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VIDEO Microfinance Can Raise Incomes Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China

17 November 2020
This study investigates the impacts of a government-led microcredit program in China which implemented at scale in its poor rural areas with a randomized controlled trial (RCT). In contrast to recent RCT-based studies that have failed to find evidence of significant increases in income from…

VIDEO A Bit of Salt A Trace of Life Gender Norms and The Impact of a Salt Iodization Program on Human Capital Formation of School Aged Children

17 November 2020
This paper examines the effects of a massive salt iodization program on human capital formation of schoolaged children in China. Exploiting province and time variation, we find a strong positive impact on cognition for girls and no effects for boys. For non-cognitive skills, we find the opposite…

Greater Male WastetoEnergy

11 November 2020
This presentation shares how Greater Male Waste-to-Energy Project Team aims to achieve value for money through marketing sounding, pre-qualification, and design build and operate contracts.

ADB technical assistance cluster program Strengthening Capacity Institutions and Policies for Enabling HighQuality Green Development in the Yellow River Ecological Corridor October 2020

31 October 2020
The proposed knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) cluster will support the achievement of resilient ecological protection and high-quality development goals in the Yellow River Basin in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The TA cluster will design and implement approaches to support…

Bridge to Future Livable and Green City Clusters Cities Towns and Villages in the Peoples Republic of China

16 September 2020

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2020 Clean Air for a Happy Healthy and Prosperous Society

7 September 2020
In this presentation, Mr. Bambang Susantono introduced the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies by launching a series of six knowledge events on air quality and giving a background on key figures on-air pollution

Implementation of ADB Low Carbon Cities Technical Assistance in Kazakhstan and Other Cities Tasks Goals and Objectives English Translation

3 September 2020
ADB's Na Won Kim gave an overview of low-carbon development in Central Asian and ADB's project on supporting city governments in mainstreaming climate actions in city planning and investment plans.

Implementation of ADB Low Carbon Cities Technical Assistance in Kazakhstan and Other Cities Tasks Goals and Objectives Russian Translation

3 September 2020
ADB's Na Won Kim gave an overview of low-carbon development in Central Asian and ADB's project on supporting city governments in mainstreaming climate actions in city planning and investment plans.

Transport in Developing Asias New Normal

28 August 2020
ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Bambang Susantono, discussed different trends for transport during COVID 19 pandemic and how ADB can address these transport challenges while adapting to the "new normal."

Achieving Water Security and Resilience in Asia Pacific Asian Water Development Outlook 2020

26 August 2020
This presentation discussed the AWDO’s key dimensions (KD), focusing on respective KD-specific findings and associate policy recommendations