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Presents economic prospects for developing Asia and the Pacific. The report includes analysis of the impacts of school closures caused by the pandemic and a theme chapter on financing a green and inclusive recovery.

Microgrids are poised to play a big role in the electricity ecosystem of the future-with decarbonization, digitalization, decentralization, and non-wires solutions being key attributes. This handbook serves as a guide to evaluate the feasibility of microgrid systems in enhancing power supply quality and connectivity. It includes information about on-grid microgrids for urban and industrial applications, prevailing business models, and emerging trends that could shape the future of this sector.

A guide for establishing and developing urban primary health centers (UPHCs) according to India's National Health Mission framework and using public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements with nongovernment organizations.

Provides a diagnostic framework to analyse the level of gender equality in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries as a basis for the formulation of the CAREC Gender Strategy 2030 and assessing the CAREC Program's performance in gender mainstreaming.

Analyses seaports and multimodal corridors serving landlocked countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program. The study provides up-to-date information about ports and logistics developments in the region.

Reviews financial conditions in East Asia and risk implications to the global economic recovery, including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), vaccine rollouts, and liquidity conditions in regional bond markets.

Focuses on the provision of safer pedestrian facilities in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries, particularly on the physical road infrastructure. The manual also outlines proven facilities that have been shown to assist pedestrians including those in the high-risk groups.

This guidance note documents how the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected the transport sector in developing Asia and the Pacific region from personal mobility and public transport to the aviation industry among other facets.

Examines the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on public-private partnership (PPP) projects in Asia and the Pacific and identifies how these can be mitigated.

Analyses the use of clean and efficient cooking technologies in the Philippines, and identifies opportunities and challenges to fast-track their uptake. The findings identify policy information technology and financing gaps that must be addressed to boost the development and market expansion of clean cooking technologies.

This country diagnostic examines constraints to Pakistan achieving strong, sustained, and inclusive growth and proposes key sector reforms to boost the country's economic competitiveness.

Reflects on Rajasthan's development issues and solutions and showcases how infrastructure investments and institutional support under the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project have improved the economic conditions health and overall quality of life of citizens. It also discusses lessons learned and future priorities.

This publication highlights how ADB and Bhutan are working together to achieve more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient growth.

This knowledge product explains the rationale and procedures for incorporating allowances for climate change in detailed engineering design, with a focus on credible adjustments to extreme rainfall and to mean and high-end sea-level rise. Highlighting worked examples drawn from Viet Nam's road transport sector and peer-reviewed research literature, it offers a point of departure for more sophisticated assessments of high-risk projects. It presents principles and approaches extendable to other design variables (extreme air temperature, evaporation, and wind speed) and transferable to other sectors, regions, and stages of the asset life cycle (from project concept to decommissioning). An accompanying step-by-step manual shows how each calculation is performed.

Reviews the state of international migration out of Tajikistan and proposes programs and services to further strengthen support for migrant workers, including those affected by the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).