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National Policies in the Energy Sector and Their Gender Features

23 April 2019
The government of Bangladesh shows commitment to gender equity issues, which is reflected in its various policies and serving as a signatory to many relevant international treaties. This presentation looks into some relevant policies and documents under the Energy Sector in Bangladesh that has…

GESI Mainstreaming and ADB’s Bangladesh Resident Mission Energy Portfolio

23 April 2019
This presentation gives a snapshot of the GESI elements in ADB’s energy portfolio in Bangladesh.

The Role of BWCCI in Promoting Women’s Participation in the Energy Sector as Entrepreneurs in the Marketing of Emerging and Innovative Technologies

24 April 2018
ADB and BWCCI have started their journey since September 2010. In line with this, with the technical and financial assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), BWCCI had implemented a project from August 2013 to November 2014 in Hatiya Upazila, Noakhali called “Enabling Poor Women’s…

ADB project examples of involving women in urban planning and governance: Urban Governance Infrastructure Improvement Project in Bangladesh

24 April 2018
The presentation describes how an urban development project (Urban Governance and Infrastructure Project)—supported and financed by ADB—is addressing key gender issues, resulting to increased women's participation and leadership, women's economic empowerment, and women-friendly infrastructure and…

Video - Session 4 - Skills Development to Create a Local Pool of Labor

12 April 2016
This video covers Session 4 of the conference entitled “Skills Development to Create a Local Pool of Labor.” The importance of skills development in the context of energy access is examined. More specifically, it analyzes a broad range of issues on employment generation, skills development, and job…