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Heritance Kandalama

24 November 2016
Heritance Kandalama, founded in 1994, is situated in Sri Lanka’s central region. Once a controversial hotel project, it became a green business through public pressure and a change in management mindset.

Rubysh: From Rubbish to Ruby

23 November 2016
Based in Indonesia, Rubysh Jewelry promotes waste reduction and recycling by upcycling inorganic waste into fashion products. Through the work it does, the company aims to show the beautiful side of recycling by transforming seemingly ugly-looking waste into stunning ready-to-wear jewelry.

Challenges in Setting up Sri Lanka for Virtual Education System

9 November 2016
Schools in Sri Lanka have not really changed much over the past eight decades as attempts at educational innovation generally slip back to the traditional mode of educational operation. Introducing sustainable and systematic changes in learning environments and educational management should match…

SRI: Comparative Analysis of Sri Lanka’sLegal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement: Indigenous Peoples

31 October 2016
The term Indigenous Peoples is used in a generic sense to refer to a distinct, vulnerable, social and cultural group possessing the following characteristics in varying degrees: (i) self-identification as members of a distinct indigenous cultural group and recognition of this identity by others; (…

Greater Colombo Wastewater Management Project, Sri Lanka

12 October 2016
Asian Development Bank’s Greater Colombo Wastewater Management Project in Sri Lanka used the forum theater concept to conduct 30 street dramas in the capital city of Colombo. Street drama was used because of its potential to mirror people’s daily lives particularly on hygiene practices, use of…

ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Social Protection Delivery in Indonesia

19 September 2016
Indonesia has been using a unique electronic identification system since 2012. Each citizen has a unique identifaction number. This number is used by the government to track its citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents for the purposes of work, taxation, pension, health care,…

Communicating Environmental Protection

7 September 2016
The Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project in Indonesia is a three-phased project with the objective of setting up 20 million hectares of Marine Protected Areas by 2020. Based on lessons from Phase 1, communication was integrated as a component for Phase 2 and considered critical for…

Communication Strategies for Various Stakeholders

7 September 2016
Key communication strategies employed by the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project (COREMAP) Phase II in Indonesia entailed promoting, building, and sharing the COREMAP brand; mobilizing public support for effective coral reef management and positioning the issue as a public concern; and…

National-Level Communication Strategy and Approaches

7 September 2016
The Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project Phase II in Indonesia focused its communication activities at the national level on members of parliament, key law enforcers, and key judicial officials. The communication strategy was developed early as a project requirement as public awareness…

Community-Focused Communication Strategies

7 September 2016
A unique element in the design of the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project Phase II in Indonesia was its decentralized model focusing on community-based resource management. This required a substantial investment in social mobilization to organize community groups and foster behavior…