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MYA: Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Development for the Ministry of Construction Needs Assesment Final Report

31 December 2015
Myanmar has a relatively modern environmental policy but lacks a social safeguards policy to address emerging social issues associated with development agenda that the country has set for future. As one of the initiatives to build capacity within the country, the ADB in July 2012 approved the TA…

New Zealand’s Industry Training and Apprenticeship System: a Public-Private Partnership in Action

1 December 2015
Industry training is funded as an industry-government partnership in New Zealand, with government funding contingent on an industry cash contribution of at least 30 percent. Maintaining this level of industry contribution is a critical test of support for industry training organizations and to…

VAN: Strengthening Implementation Capacity for EIA — Operations Manual

30 November 2015
This manual also provides an overview for other agencies and project proponents should they wish to explore the environmental permitting process under the Environmental Protection and Conservation Act (EPC Act) in detail. Guidelines have been specifically developed for applicants and others to…

VAN: Strengthening Implementation Capacity for EIA — Operations Manual

30 November 2015
This manual also provides an overview for other agencies and project proponents should they wish to explore the environmental permitting process under the Environmental Protection and Conservation Act (EPC Act) in detail. Guidelines have been specifically developed for applicants and others to…

Session Video - Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface?

9 November 2015
Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Pradeep Srivastava, in this presentation, provides a brief overview of regional cooperation and integration (RCI). He highlights the importance of recognizing space in regional cooperation, which produces a different type of RCI. The applications that have become the…

INO: Strengthening Capacity of Indonesia’s AMDAL System — Final Report

31 October 2015
The Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA) is an analysis toward significant impact of an activity plan designed for environment as required in decision making process for the implementation of the mentioned plan in Indonesia,which has established on 1982. In three (3) recent decades, this EIA system…

Scaling Up Clean Energy Financing

9 October 2015
This presentation shows the range of financing solutions offered by Asian Development Bank’s Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) to meet clients’ needs. It also covers PSOD’s focus on clean energy in Indonesia and features the Tangguh LNG Project, Sarulla 320MW Geothermal Power, and Phase 1…

Possible Contribution to the Center of Excellence Strategy of University of Tokyo's Center for Spatial Information Science

8 October 2015
This presentation features the collaboration between University of Tokyo’s Center for Spatial Information Science (CSIS) and Asian Development Bank. The technologies developed by CSIS for the energy sector, particularly geospatial information and technologies, are examined in detail.

Bangladesh–India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project: South Asia’s First Interconnection of Two National Grids

1 October 2015
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is grappling with energy deficiencies in the face of rapidly increasing demand for energy. To help bridge the energy gap in the country, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) assisted Bangladesh in securing energy supply from India through a cross-border grid…

West Kalimantan Power Grid Strengthening Project: Reducing Indonesia’s Oil Dependency While Fostering Regional Cooperation

1 October 2015
As oil fuels all power generation in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan, overdependence on this costly and carbon-intensive energy source negatively affects both the environment and economy of the province. Through the assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Indonesia signed a cross-border power…