Economic Sector(s): (1) Global, regional and multisectoral economic and social development strategies and policies. UNESCAP Reference No.: ST/ESCAP/2501, Division: Poverty and Development. Published Date: April 2008.
This is the third in a series of regional reports on the Millennium Development Goals in the Asia-Pacific region. It assesses the prospects of reaching the goals and targets, highlighting the potential gaps and indicating how these can be filled. It also looks at the potential f more...
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Events Take Place During OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Internet Economy. Coinciding with its second anniversary and a major global meeting on the economic impact of the Internet, the United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT), a regional institute of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific based in Incheon, Republic of Korea, held a global forum and launched two events in June aimed at pro more...
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The growth potential of the urban sector in Bangladesh is severely undermined by frequent flooding. Most urban centers suffer from erosion and destruction of physical infrastructure caused by river flooding and water logging. Flooding is a perennial problem and the urban areas are more prone to economic and human losses due to high density of population and industrial sites. Lack of flood protection and inadequate drainage facilities lead to water logging and overflowing of latrines, and cause w more...
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is doubling its funding commitment for a major highway project in southern Sri Lanka that will promote economic growth. The Southern Transport Development Project was initially approved in 1999, with ADB extending a $90 million loan. ADB will now provide a second $90 million loan to ensure completion of the highway and to expand its design to four lanes from two to accommodate increased traffic. The supplementary loan also includes funding to purchase road safety more...
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is investing $4 million in a new company that will help promote public-private partnerships in water supply and sanitation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The new company, Asia Infrastructure Project Development Company (AIPC), will help local governments develop projects in water supply, sanitation and wastewater treatment by providing feasibility assessments, planning, design and other services. “AIPC will be an innovative one-stop shop that provid more...
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A delayed water-supply project in Nepal that includes tunneling 26 kilometers through a mountain to ease chronic water shortages in Kathmandu looks set to proceed, after the Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to new terms for the project for which it is the lead financier.
ADB initially agreed to support the Melamchi Water Supply Project in 2000, but changes since then have seen the cost lowered from $464 million to $317.3 million with careful prioritization and phasing of the project compon more...
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