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Community Development for Reconstruction in Higashimatsushima City

27 June 2017
Presentation of Morio Furuyama on the Higashimatsushima experience

Higashimatsushima Organization for Progress and Economy, Education, Energy (HOPE)

27 June 2017
Presentation of Michiaki Omura on the Higashimatsushima experience

Infrastructure and Inclusive Sustainable Development in Chile

16 June 2017
Sustainable infrastructure development in Chile is in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and involves the participation of public, private, and civil society actors. While social evaluation of projects should be complemented by disaster risk assessment, the creation of…

Application of Satellite Remote Sensing to Natural Disaster Management and the role of Center for Research and Application of Satellite Remote Sensing (CRASS)

1 June 2017
Satellite remote sensing technologies have been instrumental in disaster risk management. This presentation by Prof. Fusanori Miura of Yamaguchi University (YU) shares details of the Center for Research and Application of Satellite Remote Sensing that facilitates researches and practical uses of…

K-water Integrated Water Operation Center

15 May 2017
Take a virtual tour of the K-water Integrated Water Operation Center, South Korea's centralized smart water management hub. Using the K-water Hydro Intelligent Toolkit (K-Hit), the Integrated Water Operation Center operates 33 dams, 16 weirs, 25 hydropower plants (78 generators: 1,333 MW), 350…

Empowering Youths for a Safe, Sustainable, and Resilient Future

4 May 2017
The Asia and the Pacific region is home to more than 1.1 billion young women and men aged 15-29, widely viewed as a crucial asset in achieving a shared goal of a prosperous region. This presentation looks into the gaps and opportunities related to youth participation in the region in terms of…

IND: Indian Telegraph Act 1885

19 April 2017
This document is about the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885.

The Importance of Sex- Disaggregated Data in Tracking Gender Equality

15 March 2017
As part of ADB's month-long celebration of Gender Month, ADB's Imrana Jalal shares measures for integrating sex-disaggregated data into national action plans in order to better monitor the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Social Protection in Korea: 2016 Social Welfare Key Policy Issues and Government Budget Trend Analysis

17 February 2017
In Korea, social protection comprises the largest portion of the government's budget. To further improve the country's social protection system, Korea should pursue several measures to enhance coverage and make it more efficient. These measures include integrating the social security information…

Financing the Social Protection Agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals in Myanmar

16 February 2017
Regional disparities and low human development constrain Myanmar's efforts to meet the social development goals. The country's social protection system, in particular, covers only 3.2% of the country's population and its information system is based on manual operations. Myanmar needs to pursue…