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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…

ADB technical assistance cluster program: Strengthening Capacity, Institutions, and Policies for Enabling High-Quality, 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…

Digital Resilient Cities: Smart Spatial Planning Systems

6 October 2020
This presentation discussed smart city planning solutions being used to address the most pressing urban development issues of our time.

Air Quality Findings During COVID-19 Lockdown in Europe

17 September 2020
This presentation discusses the air quality impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown in selected European countries.

Bridge to Future Livable and Green City Clusters, Cities, Towns and Villages in the People’s Republic of China

16 September 2020

DEFA Preheating and Charging Solutions (Private Company Norway: BHT Supplier) (Russian Translation)

9 September 2020
Mikael Nilsson gave an overview of DEFA Preheating and Charging Solutions.

Adaptive planning under deep uncertainty: Dynamic adaptive policy pathways and climate adaptation

9 September 2020
This presentation discussed an overview of adaptive planning using Dynamic Adaptive Policy Pathways (DAPP), citing case studies using DAPP applications.

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

Investment and Cooperation Support (English Translation)

3 September 2020
Deputy Head Kaisa Standish discussed on how Finland's private sector partnership can help to achieve the SDGs in Kazakhstan.