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Pre-feasibility Studies and Preliminary Engineering in Gazipur and Khulna City Corporations

8 February 2017
Experts presented pre-feasibility studies and initial engineering design in preparation for an ADB-funded project in Bangladesh. Cities Development Initiative for Asia's Senior Urban Environmental Engineer Neil Chadder and Asian Development Bank's Senior Urban Development Specialist Mingyuan Fan…

BAN: Comparative Analysis of Bangladesh’s Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement: Indigenous Peoples

31 January 2017
The term Indigenous Peoples is used in a generic sense to refer to a distinct, vulnerable, social and cultural group possessing the following characteristics in varying degrees: (i) self-identification as members of a distinct indigenous cultural group and recognition of this identity by others; (…

CAM: Comparative Analysis of Cambodia’s Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement: Indigenous Peoples

31 January 2017
The term Indigenous Peoples is used in a generic sense to refer to a distinct, vulnerable, social and cultural group possessing the following characteristics in varying degrees: (i) self-identification as members of a distinct indigenous cultural group and recognition of this identity by others; (…

Partnering with Youth for Social Accountability: The Case of Safetipin

19 January 2017
Metro Manila has a Safety Score of 3.5/5, youth-led pedestrian safety audits revealed. Using parameters such as visibility and security, ADB Youth for Asia and its partners held pedestrian safety audits across Metro Manila in the Philippines using a mobile app called Safetipin. The mobile app is…

Terms Sheet and Bid Parameters on Solid Waste Action Plan: Mandalay

31 December 2016
Up to 10 billon metric tons of solid waste is generated annually from urban households, commerce, industry, and construction globally. This is bound to increase further as populations grow and migration from rural to urban areas occurs with wealth and consumption inevitably rising, prompting the…

Terms Sheet on Solid Waste Action Plan: Quezon City

31 December 2016
Up to 10 billon metric tons of solid waste is generated annually from urban households, commerce, industry, and construction globally. This is bound to increase further as populations grow and migration from rural to urban areas occurs with wealth and consumption inevitably rising, prompting the…

Terms Sheet and Bid Parameters on Solid Waste Action Plan: Sorsogon City

31 December 2016
Up to 10 billon metric tons of solid waste is generated annually from urban households, commerce, industry, and construction globally. This is bound to increase further as populations grow and migration from rural to urban areas occurs with wealth and consumption inevitably rising, prompting the…

Policy and Regulatory Reform Paper: Philippines

1 December 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented a regional technical assistance, TA 8566: Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia, to conduct an assessment of solid waste management practices in five case study cities in Asia and to provide recommendations and best practices that can…

Prefeasibility Study on Refuse Derived Fuel Project: Municipality of Buriram, Thailand

1 December 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented a regional technical assistance, TA 8566: Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia, to conduct an assessment of solid waste management practices in five case study cities in Asia and to provide recommendations and best practices that can…

Prefeasibility Study on Landfill Upgrading Design Build Operate Contract: Mahasarakham, Thailand

1 December 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented a regional technical assistance, TA 8566: Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia, to conduct an assessment of solid waste management practices in five case study cities in Asia and to provide recommendations and best practices that can…