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Social Development Issues in the Urban Sector

10 October 2018
Urban poverty has four major dimensions that reinforce each other. These are income and social poverty, environmental poverty, education poverty, and health poverty. These dimensions encompass issues such as employment insecurity, lack of access to opportunities and basic services, hazardous…

Characterizing FloodBased Farming Systems in the Ayerwaddy Delta of Myanmar

4 October 2018
An international program on Flood Based Farming Systems is conducting a suite of activities assessing flood-based farming systems in Myanmar, partuclarly in the Ayerwaddy Delta.

Driving Better Results from Public Services in New Zealand Issues Innovations Prospects

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.

Overcoming Double Income Traps in Thailand and Myanmar

23 August 2018
Thailand has been a middle-income country for 40 years, while Myanmar has been a low-income country for 55 years. The presenter cites evidence that Thailand is in a middle-income trap and Myanmar is in a low-income trap, and suggests a safe migration policy between the two countries, focusing on…

Financing Tertiary Education

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…

The Impact of Demographic Change on Labor Supply and Economic Growth Can Asia Meet the Challenge Ahead

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…

Tapping Technology to Maximize the Longevity Dividend in Asia

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-…

Overview Fiscal Space in Indonesia Myanmar and TimorLeste

18 May 2018
Fiscal space refers to the financial resources that a government can use to support a certain program without compromising its own financial position. This presentation shares the potential fiscal spaces in three countries: Indonesia, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste. These resources can be used to finance…

Progress Report Future Cities Future Women Initiative Phase 1

13 May 2018
This presentation presents a progress report on the Future Cities, Future Women Initiative (FCFWI), including challenges, opportunities, and immediate next steps. The FCFWI is a gender-targeted initiative to identify and support key triggers that would accelerate women’s participation in urban…

PHOTO GALLERY ADB officials welcome Rt Hon Helen Clark former New Zealand Prime Minister to ADB Headquarters

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…