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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…
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…
6 April 2020
Videos showing local authorities in the People's Republic of China carry out cleaning and sanitization activities to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Video 1: Authorities undertaking major sterilization and disinfection activities on main roads, residential communities, and markets in the city of…
6 April 2020
Videos depicting the challenges presented by large volumes of medical waste generated during a COVID-19 outbreak in the People's Republic of China.
Video 1: With the COVID-19 ravaging Wuhan, medical waste has been increasing in the city. Infectious medical waste handlers are one of the groups most…
5 December 2018
Photos taken during the International Forum on Low Carbon Development for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program Cities.
24 November 2016
ADB Vice President Stephen Groff highlighted the long-term partnership with the National Development and Reform Commission on developing the PRC’s eco-compensation agenda in a recorded welcome message shown at the 5th International Conference on Eco-compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services…
Organizer: East Asia Department
23 November 2016
While rapid economic development in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in recent decades has come at significant cost to the environment, attention is increasingly turning to green finance, which also has developed rapidly over the last few years. Experts who are directly involved in the…
19 February 2016
This webinar discusses the implications and applications of COP21 on the urban transport sector. It also presents an integrated approach to urban transport planning and management, including ADB's contributions to urban transport in terms of knowledge sharing and learning, financing, and inclusive…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department