Author: Publisher:
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Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Summary Environmental Impact Assessment for the Nam Leuk Hydropower Project in Lao PDR.
Author: Directory of Environmental Impact Assessment Studies in Some Asian Countries
Author: Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors on a Proposed Loan to the Lao People's Democratic Republic for the Nam Leuk Hydropower Project
Author: Mitsuo SatoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asian Development Bank
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Integrated Rural Water Supply and Sanitation for Ntchisi and Mzimba Districts
Author: Société grenobloise d'études et d'applications hydrauliquesPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region
Author: François MollePublisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1849770867
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The water resources of the Mekong river catchment area, from China, through Thailand, Cambodia and Laos to Vietnam, are increasingly contested. Governments, companies and banks are driving new investment in roads, dams, diversions, irrigation schemes, navigation facilities, power plants and other emblems of conventional "development." Their plans and interventions pose multiple burdens and risks to the livelihoods of millions of people dependent on wetlands, floodplains, fisheries and aquatic resources.
Guidelines for Preparing and Using a Design and Monitoring Framework
Author: Asian Development BankPublisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9292623877
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
These guidelines describe how a project-level design and monitoring framework should be developed and used throughout the project cycle for Asian Development Bank (ADB) sovereign operations and technical assistance projects. The design and monitoring framework is a key tool for project design, implementation, and evaluation, and provides the basis for ADB’s project performance management system. The guidelines are intended to help staff of ADB, government officers, consultants, project sponsors and borrowers, and other stakeholders prepare high-quality design and monitoring frameworks. They serve as an effective tool to ensure that ADB-financed projects contribute to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and Pacific region as envisaged in ADB’s Strategy 2030.
Reservoir Sedimentation
Author: Anton J. SchleissPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1315736918
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Despite the mechanisms of reservoir sedimentation being well known for a long time, sustainable and preventive measures are rarely taken into consideration in the design of new reservoirs. To avoid operational problems of powerhouses, sedimentation is often treated for existing reservoirs with measures which are efficient only for a limited time.Th
Nam Theun 2 Study of Alternatives
Author: Infrastructure for Asian Connectivity
Author: Biswa N. BhattacharyayPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1781003130
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
This book addresses the prospects and challenges concerning both soft and hard infrastructure development in Asia and provides a framework for achieving Asian connectivity through regional infrastructure cooperation towards a seamless Asia. Key topics included are: ' demand estimates of national and regional infrastructure in transport, electricity, information and communication technology, and water and sanitation; ' empirical results on the costs and benefits of regional infrastructure for economies and households; ' the impact of infrastructure development on the environment and climate; ' sources and instruments of infrastructure financing; ' best practices and lessons learned from the experiences of the Asian region and other regions; and ' experiences of public_private partnership projects. This insightful book will serve as a definitive knowledge product for policymakers, academics, private sector experts and infrastructure practitioners interested in the regional and national infrastructure demand, investment and benefits in the region. Concerned officials from private and public sectors, and other experts involved in environmental and natural resources studies will also find this compendium invaluable.
Greater Mekong Subregion Power Trade and Interconnection
Author: Asian Development BankPublisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9290928379
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
This publication is a historical summary of progress made in energy cooperation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) since the beginning of the economic cooperation program in 1992. It highlights a two-pronged and phased approach to develop the GMS power market to realize the full benefits of synchronous operations---the policy and institutional framework to promote power trade and the physical interconnection to facilitate cross-border power transfers. This publication aims to help stakeholders understand GMS members' efforts in power cooperation and to draw attention to crucial issues on regional power trade.