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Author: Asian Development Bank
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 96
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Frank Radstake
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Published: 2010-10-01
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9290921374
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe People's Republic of China (PRC) suffers from some large-scale land degradation problems, posing a significant threat to the lives of local residents and to the future economic welfare of the nation. The dryland areas of the western PRC, which cover approximately 40% of the country's land area, contain some of the most severely degraded land in the world. With only about 7% of the world's farmland and 6% of the world's annual water runoff, the PRC must feed 22% of the world's population. With the assistance of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Asian Development Bank, the PRC government established the PRC-GEF Partnership on Land Degradation in Dryland Ecosystems to address land degradation issues, reduce poverty, restore dryland ecosystems, and conserve biodiversity through an effective integrated ecosystem management (IEM) approach.
Author: B. Carrad
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 26
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Published: 2017-08-01
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9292578561
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA large financing need challenges climate-adjusted infrastructure in developing Asia, estimated at $26 trillion till 2030. This necessitates crowding-in private sources to meet financing, efficiency, and technology gaps. However, a lack of bankable projects is a major hurdle. This publication suggests one possible innovative financing approach. The Green Finance Catalyzing Facility (GFCF) proposes a blended finance framework for governments and development entities to better leverage development funds for risk mitigation, generate a pipeline of bankable green infrastructure projects, and directly catalyze private finance. The GFCF provides useful inputs for the current debate on mainstreaming green finance into country financial systems.
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Published: 2017-02-01
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9292577549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInfrastructure is essential for development. This report presents a snapshot of the current condition of developing Asia's infrastructure---defined here as transport, power, telecommunications, and water supply and sanitation. It examines how much the region has been investing in infrastructure and what will likely be needed through 2030. Finally, it analyzes the financial and institutional challenges that will shape future infrastructure investment and development.
Author: Qingfeng Zhang
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Published: 2012-08-01
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9290927135
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication presents the results of a 2-year effort to update environmental assessment in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The research was a collaborative effort involving the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the National Development and Reform Commission, and numerous other technical and research institutions in the PRC. Based on this research and extensive consultations, ADB proposes a wide range of programs and policies that will help improve environmental quality despite new and emerging sources of pollution and challenges to natural resources management. Inclusive growth and a green economy are the government's guiding principles for its development agenda under the 12th Five-Year Plan and beyond to 2020. To support these principles, the PRC needs to restructure its economic and fiscal systems to reflect environmental externality, expand the use of market-based instruments to control pollution, and introduce and implement legal reforms to clarify responsibility and promote cooperation.
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Published: 2021-12-01
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9292691643
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication provides an overview of the “blue economy” and emphasizes its significance for protecting the biodiversity of natural resources in Southeast Asia. The “blue economy” is defined as the sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources to drive economic growth and improve livelihoods, while protecting and nurturing marine ecosystems. In this publication, investment approaches, opportunities, and finance mechanisms that can promote and catalyze funds for a sustainable ocean economy are discussed. Multilateral and bilateral funding sources, a market-based approach, incentives, and regulations, among others, are presented. Also considered is the need to align these elements with a cohesive development framework for the blue economy.
Author: Roberto La Rocca
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2012-06-06
Total Pages: 77
ISBN-13: 0821395270
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe report estimated that ...
Author: Sheldon Cohen
Publisher: World Conservation Union
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 2831704138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new and user-friendly edition provides key information for the international NGO community on general policy and advocacy issues related to the GEF. Given the complexity of the GEF, the guide gives a simple and concise overview of the GEF, areas for NGO involvement, and financial modalities. A co-publication of IUCN, Biodiversity Action Network (BIONET) and Climate Network, Europe.
