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Philippines Secretary of Finance Cesar V. Purisima Visits ADB in Run-Up to Annual Meeting
Philippines Secretary of Finance Cesar V. Purisima (left) meets Asian Development Bank...
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
Cities in Asia like Beijing are growing at unprecedented rates. This, together with...
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
Rising incomes double motor vehicle fleets every 5 - 7 years and leads to severe...
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
Building one's way out of congestion in cities like Manila has been shown not to...
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
Road congestion alone as seen here in Bangkok costs Asian economies 2% to 5% of...
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
In 2006, transport like this tricycle in Indore, India accounted for 13% of...
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
Transport is also vulnerable to changes in the climate like these floods in Jakarta. (Photo by Ko Sakamoto)
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
Asian cities like Bangkok suffer from the highest air pollution levels in the world, with...
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
Another adverse effect of Asia's rising motorization is growth in road accidents like this one in Bangkok. (Photo by Olly Powell)
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
60% of an estimated 1.18 million deaths as well as millions of injuries due to road...
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
Strategies to manage traffic in Asia like here in Xian must include a wide range...
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
Planning for cities like in Strasbourg, France where the journey to work is short and easy avoids the need to travel. (Photo by Robin Hickman)
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
Shifting to public transport like this monorail in Kuala Lumpur and non-motorized transport...
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
Electric vehicles, like Manila's e-trikes, and alternative fuels improves transport efficiency. (Photo by Edsel Roman)
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Changing Course in Urban Transport
A widespread acknowledgement of the need for greater sustainability in travel patterns and a...
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Children Dream of Bright and Modern Future for Tajikistan and Its Neighbors
Children from Dushanbe entered a drawing contest held in November 2011, to commemorate the...
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Children Dream of Bright and Modern Future for Tajikistan and Its Neighbors
Farhod Rahmonov, 15 (1st Prize):"All borders will open, and all nations will...
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Children Dream of Bright and Modern Future for Tajikistan and Its Neighbors
Maruf Haidarov, 15 (2nd Prize): "We will have a lot of electricity, all houses will be warm and with light."
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