Current Condition of Carbon Emission and Carbon Emission Model in Urban Scale in Korea

Event: Low-Carbon City Development in the Republic of Korea

Current Condition of Carbon Emission and Carbon Emission Model in Urban Scale in Korea

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Examine the current condition of carbon emissions in the Republic of Korea. Learn about the urban carbon emission model being implemented in the country. The low-carbon city making methods and a government-supported major research project on the development of a low-carbon urban planning system are introduced.

Environmental Data Management: Challenges and Opportunities

Event: Making Intelligent Decisions and Mapping Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Data Management: Challenges and Opportunities

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Traditionally, environmental monitoring was often reactionary as regulatory agencies defined monitoring requirements and associated compliance limits. More recently, intelligent management of environmental monitoring data has been recognized as a vital tool for decision makers. There is now growing appreciation that environmental data is an asset of significant value that requires active management to preserve and effectively utilize.

Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban Nexus

Event: Urban Nexus: Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities

Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban Nexus

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This presentation introduces the urban nexus project implemented in Asian cities and analyzes its approach. The organizational structure responsible for implementing the project is discussed. It also features the different sustainable waste water solutions that fall under this approach. 

Education for the Most Disadvantaged Communities in Vietnam: Strategy for Delayed Marriage?

Event: Gender, Voice, and Agency: Multilateral Development Bank-Sponsored Workshop

Education for the Most Disadvantaged Communities in Vietnam: Strategy for Delayed Marriage?

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Find out how the Viet Nam Lower Secondary Education for the Most Disadvantaged Regions Project (LSEMDP) became a strategy that consequently delays child marriages. This presentation shares encouraging results from the LSEMDP Gender and Ethnic Minority Action Plan. It also recognizes existing paradoxes and dilemmas, and explores future directions to take.

Marrying Too Young: Policy Options for Actions to Address Child Marriage in Asia

Event: Gender, Voice, and Agency: Multilateral Development Bank-Sponsored Workshop

Marrying Too Young: Policy Options for Actions to Address Child Marriage in Asia

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This presentation examines the global and regional realities with respect to child marriages. It discusses key challenges such as harmful practices to girls' survival and well-being, gender-biased sex selection, violence against women and girls, and legal impediments. It also pointed to a way forward in eight critical areas.

Gender-Responsive Stakeholder Engagement

Event: Gender, Voice, and Agency: Multilateral Development Bank-Sponsored Workshop

Gender-Responsive Stakeholder Engagement

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This presentation emphasizes the importance of a gender-responsive stakeholder engagement process. It also shares an example of a gender-responsive stakeholder engagement application to a water supply project in Morocco.

Building Women’s Leadership for Participation in Commune/Sangkat Councils in Cambodia

Event: Gender, Voice, and Agency: Multilateral Development Bank-Sponsored Workshop

Building Women’s Leadership for Participation in Commune/Sangkat Councils in Cambodia

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This presentation covers the governance structure at the commune/sangkat level in Cambodia. It describes support provided to local women leaders—before, during, and post-election—through the Women for Prosperity group, resulting in strong networks among women leaders. It reflects on the continuing challenges and next steps in addressing the issues.

Giving Locally Elected Women Voice in Local Governance Structures: Bangladesh

Event: Gender, Voice, and Agency: Multilateral Development Bank-Sponsored Workshop

Giving Locally Elected Women Voice in Local Governance Structures: Bangladesh

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This presentation provides background information on the second Bangladesh Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project. It shares examples of women participation in project activities, and also showcases project achievements. It reflects on the challenges encountered and lessons learned.

Transforming the Family Structure into a Productive Resource for Women

Event: Gender, Voice, and Agency: Multilateral Development Bank-Sponsored Workshop

Transforming the Family Structure into a Productive Resource for Women

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Read about the Productive Families Economic Empowerment Program for Palestinian women, including its empowerment measures. The presentation also discusses the program's outcomes/achievements, key challenges, and lessons learned.

 

Gender and Land: Lessons from an Inclusive Business Model in Uganda

Event: Gender, Voice, and Agency: Multilateral Development Bank-Sponsored Workshop

Gender and Land: Lessons from an Inclusive Business Model in Uganda

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This presentation features the Vegetable Oil Development Program (VODP) as an inclusive business model for smallholder farmers in Uganda. VODP integrates proactive gender analysis at the program design stage to reap benefits for the communities.