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28 August 2019
In this keynote speech, Mr. Hussain Rasheed Hassan, Minister of Environment, Maldives welcomed the delegates of the Resilient Atoll Nations in Productive Oceans conference and shared his perspective on the importance of developing climate resilience in developing atoll nations, especially in the…
27 August 2019
Selected photos taken during the Resilient Atoll Nations in Productive Oceans event held from 27-29 August 2019 in the Maldives.
27 August 2019
This presentation gave an overview of ADB's Preparing Outer Islands for Sustainable Energy Development, which will help the Maldives tap solar power and reduce reliance on costly, polluting diesel oil. The project will install solar-diesel hybrid grids on outer islands and the greater Male region.…
15 October 2018
Approximately 774 tons per day of mixed waste is generated in Male’ and is sent to Thilafushi, an industrial island near Male’ with a 30-year-old dumpsite for waste. The geographic distribution of islands and lack of land makes the collection, transport of management of waste quite challenging and…
13 September 2018
Learn about the impetus, objectives, and main elements of New Zealand’s public sector reform. This presentation discusses the results-based management approach as a crucial element in New Zealand’s reform efforts.
22 August 2018
Given the need to expand universities in Asia and therefore the critical role of financing, the author seeks to answer questions such as the case for university tuition charges and why student loans are necessary. He also differentiates between time-based repayment loans and income-contingent loans…
18 May 2018
Some member-nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will see their working-age population grow or slightly decline by 2050; others will see them shrink. Several APEC countries rely on migration to expand their labor force and GDP. The labor force participation rates among people…
18 May 2018
The workforce in many Asian countries is aging and shrinking. Specific technologies could help improve the labor force participation of senior citizens or their productivity. Policies should promote the promotion and adoption of technologies, lifelong learning for seniors, and cross-border, intra-…
16 March 2018
During her visit to ADB Headquarters on 16 March 2018, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister and former UNDP Administrator, speaks as ADB's Gender Month Distinguished Speaker, meets with President Takehiko Nakao, members of ADB's Board of Directors, selected members of senior…
8 March 2018
Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister, highlights how gender inequalities are persisting despite advantages in having women in leadership positions. Addressing a crowd of 600, she emphasized that there are proactive steps that we can take to grow the numbers of women in leadership…