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Communicating Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A View from the Field

7 June 2016
In promoting technical and vocational education and training (TVET), there is no one-size-fits-all communication approach as each TVET audience has different interests, stakes and perspectives, and local cultures and contexts vary. Recruiting experts who can assist in systematic communication…

CAM: Cambodia's Constitution of 1993 with Amendments through 2008

17 April 2016
This Constitutional Law aims, in accordance with the basic principles of a liberal multi-party democracy, to facilitate the efficient functioning of national institutions in unusual circumstances requiring urgent action.

Advanced Electricity Metering Project

11 April 2016
This presentation discusses the Asian Development Bank’s project on advanced electricity metering in Uzbekistan. The gender equity and mainstreaming component of the project through the adoption of a gender action plan is highlighted.

Women are Ready for Roads

1 January 2016
After years of civil war, Cambodia was transforming into a vibrant market economy. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved funding to rehabilitate 500 kilometers of rural roads in seven provinces, one of the key pieces of infrastructure for Cambodia's mostly rural population to access much needed…

CAM: Comparative Analysis of Cambodia Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement: ENVIRONMENT

31 December 2015
Policy Principle 1: Use a screening process for each proposed project, as early as possible, to determine the appropriate extent and type of environmental assessment so that appropriate studies are undertaken commensurate with the significance of potential impacts and risks.

Samarkand Solar Power Plant Project: Central Asia’s First Solar Power Plant

1 October 2015
In the Republic of Uzbekistan, increasing demand and aging thermal power plants contribute to growing energy deficiencies while solar energy has been overlooked. Backed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), it now aims to become a regional hub for solar energy as it is set to build one of the…

Local Governance and Decentralization Reforms in Southeast Asia

25 August 2015
Most countries in Asia and the Pacific have decentralized the delivery of basic services to some extent. Political dynamics, however, remain an important driver based on Southeast Asia’s reform experiences in local government. The local government reforms introduced in the Philippines and Cambodia…

Uzbekistan: Advanced Electricity Metering Project

19 May 2015
This presentation discusses the nationwide rollout of Advanced Electricity Metering (AEM) project in Uzbekistan. How AEM reduced aggregate technical, commercial, and collection losses in the country, and its metering architecture are explained. Issues in project design and implementation are also…

Project Communications in Conflict Prevention

26 March 2015
Stakeholders in Cambodia, Nepal, and Samoa who have been adversely affected by ADB-assisted projects mentioned communications or the lack of it as the main factor for their grievances. In these cases, simply providing information about the project was not enough. Communication processes needed to…

Project Communications in Conflict Prevention

26 March 2015
Investing in communications by creatively allocating or leveraging funds for project communication activities results to conflict prevention. This report examines ADB’s Accountability Mechanism and discusses the role of communications in conflicts featuring ADB-assisted projects in Cambodia, Nepal…