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meet regional energy needs in Asia, yet supply-side strategies tend to be prioritized as a focus of investment and planning …Energy efficiency is often defined as delivered energy service per unit of energy supplied into a system. Supply …-side energy efficiency refers to decreasing energy losses in the supply chain, for improved performance in the production and …
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, the“ nutrition transition;” third, the “climate transition;” fourth, the “energy transition;” and, fifth, the …
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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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This report aims to demonstrate how a rapid climate change impact assessment can be used to identify the possible impacts of climate change on a thermal power investment project. For this demonstration, the O MON IV Combined Cycle Power Station Project in Southern Viet Nam is used for...
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This report aims to highlight and raise awareness on the exposure and vulnerability of the energy sector to climate … change. It also identifies adaptation options available to each source of energy generation as well as for the distribution … and end use of electrical energy. …
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The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) energy policy focuses on maximizing energy access, promoting energy efficiency and … renewable energy, and promoting improved governance and capacity in the energy sector to strengthen the capacity of developing … member countries to meet critical energy needs. This publication seeks to further the efforts of ADB to promote knowledge …
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working document that helps inform the development of country partnership strategies. This energy sector ASR updates …
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The water–food–energy nexus is emerging as a critical issue in Asia and the Pacific. It is clear that solutions must be … understand the issues associated with the water–food–energy nexus in Asia and the Pacific. It provides high-level guidance on the … found to assure water security, thereby eliminating the immediate—and increasing—risk to food security, energy security, and …
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In 2011, Uzbekistan celebrated 20 years of independence. The transition has not been smooth for any country in the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Uzbekistan, too, has experienced both positive and negative developments in gender equality. The status of women and men in Uzbekistan is...
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efforts. In March 2012, about 160 representatives from Asia and the Pacific met to share their RCI experiences and discuss …
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