in disaster risk management. Get to know why and how ecosystem based adaptation (EBA) has become a buzzword in the field of climate change and disaster risk…

Climate Change Risk Assessment and Adaptation: Bhutan Case Study

28 June 2016
Bhutan plans to build its second east-west highway to improve trade and rural connectivity in the southern part of the country. This highway is expected to provide additional connectivity to India, increase regional trade and open up internal areas of Bhutan. This requires identification of climate…

Community-Level Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in the Pyanj River Basin

28 June 2016
Climate data need to be translated into useful information that can be understood by different audiences and users. The experience of communities near the Pyanj River Basic shows how science and community-based vulnerability assessment can work hand-in-hand.

Impact of Climate Change on Glacier Dependent Himalayan River Basins

27 June 2016
How does climate change affect the Himalayan region? Aside from the apparent increasing temperature, Himalayan region has been experiencing serveral changes affecting its environment and inhabitants. This presentation gives a snapshot on the changes on glacier ice volume and glacial lakes.