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Pilot Application of IWA Water Balance Methodology
This pilot and demonstration activity will introduce the methodology in five countries representing the five regions of ADB’s operations and promote a standardized approach to measuring nonrevenue water, increasing capacity and adoption into respective operations.
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How SOE Reform Has Transformed Timor-Leste's First Commercial Bank
BNCTL has come a long way since it began its gradual journey transforming into Timor-Leste’s first commercial bank with help from ADB and the Government of Australia.
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The Pacific Islands: Connecting Countries to Each Other and the World
Connectivity in the Pacific has two components: the physical and the digital. ADB has been working with development partners to help people and businesses overcome their isolation.
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The Pacific Islands: The Push for Renewable Energy
A structural shift is taking place in the Pacific islands, as countries move away from fossil fuels in favor of more climate friendly forms of energy.
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The Pacific Islands: Building Resilience to Natural Disasters
Across the region, ADB is committed to preparing climate change risk assessments for all its infrastructure investments in the Pacific.
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Using Output-Based Aid to Increase Access to Domestic Sanitation in Manatuto
To complement the ADB-funded District Capitals Water Supply Project, Timor-Leste’s National Directorate of Basic Sanitation proposed a PDA on designing a scheme that will use performance-based subsidies to attract donors and investors in supporting sanitation projects for low-income communities in the urban area of Manatuto, a district in the central part of the country. This design will go beyond just toilets, and instead improve sanitation using a proposed system that includes collecting both human excreta and greywater through underground pipes that lead to safe treatment and disposal away from households, thereby enhancing wastewater management and basic sanitation as well as reducing health risks due to exposure to water-borne diseases.
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Unlocking the Economic Potential of Women in the Pacific
Doing business in the Pacific is hard, but it’s a lot harder for women. Fortunately, sweeping reforms across the Pacific are creating an enabling environment for business and opening up opportunities for women.
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Pilot Implementation of AquaRating in Fiji
The objective of this pilot and demonstration activity (PDA) is to introduce the AquaRating Tool, an independent water-auditing tool, to the Water Authority of Fiji (WAF), as part of an ADB-funded investment program that will improve access to sustainable water supply and sewerage services in the Greater Suva Area. Piloting the tool in Fiji will provide a comprehensive performance assessment of the water utility and aid in evaluating the applicability of the AquaRating tool in Asia and the Pacific.
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Making It Easier to Do Business in the Pacific
It is now easier to register a business in many Pacific island countries following a successful pilot program in the Solomon Islands.
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Helping Women through Microfinance in Timor-Leste
ADB assistance helped the Institute of Microfinance of Timor-Leste become the country's first locally owned national commercial bank.
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Timor-Leste: Empowering Communities through a Road Project
Timor-Leste, ADB, and CARE Australia build a road that empowers communities and generates jobs. The new approach may improve projects in Timor-Leste.
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Timor-Leste: Helping Build an Efficient Public Service
Building an efficient public service is among the many challenges faced by Timor-Leste, one of the world's newest and least developed nations.
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Country Water Action: Waste Threat Prompts Village Action
Household wastewater pollution, over-fishing, and mangrove destruction were pushing the sea's resources to its limits, prompting villagers to adopt environment-friendly practices. This is their story.
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Integrated Water Resources Management and Environmental Impact Study
This Pilot and Demonstration Activities (PDA) assisted the Timor-Leste administration in developing a cross-subsectoral plan for integrated water resources management and provided follow-up assistance to develop capacity to implement and monitor the proposed plan.