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Hazardous Material Management in Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

1 May 2019
The Thilawa Special Economic Zone is the first operational SEZ in Myanmar and one of the largest industrial development. Thilawa SEZ recognized the need for proper hazardous material management in addition to waste management to avoid accidents such as chemical accidents and explosions. It has…

Asian Development Bank: The Business Case for Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

1 May 2019
Years of experience on Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and safeguard processes provided the momentum to strengthen HIA practice within ADB procedures and its developing member countries (DMCs). This presentation outlines how ADB has strengthened HIA over the last 3 years. This was done through…

Country Presentation: Myanmar

24 January 2019
Myanmar plans to improve its management of labor migration by learning from the good practices and experiences of other ASEAN countries.

Labor Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

24 January 2019
Overall migration flows continue to decline from almost 6 million workers in 2015 to 5.24 million in 2017. Reduced recruitment in the Gulf Cooperation Countries is the main driver behind this downward trend.

Social Development Issues in the Urban Sector

10 October 2018
Urban poverty has four major dimensions that reinforce each other. These are income and social poverty, environmental poverty, education poverty, and health poverty. These dimensions encompass issues such as employment insecurity, lack of access to opportunities and basic services, hazardous…

Characterizing Flood-Based Farming Systems in the Ayerwaddy Delta of Myanmar

4 October 2018
An international program on Flood Based Farming Systems is conducting a suite of activities assessing flood-based farming systems in Myanmar, partuclarly in the Ayerwaddy Delta.

Armenia e-Procurement System

20 September 2018

Overcoming Double Income Traps in Thailand and Myanmar

23 August 2018
Thailand has been a middle-income country for 40 years, while Myanmar has been a low-income country for 55 years. The presenter cites evidence that Thailand is in a middle-income trap and Myanmar is in a low-income trap, and suggests a safe migration policy between the two countries, focusing on…

Overview: Fiscal Space in Indonesia, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste

18 May 2018
Fiscal space refers to the financial resources that a government can use to support a certain program without compromising its own financial position. This presentation shares the potential fiscal spaces in three countries: Indonesia, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste. These resources can be used to finance…

Progress Report: Future Cities, Future Women Initiative (Phase 1)

13 May 2018
This presentation presents a progress report on the Future Cities, Future Women Initiative (FCFWI), including challenges, opportunities, and immediate next steps. The FCFWI is a gender-targeted initiative to identify and support key triggers that would accelerate women’s participation in urban…