ADB.org Knowledge Showcases

Responding to Disasters: Emergency Flood Damage Rehabilitation in Bangladesh (31 Jul 11)

11 Feb 2012, 0340 GMT

In terms of geographic extent and economic damage, the floods of mid-2004 were the worst ever experienced by Bangladesh. How did ADB's immediate assistance, which came with simplified administrative processes, fare in terms of rehabilitating the damage? (No. 36 | July 2011)

Rising from the Rubble: Reconstruction and Rehabilitation after the 2001 Gujarat Earthquake (30 Jul 11)

11 Feb 2012, 0340 GMT

In 2001, Gujarat, India experienced its worst earthquake in the last half century. Three years later, the rubbles had been cleared and new roads, houses, buildings, and water and power lines were in place. What propelled Gujarat's successful reconstruction and recovery? (No. 35 | July 2011)

Carbon Credits: Improving Financing and Sustainability of a Landfill Closure Project (31 Mar 11)

11 Feb 2012, 0340 GMT

In 2 years, the Indian city of Mumbai transformed its great eyesore—a 19.6 hectare landfill filled with 80-foot high waste—into a vast expanse of greenery with considerable revenue-generating potential. How did carbon credit financing catalyze this transformation? (No. 34 | March 2011)

Expanding Water Supply and Sanitation Coverage through Output-Based Aid (30 Mar 11)

11 Feb 2012, 0340 GMT

The Asian Development Bank is set to undertake its first output-based aid (OBA) initiative. Will it prove to be the right modality for Nepal's small towns and their water supply and sanitation concerns? (No. 33 | March 2011)

Chashma: A Case Study in Compliance (31 Dec 10)

11 Feb 2012, 0340 GMT

Even good projects engender complaints. An irrigation project in Pakistan showcases how ADB responds to such complaints and improves a project hampered with challenges. (No. 32 | December 2010)

Making Connectivity Work: Contract Growing Along the Lao PDR-Thai Border (30 Sep 10)

11 Feb 2012, 0340 GMT

A company shifted from trading timber to farm produce, in the process boosting agricultural cross-border trading between exporters in Lao PDR and importers in Thailand. (No. 31 | September 2010)

Raising Farmer Incomes through High-Value Crops (29 Sep 10)

11 Feb 2012, 0340 GMT

A project in rural Bangladesh provided farmers with knowledge, credit support, and market linkages to help them maximize returns and increase productivity. (No. 30 | September 2010)

Building Narrative Capacity at ADB (31 Aug 10)

11 Feb 2012, 0340 GMT

ADB makes growing use of knowledge management tools, methods, and approaches but must better capture and store its wealth of tacit knowledge. In 2009, the Knowledge Management Center in ADB's Regional and Sustainable Development Department launched an oral history project to help ADB hear itself. ADB staff expressed deep appreciation for ADB: Reflections and Beyond and its companion audio composition, Beyond: Stories and Sounds from ADB's Region—ADB has developed an appetite for storytelling in various contexts and applications. (No. 29 | August 2010)

Managing Climatic Risks with Adaptation (31 May 10)

11 Feb 2012, 0340 GMT

In a world of climate change, adaptation is about managing risks to avoid probable costly post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation. There is no "off the shelf" approach to adapting to climate change; location and current conditions will influence how climate change impacts are assessed and what adaptation measures can be adopted. Deficiencies in land use management can exacerbate the adverse impacts of climate change. (No. 28 | May 2010)

Climate Proofing Timor-Leste's Roads (19 May 10)

11 Feb 2012, 0340 GMT

When climatic changes impact roads to the point that their closure or threatened disappearance becomes commonplace, climate change risks should logically be considered in a rehabilitation project. In a pilot, this is just what Timor-Leste and ADB are learning to do. (No. 27 | May 2010)