Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018
Asia and the Pacific accounts for a growing share of global gross domestic product (GDP), while the region continues to make progress to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new
Asian Development Bank
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Financial barriers to development of renewable and green energy projects in Asia
The expansion of green renewable energy has been very limited in all the Asian countries, despite their various differences. The contributing factors are numerous, but, the financial factor has been the
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Green energy finance in India: challenges and solutions
India’s energy sector is experiencing a transition with increasing penetration of renewable energy in the energy mix. One of the major impediments in the process of such a transition is to secure the necessary
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Wealthy but unhealthy: overweight and obesity in Asia and the Pacific- trends, costs, and policies for better health
<p>High rates of overweight and obesity in Asia and the Pacific seriously threaten people’s health and undermine the region’s prosperity warns this new book published by the Asian Development Bank. According to this book, obesity causes 12% of total health care expenditures or 0.78% of gross domestic product in the region.</p>
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Enabling smart urban redevelopment in India through floor area ratio incentives
Urbanization in India is expected to peak in 2050. The Smart Cities Mission was launched in 2015 to transform and improve livability in urban areas in the country. Rapid urbanization puts tremendous stress
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Land acquisition and infrastructure development through land trust laws: a policy framework for Asia
The “land question” has invigorated agrarian studies and economic history since Marx and early 20th century writers on agrarian questions. In countries that allow private land ownership, compulsory land
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The impact of Nationally Determined Contributions on the energy sector: implications for ADB and its developing member countries
In Asia and the Pacific, 38 developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have committed to take mitigation actions through nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the
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A health impact assessment framework for special economic zones in the Greater Mekong Subregion
This health impact assessment framework serves as a guide to manage health risks and impacts in economic zones of the Greater Mekong Region and address transboundary issues associated with human migration.
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Asian Development Outlook 2018: how technology affects jobs
The annual Asian Development Outlook an alyzes economic performance in the past year and offers forecasts for the next 2 years for the 45 economies in Asia and the Pacific that make up developing Asia.
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Economic and fiscal impacts of disasters in the Pacific
Climate change and natural disasters can have lasting consequences on livelihoods, economies, and fiscal balances—spanning immediate reconstruction costs and fiscal shocks to long-term halts in tourism