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3 July 2015
This presentation was delivered by Takeshi Fukayama and Jeff Procak in a knowledge-sharing event at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters. It discusses the Organization for Cooperation of Railways, including its profile and history, and the highlights from the 10th International Freight…
31 May 2015
An assessment of the current environmental management system, based on approved laws and rules in Myanmar in terms of its equivalence to ADB SPS is presented in the table below. Provisions of the draft EIA Procedure are also included in the equivalence assessment. Findings are discussed below.
31 May 2015
This paper provides a gap-equivalence analysis of laws that may impinge on IPs safeguards.
31 May 2015
This paper is to screen the project early on to identify past, present, and future involuntary resettlement impacts and risks. Determine the scope of resettlement planning through a survey and/or census of displaced persons, including a gender analysis, specifically related to resettlement impacts…
22 May 2015
This presentation analyzes special economic zones (SEZ), industrial clusters, and economic corridors in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, India, and the People's Republic of China. It recommends a more comprehensive evaluation in the areas of policy objective measures, displacement…
22 May 2015
The characteristics of special economic zones (SEZs) vary for each country in the Mekong region. Locations, conditions, and the role of major players differ depending on the nature of the industries. Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar tend to develop SEZ in metropolitan areas; while Viet Nam and…
19 May 2015
This presentation introduces Maynilad Water Services, Inc. as a water and wastewater services provider in the Philippines. It includes a discussion of current Maynilad Water Operators Partnerships (WOPs), along with specific examples. The benefits of entering into WOPs are also enumerated.
19 May 2015
This presentation explains the concept of solar pumping. The use of solar pump for irrigation in the Philippines is featured as a case study. LORENTZ, a German manufacturer of solar pumps, is also introduced.
19 May 2015
This video features a twinning program between an experienced mentor utility—in this case Maynilad (Philippines)—with a recipient utility, Khulna WASA (Bangladesh). The exercise is part of a knowledge sharing initiative called Water Operators Partnerships in Asia and the Pacific, established by…
19 May 2015
This video shows one of the training sessions under a water utility partnership between Yangon City Development Committee (Myanmar) and Hunter Water, a leading water and wastewater utility in Australia. The twinning is being facilitated by Asian Development Bank through its Water Operators…