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Liquefied Petroleum Gas Increasing the Energy Options Benefitting Women Worldwide

1 September 2015
This material showcases various ways in which women are benefitting from liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and, by doing so, illustrates what can be done—at various points in the value chain—for LPG to support women’s needs and goals, and contribute to wider gender equity.

Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals An Overview of the International Debate

27 August 2015
This presentation examines the process involved in the formulation of the post-2015 development agenda. It also explains the importance of integrating the concepts of decentralization and local governance in the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda at the local level. Recommendations on…

Customizing the Sustainable Development Goals What Will It Take

27 August 2015
While the similarities of international development goals help provide comparisons across countries, there is a need for decentralized tracking as a result of differentiated challenges. The question is whether to localize or to customize these goals in the context of Asia and the Pacific.

Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals What Could This Mean for UNDP in Asia and the Pacific

27 August 2015
Local governance and decentralization reforms are often unfinished reforms and more a political agenda than reality for people. In localizing the sustainable development goals at the local level, UNDP advocates for moving horizontally and beyond the traditional actors in decentralization.

Functional Assignment in Structuring Decentralized Sector Systems Emerging Practices and Methodology

26 August 2015
This presentation gives an overview of the context, practices, and emerging methodology in functional assignment in the decentralization process. It also provides some case studies, particularly the experiences and challenges of Cambodia, Pakistan, and Indonesia in this local governance reform.

Fiscal Decentralization Performance Based Grants

26 August 2015
This presentation discusses the national performance-based incentives given to local governments in a decentralized set-up. An overview of the objectives and design of local government incentives is provided. It also shares examples of selected international experiences on performance-based grants…

Introduction to Decentralization and Local Governance

25 August 2015
This presentation introduces the “Development Partners Network on Decentralization and Local Governance (DeLoG),” an informal network of 29 bi- and multilateral development partners in the field of decentralization and local governance. DeLoG functions as a knowledge hub, a knowledge exchange…

Political Economy of Decentralization and Local Governance Reforms and Relevance for Asia

25 August 2015
Decentralization as a diverse and complex phenomenon is often treated too much as a technical exercise by development partners. Giving extra attention to political and institutional dynamics is crucial in order to design and implement reforms on decentralization and local governance more…

Knowledge What Our Stakeholders Really Want

20 August 2015
What do ADB’s stakeholders really want from ADB? How can ADB respond better? View the result of ADB’s top tasks survey conducted in 2015. Top tasks are the small set of tasks that matter most to customers. This presentation discusses the results of the top task survey conducted by ADB in May 2015…

Building Spaces for Stakeholder Communication in Private Sector Projects

18 August 2015
Early, in-depth, and genuine consultations with stakeholders and project-affected people are crucial to project planning and delivery. Stakeholder communication strategies need to be regarded as integral component of project plans and signed off at the highest level of government.