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Water policy and institutions in the Republic of Korea
Lee, Namsoo - 2019
This study reviews the water policies and institutions for water management in the Republic of Korea over a 50-year period during which the country developed from a war-torn nation into one of the 10 largest economies in the world. The Republic of Korea's water policy commenced in the form of...
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The trade and water nexus
Le Vernoy, Alexandre - 2017
Understanding the impact of international trade on the use of water resources provides a set of interesting ideas and concepts to further strengthen the global sustainable development agenda. This paper investigates and devises the direct and indirect links between international trade and water...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012700554
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Who benefits from piped water in the house? : empirical evidence from a gendered analysis in India
Sedai, Ashish Kumar - 2021
The disproportionate burden of water collection, maintenance, and service for women in developing economies calls for a juxtaposition of water infrastructure and gender differences at the household level. We use spatiotemporal data from the largest gender disaggregated human development survey...
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The spillover effects of water supply infrastructure development : a theoretical model
Yoshino, Naoyuki; Setiawati, Santi; Siregar, Tifani Husna; … - 2023
One of the main challenges in low-income Asia and the Pacific countries is users' willingness to pay for water services. In contrast, investors and private operators in the water sector prefer a high rate of return. This has often led to the failure of public-private partnerships for water...
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Agriculture water management, food security, and sustainable agriculture in the People's Republic of China and India under climate change
Aryal, Jeetendra Prakash; Rahut, Dil Bahadur; … - 2024
Water shortage is one of the major environmental challenges in emerging Asian economies such as India and the People's Republic of China (PRC), presenting significant threats to livelihood and food security in coming decades. The growing population, increasing demand for food, rapid...
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Asia's wicked environmental problems
Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - 2012
The developing economies of Asia are confronted by serious environmental problems that threaten to undermine future growth, food security, and regional stability. This study considers four major environmental challenges that policymakers across developing Asia will need to address towards 2030:...
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Inducing private finance to water supply and inland water transport using spillover tax revenues
Yoshino, Naoyuki; Abidhadjaev, Umid; Nakahigashi, Masaki - 2019
This paper discusses suggested ways to bring private sector finance into water supply and inland water transport. Typically, such water projects rely only on user charges as sources of revenues. For example, ships using inland waterways have to pay user charges to the government for port...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012063844
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Financial turmoil in the banking sector and the Asian Lamfalussy Process : the case of four economies
Hsu, Chen-min; Liao, Chih-feng - 2010
banking performance in four Asian economies: the People's Republic of China (PRC); Hong Kong, China; Singapore; and Taipei …,China. Both the PRC and Hong Kong, China operate under a fragmented financial regulatory structure, while Singapore and Taipei …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003983440
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The global economic recession and industrial structure : evidence from four Asian dragons
Hsieh, Wen-jen - 2011
; Singapore; and Taipei,China, as well as the gradual shifting of the sources of economic growth away from the manufacturing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009315799
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Development trajectories, emission profile, and policy actions : Singapore
Doshi, Tilak; D’Souza, Neil Sebastian - 2013
Singapore is the most industrialized and urbanized country in Southeast Asia and is totally dependent on oil and … maintaining Singapore's competitiveness, improving energy security, and enhancing environmental sustainability. In this paper, we … discuss where Singapore stands with regard to its energy consumption and CO2 emissions, its energy policies to date, and those …
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