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Nationwide Telecommunications Project Bridging the Digital and Gender Divides in Myanmar

9 December 2015
ICT projects that recognize the digital and gender divides can help provide women with equal access to communication tools to increase their voice and representation. This report explains in detail the communication and gender context of ADB’s Nationwide Telecommunications project in Myanmar,…

Green Power Development Project Bringing Benefits to Bhutan and Beyond

1 October 2015
The Kingdom of Bhutan is one of a few countries in Asia with large, unexploited hydropower resources. Despite the surplus power, many rural households lacked access to electricity in the early to mid-2000s. The Government of Bhutan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) turned this challenge into an…

Session Video Complicated Multifaceted Communication in Post Conflict Myanmar

4 September 2015
Asian Development Bank’s James Leather and Lainie Thomas explain the importance of communication to the Eindu to Kawkareik Road Improvement project in Myanmar. The discussion centers on the communications plan—how it was conceived and developed, how it is to be implemented, and how to ensure its…

Interview Video Complicated Multifaceted Communication in Post Conflict Myanmar

4 September 2015
Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Lainie Thomas and James Leather explain ADB’s involvement in the Eindu to Kawkareik Road Improvement project in Myanmar, and the different communication approaches that were adopted in light of its post-conflict situation. Both experts share key lessons learned from…

Complicated Multifaceted Communication in Post Conflict Myanmar

4 September 2015
This presentation features Asian Development Bank’s Greater Mekong Subregion East-West Economic Corridor Eindu to Kawkareik Road Improvement project in Myanmar. It shares how meticulous communication and participation planning for a road project can pave the way for real connectivity and inclusion.

MYA Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Development for the Ministry of Construction Handbook

31 August 2015
his Working Handbook on Social Safeguards (Involuntary Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples) has been prepared for use of staff of the Ministry of Construction (MOC) as part of the Subproject:MYA - Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Development for the Ministry of Construction. This handbook…

MYA GapEquivalence Analysis on Environment Safeguards

31 May 2015
An assessment of the current environmental management system, based on approved laws and rules in Myanmar in terms of its equivalence to ADB SPS is presented in the table below. Provisions of the draft EIA Procedure are also included in the equivalence assessment. Findings are discussed below.

MYA Gap Analysis on Indigenous Peoples between ADB Safeguards andGovernment of Myanmar

31 May 2015
This paper provides a gap-equivalence analysis of laws that may impinge on IPs safeguards.

MYA Gap Analysis on Involuntary Resettlement between ADB Safeguards and Government of Myanmar

31 May 2015
This paper is to screen the project early on to identify past, present, and future involuntary resettlement impacts and risks. Determine the scope of resettlement planning through a survey and/or census of displaced persons, including a gender analysis, specifically related to resettlement impacts…

Improving Wastewater Treatment in Yangon

19 May 2015
This video shows one of the training sessions under a water utility partnership between Yangon City Development Committee (Myanmar) and Hunter Water, a leading water and wastewater utility in Australia. The twinning is being facilitated by Asian Development Bank through its Water Operators…