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21 November 2019
Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) shares how they provide more opportunities for the employment of women. CEB also highlights some lessons learned from the ADB-University of Melbourne School of Engineering’s Lateral Learning Program.
20 November 2019
WePOWER partner, Ceylon Electricity Board, shares their activities to support the objectives of the network.
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…
4 April 2018
Enter the prosumer, as smart grid will bring in a new paradigm of active distribution that can dramatically change the roles of consumers and communities, transforming passive users into active players—both as producers and consumers or prosumers with potentially important implications for gender…
3 April 2018
Developed as part of a series of training programs by the Melbourne School of Engineering for ADB, this learning program aimed to further improve and update the technical expertise of ADB’s executing and implementing agencies, partner organizations, and staff on the integration of high-level…
3 April 2018
Addressing gender issues in the energy sector can help catalyze change in Sri Lanka's rural communities.
Professor Anoja Wickramasinghe of Energia Network shares the results of ADB's Improving Gender Access to Clean and Renewable Energy in Ampara District, Sri Lanka project that aimed to provide…
3 April 2018
Learn about the Institutional policies, strategies, and practices that aim to contribute to inclusive development and the gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) linkages with the energy and power sectors.
This session presents an overview of GESI in the ADB energy sector portfolio. It also…
3 April 2018
How can gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) be integrated into electricity systems modelling with a rural electrification focus? What are the potential entry points for GESI in the renewable energy programs of the Government of Sri Lanka? These two questions are answered in this session…
3 April 2018
How can smart grid technologies and systems contribute to reducing poverty, addressing social inclusion, and improving gender equality and women empowerment?
This session features welcome remarks from representatives of ADB and the Government of Sri Lanka, followed by a discussion of the workshop…
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…