Financing for Sustainable Urbanization

Event: 2016 ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum

Financing for Sustainable Urbanization

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Mobilizing funds to suport sustainable urbanization remains a big challenge in Asia. Specifically, the biggest challenge is boosting investments on urban development while ensuring sustainable and inclusive growth. This presentation looks into the urban infrastructure needs in the region and shares insights on how to manage these needs.

Challenges for Sustainable Urban Development in Asia

Event: 2016 ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum

Challenges for Sustainable Urban Development in Asia

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Urbanization is a mega trend. Half of humanity lives in cities today, and the figure will increase to 60 percent by 2030. Rapid urbanization exerts huge pressure on basic services and infrastructure in cities. As Asian countries quickly urbanize, the challenges need to be addressed for cities to continue to thrive and grow. This presentation tackles the challenges for sustainable urban development, along with the possible solutions for cities to become "green", inclusive, and resilient. 

How Mindfulness Can Help You and the Organization

Event: How Mindfulness Can Help You and the Organization

How Mindfulness Can Help You and the Organization

British School Manila (BSM)'s Chris Jones and Athena Douglas explain how they are introducing mindfulness to the BSM community. Through mindfulness exercises, they demonstrate how mindfulness can benefit individuals and institutions collectively.  This video covers the full session of Insight Thursday, ADB’s in-house knowledge sharing series.

Asian Economic Outlook and Challenges Ahead

Event: 2016 ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum

Asian Economic Outlook and Challenges Ahead

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Despite global headwinds, the growth in developing Asia is steady at 5.7% in 2016 and 2017. This growth, however, will also bring long-term challenges for it to become sustainable. This presentation provides a snapshot of the region's economic outlook that can also be of help in assessing urban development in Asia. 

Session Video - Driving Business by Building Better Trade Portals

Event: Driving Business by Building Better Trade Portals

Session Video - Driving Business by Building Better Trade Portals

PM Group’s Chris Lewis-Jones in this video talks about trade information portals (TIPs). He explains the importance and benefits of a TIP, and offers suggestions on how to make it sustainable. A summary of lessons learned based from his experience on designing, building, and launching TIPs is also shared.

Public-Private Partnership Certification Program Guide

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Public-Private Partnership Certification Program Guide

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The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Certification Program Guide will help public officials and their advisors implement efficient, sustainable PPPs.

Mindfulness

Event: How Mindfulness Can Help You and the Organization

Mindfulness

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Mindfulness involves training people’s attention to experience the present moment with greater curiosity and kindness. This helps them to not only appreciate what is going well but to respond more skillfully in the here and now to life’s inevitable challenges.

Complicated, Multifaceted, Communication in Post Conflict Myanmar

Event: Complicated, Multifaceted, Communication in Post-conflict Myanmar

Complicated, Multifaceted, Communication in Post Conflict Myanmar

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Learn how meticulous communication and participation planning for a road project in Myanmar paved the way for real connectivity and inclusion.

 

Impact Evaluation of Environmental Outcomes

Event: Asian Evaluation Week 2016

Impact Evaluation of Environmental Outcomes

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Impact evaluation (IE) is both a possible and vital component in implementing environmental programs and in achieving the desired environmental outcomes. Indirect and general equilibrium effects, however, pose challenges in the use of IE as an environmental intervention. Coming up with creative solutions is needed to be able to evaluate empirically.

Proof in: Poverty Can End. What are We Waiting for?

Event: Proof in: Poverty Can End. What are We Waiting for?

Proof in: Poverty Can End. What are We Waiting for?

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Can we really end poverty? A model for eradicating extreme poverty developed by the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee offers proof.

According to the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee’s graduation model, addressing poverty reduction entails looking beyond microfinance. Extreme poverty requires a blend of synergistic measures to pull people out and sustain this independently over time. Developing holistic responses is essential as the world’s ultrapoor have multiple needs to meet.