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Policy Implications of Natural Capital Accounting

8 December 2017
What is the central challenge of the 21st century? It is developing an interlinked economic, social, and governance system that not only promotes sustainable development and alleviates poverty but also protects the environment, especially the ecosystem goods and services essential for human well-…

Trans-provincial Eco-compensation Schemes in the People’s Republic of China: Experiences and Challenges

8 December 2017
How can socioeconomic development be balanced with sustainable environmental protection? This is the key question addressed by the presentation, particularly in line with the implementation of eco-compensation in the river basins of the People’s Republic of China. Learn about the progress,…

Social Impacts and mitigation process – Lessons from Jaffna Seawater Desalinization plant

7 December 2017
Desalination projects do not only affect marine life, they also affect the communities surrounding the project site. They have various socio-economic impacts that may negatively or positively affect the lives and livelihood of people living near the project site. This presentation discusses these…

Innovative Desalination Design: Location, Pre-treament, Intake and Outfall (Part II)

7 December 2017
Desalination projects involve risks that must be addressed to ensure that their negative impacts are minimized. This presentation shares risk mitigation strategies that could ensure effectve project implementation. It also provides lessons that could guide staff in pursuing design-build-operate…

Design, Build and Operate (DBO) of a 24 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination Plant at Thalaiyadi, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

7 December 2017
Design, Build and Operate (DBO) of a 24 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination Plant at Thalaiyadi, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

Design, Build and Operate (DBO) of a 24 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination Plant at Thalaiyadi, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

7 December 2017
This document shares the lessons learned in the Design, Build and Operate (DBO) project of a 24 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination Plant at Thalaiyadi, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It also shares risk mitigation strategies that can facilitate project implementation.

Innovative Desalination Design: Location, Pre-treatment, Intake and Outfall (Part I)

7 December 2017
Desalination projects involve risks that must be addressed to ensure that their negative impacts are minimized. This presentation shares risk mitigation strategies that could ensure effectve project implementation. It also provides lessons that could guide staff in pursuing design-build-operate…

Water-Energy Nexus: Case of China

6 December 2017
Water and energy are interconnected. Choices made in either of the sectors can positively or negatively impact one another. This is the context of the ADB publication, Water-Energy Nexus in the People’s Republic of China and Emerging Issues, launched in December 2017. The publication highlights the…

Infrastructure Investment, SME Promotion, and Education for Sustainable Growth

2 October 2017
Without infrastructure, farmers and manufacturers cannot sell their products. This is especially true in the CAREC region, where market is far away from the buyers. But to ensure sustainable growth, other factors must be considered as well. In this video presentation, ADBI Dean Naoyuki Yoshino,…

The Circular Economy Advantage

26 September 2017
Compared to today’s linear’s “take, make, dispose” economic model which disregards loss of materials, a circular economy provides a powerful lens to review every process within a framework of material flows and reduces waste or inefficiencies. Switching from a linear to a circular economy is…