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20 May 2013
Publication

Flood Risk Management: A Strategic Approach

Why Asia and the Pacific Need Disaster Risk Financing Over recent decades the concept of flood risk management has been cultivated across the globe. Implementation however remains stubbornly difficult to achieve. In part this reflects the perception that a risk management paradigm is more complex than a more traditional standard-based approach as it involves "whole systems...
20 May 2013
Publication

River Basin Planning Principles: Procedures and Approaches for Strategic Basin Planning

Growing competition for scarce water resources has driven major changes in the way river basin planning is undertaken. This has resulted in a shift away from ‘technical’ approaches designed to maximize water availability and led to more strategic approaches to basin planning. These approaches aim to optimize outcomes by reconciling the competing demands of different sectors of the economy,...
20 May 2013
Publication

Basin Water Allocation Planning: Principles, Procedures and Approaches for Basin Allocation Planning

As water scarcity has increased globally, water allocation plans and agreements have taken on increasing significance in resolving international, regional and local conflicts over access to water. This book considers modern approaches to dealing with these issues at the basin scale, particularly through the allocation of water among administrative regions. This book is the result of a...
2 May 2013
Publication

e-Quarterly Research Bulletin - Volume 4, Number 1

e-Quarterly Research Bulletin In this issue of e-Quarterly News Bulletin: Innovations and Shortfalls in Fragile State Interventions; A ZEN Approach to Post-2015 Addressing the Range of Perspectives across Asia and the Pacific; Setting Cost Recoverable Tariffs for Expanding Water Services to Poor Households...
13 Nov 2012
Institutional Document

Armenia: Country Operations Business Plan (2012-2013) (Update)

The country operations business plan (COBP) describes the consistency of the business plan with the country partnership/regional cooperation strategy, including grants and projects in the pipeline. Early in 2012 ADB decided to update the COBP 2012–2013 for Armenia to reflect recent government programs and plans. This COBP (Update), 2012–2013 supports the government’s Sustainable Development...
20 May 2013
Speech

Leadership for Water Security in Asia and the Pacific

Statement by ADB President Takehiko Nakao on 20 May 2013 at the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Chiang Mai, Thailand Introduction Honorable Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, President of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum Yoshiro Mori, Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen: It is my pleasure to join you today to discuss water security. I would like to thank the Prime Minister for...
30 Sep 2012
Institutional Document

Samoa: Country Operations Business Plan (2013-2015)

The Samoa country operations business plan for 2013-2015 describes the consistency of the business plan with the country partnership strategy, including grants and projects in the pipeline. The Pacific Approach serves as the country partnership strategy for Samoa. No 5 Oct...
6 May 2013
Project Documents

Second Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project

40559 40559-013 2462 <p> Major goods, works and consulting services procurement either ongoing or expected for the Second Urban Governance...
27 Sep 2012
Institutional Document

Bhutan: Interim Country Partnership Strategy (2012-2013)

The Interim Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), 2012–2013 for Bhutan is consistent with Strategy 2020, and will continue the overarching goal of the CPS, 2006–2010 that is poverty reduction through economic diversification. It will extend the validity of the CPS, 2006–2010 and its strategic approach to guide ADB operations for the remainder of the 10th plan for the country...
13 Mar 2013
Project Documents

Local Government Enhancement Sector Project (Pura Neguma)

42459 42459-013 2790 <p> Major goods, works and consulting services procurement either ongoing or expected for the Local Government...