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6 March 2015
This presentation identifies the emerging problems in urban development and growth in relation to climate change. It also discusses the possibility to achieve urban growth and good climate in parallel.
6 March 2015
This presentation explains how the Avoid-Shift-Improve principle will help leaders and policy makers achieve sustainable transport in their countries. It outlines the necessary items to avoid, activities to shift to, and action items to improve on.
4 March 2015
This presentation showcases the good practices of Japan's Kitakyushu City in achieving sustainable development. Through its highly successful development policies and action plans, Kitakyushu has transformed its industrialized environment to an advanced green city.
2 March 2015
Former Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi explains how Japan was able to achieve sustainable development through strong leadership and effective implementation of national policies.
2 March 2015
This report presents the results of the electronic polling activity at the Asia Leadership Program 2015, where the objectives were to understand the diversity of sectors and factors that must be addressed in the development of a sustainable society.
2 March 2015
This material outlines the global investment challenges for sustainability and lack for long-term commitment for climate change.
19 February 2015
Although there is a prevailing negative view on aging, it creates numerous opportunities for the elderly to become productive and active contributors to society. Addressing elderly care, however, is a complex issue that requires the participation of ADB's other sectors apart from health and social…
12 February 2015
This presentation, through an inclusive and targeted checklist as the tool, highlights the synergies between Asian Development Bank and the Cities Development Initiative for Asia in project preparation, and shows the collaboration process in improving wastewater management in Sri Lanka's City of…
9 February 2015
The minimum level of labor rights and guarantees for workers established by legislative acts.
More in comparison with the legislation of labor rights and guarantees may be established by other normative acts, including the contractual nature (collective agreements, collective agreements, other…
31 January 2015
This present publication “Compendium of Environment Statistics Nepal 2015” is the third in series of the publication of the Environmental Compendium. It is not only the updated version of the previous work but an enhanced effort to present available data and textual description and analysis on…