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27 April 2018
The State of Tamil Nadu, while it ranks first in urbanization among large states in India, experiences severe droughts and urban floods. This presentation discusses the issues, challenges, and constraints facing urban water supply and sanitation (WSS). It also shares climate proofing guidelines to…
25 April 2018
The presentation covers the following: (i) the World Bank Group's Gender Strategy 2016-2023; (ii) barriers to women's employment in the transport sector; (iii) the economic case for gender equality; (iv) operational lessons learned on what works and what does not; and (v) an overview of World Bank…
25 April 2018
The presentation discusses gender equality improvement program implemented by the Tbilisi Transportation Company, including an overview of the company's gender equality policy, and related benefits, training, and awareness-raising campaign.
24 April 2018
The presentation discusses the integration of gender quality issues in Tbilisi City Hall's priorities, legislations, governance structure, strategies/action plans, budgeting, programs, and projects.
24 April 2018
The presentation includes discussion on: (i) an overview of the work being done by ITDP, particularly in the area of sustainable and equitable transportation; (ii) statistics on the usage of urban transport; (iii) a framework for how city streets should be designed; (iv) detailed discussion on the…
24 April 2018
The presentation discusses various entry points for gender issues as an integral part of inclusive planning of urban development projects.
24 April 2018
The presentation is a two-city analysis (Baku and Tbilisi) of the incidence and impacts of sexual harassment in public transport. It also presents the case for the importance of infrastructure design changes, technological innovations, and targeted awareness raising in changing behaviors, with the…
4 April 2018
Universal access to energy could be challenging but is certainly possible. Learn about the initiative of India in bridging the urban-rural energy access gap through the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana Scheme for Rural Electrification Infrastructure and Household Electrification.
4 April 2018
India is the third largest electricity consumer in the world after the People’s Republic of China and the United States. The electricity consumption is close to 1,400 TWh in 2016. However, the power distribution remains the weakest link of power sector. Learn how this challenge could become an…
4 April 2018
India aims to make its power sector secure, adaptive, sustainable, and digitally enabled. It established the National Smart Grid Mission in 2015 to oversee and accelerate all smart grid initiatives in the country. To date, it has already installed more than 60,000 smart meters, implemented 12 smart…