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Opportunities and Challenges of Eco-compensation in the People’s Republic of China

8 December 2017
Eco-compensation has developed rapidly in the People’s Republic of China, with eco-compensation mechanisms being integrated into ecological civilization reforms and poverty reduction programs. At least 20 provinces have already issued their respective provincial policy paper on the implementation…

Eco-Compensation and Agriculture: Lessons from the United States, Questions for the People’s Republic of China

8 December 2017
Why is agriculture important for eco-compensation? Agriculture is key to food security, rural livelihoods, economic growth, and human survival; but, it is also a major source of environmental degradation. Current farming practices (e.g., tillage, introduction of new plant varieties, application of…

Trans-provincial Eco-compensation Schemes in the People’s Republic of China: Experiences and Challenges

8 December 2017
How can socioeconomic development be balanced with sustainable environmental protection? This is the key question addressed by the presentation, particularly in line with the implementation of eco-compensation in the river basins of the People’s Republic of China. Learn about the progress,…

Social Impacts and mitigation process – Lessons from Jaffna Seawater Desalinization plant

7 December 2017
Desalination projects do not only affect marine life, they also affect the communities surrounding the project site. They have various socio-economic impacts that may negatively or positively affect the lives and livelihood of people living near the project site. This presentation discusses these…

My Bosses, My Mentors

7 December 2017
Xianbin Yao, Special Senior Advisor to the President, reflects on his journey of more than two decades with ADB and how he has benefited from colleagues since 1991. The presentation aims to (i) reflect on and share ADB experiences through few but pertinent snapshots; (ii) encourage the people in…

Water-Energy Nexus: Case of China

6 December 2017
Water and energy are interconnected. Choices made in either of the sectors can positively or negatively impact one another. This is the context of the ADB publication, Water-Energy Nexus in the People’s Republic of China and Emerging Issues, launched in December 2017. The publication highlights the…

Making the Demand Side of Freedom of Information Work

5 December 2017
In the United Kingdom, the passage of the Freedom of Information was a long and slow process. Maurice Frankel of the Campaign for Freedom of Information, UK, shares his experience in working on the United Kingdom’s campaign for FOI since it was set up in 1984. Prior to the FOI Law, a statutory…

Data Protection and Right to Information

5 December 2017
Data protection and right to privacy may sometimes come into conflict, but the degree to which these clash depends on the provisions of the laws governing them. This presentation provides actual examples of the conflict arising from different perceptions of what constitutes disclosing personal…

International Experiences: Institutionalizing Freedom of Information Implementation

5 December 2017
The number of countries adopting the Right to Information (RTI) or Freedom of Information has grown from just 14 countries in 1990 to 116 at present and it is still increasing. This upward trend started from 1997 and holds true for all regions. RTI is now recognized as a basic human right but has…

Right to Information and Right to Privacy

5 December 2017
In India, the Right to Information Act (RTI) came after strong movement from the citizens for legislation. This presentation shares the country’s 12-year experience with its RTI, which was demanded, owned, used, and protected by the people.