ADBI Development Case Studies
The ADBI Development Case Study Series presents public policy initiatives for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific. It provides a timely resource for discussion-based learning among policy makers in ADBI’s Capacity Building and Training programs.
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Protecting the Poor and Vulnerable against the Pandemic
The implementation of the Philippines' social amelioration program has highlighted the importance of legal mandate, beneficiary targeting system, institutional coordination, monitoring and feedback, and cooperation and partnerships. -
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Improvement Plans
The world has made great strides in improving sanitation conditions in recent decades, but there are still several obstacles to achieving the sanitation-related Sustainable Development Goals. -
Institutional Frameworks for Onsite Sanitation Management Systems
In many countries, particularly developing ones, onsite wastewater systems remain an important measure for sanitation management. -
Decentralized Wastewater and Fecal Sludge Management: Case Studies from India
Smaller decentralized solutions are more effective and affordable for treating wastewater. -
The Socioeconomic Spillovers of Sanitation: Sewage Treatment Plants in Navi Mumbai, India
Over time, a city’s sanitation facilities can offer many economic and social benefits in addition to the direct benefits to public health. -
Learning from the Challenges of the Melamchi Water Supply in Kathmandu
Nepal has 2.7% of the earth’s freshwater, yet the people of Kathmandu, Nepal’s most developed region, struggle with scarce water supply. -
Quantifying the Economic Spillover Effect for Citywide Fecal Sludge Management Programs
Developing countries throughout Asia have made impressive gains in sanitation improvement through efforts to reduce open defecation and improve toilet coverage, and hygienic citywide fecal sludge management programs have become critical.