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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: International Experiences with Payments for Environmental Services in Grazing Lands and Other Rangelands

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014

Payments for environmental services (PES) are a potential mechanism to provide incentives for sustainable management of grasslands and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. PES is not widely practiced in Mongolia, but has been included in the Green Development Strategy of the government. This...

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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: Herders' Livelihoods and Climate Change

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014

and provides information on adaptation practices. It also identifies sustainable management practices that can increase … communities’ resilience to climate change, improve environmental quality, and increase local revenue. …

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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: Assessment of Key Elements in Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for Grassland and Livestock Management

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014

-designed actions to mitigate climate change can provide multiple benefits, including socioeconomic development and resilience to … estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential, economic costs and benefits, GHG measurement options, adaptation …

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Stakeholder Engagement in Preparing Investment Plans for the Climate Investment Funds: Case Studies from Asia - Second Edition

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

(SCF). The SCF comprises three separate programs—the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR), the Scaling Up Renewable …

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Operational Plan for Integrated Disaster Risk Management 2014–2020

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014

The Operational Plan for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 2014–2020 seeks to strengthen disaster resilience in the …, investing in disaster resilience, and engaging stakeholders. …

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Forum on Building Resilience to Fragility in Asia and the Pacific: Proceedings

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

representatives from development partners and civil society organizations during the Forum on Building Resilience to Fragility in Asia …

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Kazakhstan Country Gender Assessment

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2006

This report reviews Kazakhstan’s progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment, and focuses particularly on gender issues in the Asian Development Bank’s operations in transport, urban development, and support for entrepreneurship. Since the previous assessment in 2006,...

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The Greater Mekong Subregion at 20: Progress and Prospects

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) includes Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China (specifically Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region), the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. In 1992, with assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and...

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Investing in Resilience: Ensuring a Disaster-Resistant Future

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

Investing in Resilience: Ensuring a Disaster-Resistant Future focuses on the steps required to ensure that investment … in disaster resilience happens and that it occurs as an integral, systematic part of development. At-risk communities in … strengthening resilience has been slow to date and natural hazards continue to cause significant loss of life, damage, and …

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Managing Regional Public Goods for Health: Community-Based Dengue Vector Control

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

The threat from dengue has grown dramatically. The World Health Organization estimates that there may be up to 100 million infections each year worldwide. Approximately 500,000 people are hospitalized, and many thousands die because of dengue each year. Controlling mosquitoes is the only...

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