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The Nature Conservancy

8 June 2021
In this presentation, Ruth Konia introduced The Nature Conversation. She gave an overview of the Mangoro Market Meri, a program of TNC that addresses economic sustainability by connecting women to markets that provide greater value for their products.

AML/CFT Utilities: The Possibilities, Perils, and Pitfalls—A Pacific Perspective

10 December 2020
Money laundering (ML) and terrorism financing (TF) are priority issues for banks in the Pacific, which shoulder the risks and high costs associated with ML and TF. This presentation gives an overview of the banks’ process in onboarding new customers and offers a different Know Your Customer (KYC)…

PNG: Assessment of Political Economy of Fecal Sludge Management

2 December 2020
Papua New Guinea is the 12th highest proportion internationally of people using unimproved sanitation. Learn how ADB is trying to help improve the situation through this project.

International Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking and Illegal Wildlife Trade Operation Dismantled

3 September 2020
This article discussed drug trafficking and the illegal wildlife trade.

WaterAid: A WASH strong COVID-19 response

9 June 2020
In this presentation, WaterAid shared their response to COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific, specifically in the eight countries they work in: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste. Given the changing dynamics of the pandemic, WaterAid has taken a…

Papua New Guinea: A Digital Access Tool to Promote Financial Inclusion

6 November 2019
ADB is developing a digital access tool in Papua New Guinea.

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…

Opportunities and Challenges with Payments for Ecosystems in Brazil

8 December 2017
What can be learned from Brazil’s experiences in payments for ecosystem services? Participatory planning, empowerment, transparency, and education for sustainable development—these are some of Brazil’s strategies for success.

Post-Conflict in Colombia

16 June 2017
Citizen participation remains a big challenge in post-conflict Colombia despite the economic and social progress achieved in the early 2010s. Planning for peacebuilding started with the creation of a national development plan that highlights the sustainable development goals as a core component of…