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Flood Control Management in TaipeiChina

6 July 2018
Rapid urbanization in many cities has spawned floods in many areas, polluted rivers, and narrowed down their passageways. This was the case in Xizhi district, Taipe,China. Through the YuanShanTze Diversion Project, floods have substantially decreased in 2017. Moreover, the project has contributed…

PublicPrivate Partnerships and Smart Technologies for Water Sector Development Summary of the Proceedings English

5 July 2018
The report provides a summary of the proceedings and discussion points resulting from a two-day workshop in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan.

PublicPrivate Partnerships and Smart Technologies for Water Sector Development Summary of the Proceedings Russian

5 July 2018
The report provides a summary of the proceedings and discussion points resulting from a two-day workshop in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan.

Integrated Transport System Development in TaipeiChina

5 July 2018
Read about the integrated transport policy and system in Taipei,China and the opportunities and challenges they present. This presentation also highlights the role of public, private, and non-government organizations in the formulation and implementation of an integrated transport system in the…

Early Life Health Shocks Can Policy Interventions Help

5 July 2018
Learn how early life health environment affects human capital accumulation in developing countries. It is well-documented that children who are hit by negative health shocks early in life can suffer long-term disadvantages, in terms of health, education, and labor market outcomes. This presentation…

A Successful Private Finance Initiative and PublicPrivate Partnership Model of Smart Street Light Implementation

5 July 2018
Installation of street lights is the first step to building a smart city. Learn about the development and implementation of smart street lighting technologies through public-private partnership arrangements in Taipei,China.

Experience on Smart Bus Operation in TaipeiChina

5 July 2018
Learn about the advanced public transportation systems and services, including the introduction of smart buses, in Taipei,China and their achievements. The development of public transport systems is necessary to achieve efficient road space and energy utilization, and to increase awareness of…

Paying Primary Care through National Health Insurance

25 June 2018
ADB's Eduardo Banzon discussed the role of national health insurance (NHI) in expanding primary care services in Asia. He also described the implementation steps needed to enable NHI paying for primary care, analyzed the bottlenecks and barriers of NHI coverage of primary care, and identified…

Room for River

20 June 2018
Half of the Netherlands is below sea level. Moreover, its three major rivers have more water due to climate change, while many people live behind the dikes that sandwhich the waterways. Without flood protection, the country may be in danger of experiencing another great flood, like the one that…

Flood Protection Programme

18 June 2018
The Netherlands gives high priority to flood protection. Its regional water authorities and Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, through the Rijkswaterstaat, work together to implement the Dutch Flood Protection Program. It currently runs 79 state-of-the-art projects and seven…