The Asian Water Development Outlook charts progress in water security in Asia and the Pacific over the past 5 years. This 2016 edition of the report uses the latest available data to assess water security in five key dimensions: household access to piped potable water and improved sanitation, economic water security, providing better urban water services to build more livable cities, restoring healthy rivers and ecosystems, and resilience to water disasters. The region shows a positive trend in strengthening water security since the 2013 edition of the report, when 38 out of 49 countries were...

This document was prepared as a supplement to the Asian Water Development Outlook 2016. It provides background information and explanatory notes on the approach taken, assumptions made, and data used. The methodology itself has been developed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in cooperation with reputed scientific institutes who have co-authored the individual reports for each of the five key dimensions of water security. These five reports are integrated into this methodology report. This study was supported by ADB's Water Financing Partnership Facility.

This handbook provides guidance to nonbank financial institutions (NBFIs) on how to manage risks related to money laundering and the financing of terrorism and is intended to assist NBFIs in developing and implementing policies and procedures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The information contained in the handbook should be adapted to reflect the nature of activities, products, and services offered by individual NBFIs as there is no "one size fits all" approach to the management of risk.

While there has been a considerable focus on Asias megacities, little research has been undertaken on the
competiveness of smaller and medium-sized cities, where much of the growth is taking place. These cities often support the larger ones with their industrial zones, logistics infrastructure, and aff ordable housing. India has over 50 cities with a population of 1 million or more that do not quality as megacities. This publication asserts that in order for smaller and medium-sized cities to sustain growth and develop, there needs to be greater emphasis on the quality of planning and...