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Applying Behavioral Insights to Public Policy

19 June 2017
Behavioral economics is a method of economic analysis that applies psychological insights into human behavior to explain economic decision-making. Behavioral economics can provide very cost-effective solutions to improve public policies and programs.

Networking Practices of Sustainable Cities in Asia Pacific Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

13 June 2017
Junichi Fujino shares initiatives on sustainable cities and city-to-city networking from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

Crafting Compelling Messages Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

2 June 2017
Tim Ward and Teresa Erickson discuss strategies for framing ideas into compelling messages to get stakeholders' attention.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Crafting Compelling Messages Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

2 June 2017
Tim Ward and Teresa Erickson discuss strategies for framing ideas into compelling messages to get stakeholders' attention.

Updates from ADBs Health Impact Assessment and Healthy Project Design Initiative

29 May 2017
ADB Consultant Gene Peralta explains ADB's health impact assessment and its usefulness in achieving healthy design of infrastructure projects. Results of pilot and demonstration projects in five countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion are discussed as well as the collaboration with universities…

Mutual Gains in Stakeholder Negotiation and Consensus Building Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

4 May 2017
David Fairman and Dong-Young Kim introduce the mutual gains approach in stakeholder collaboration towards achieving the SDGs.

Mutual Gains in Stakeholder Negotiation and Consensus Building Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

4 May 2017
David Fairman and Dong-Young Kim introduce the mutual gains approach in stakeholder collaboration towards achieving the SDGs.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Strategic Leadership in Public Organizations Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

21 April 2017
ADB's Young Uck Kang shares that strategic leadership in a public organization requires a realistic and in-depth understanding of the context they operate in, and constantly reassessing such context in three broad areas: 1) mission and mandate given to the public organization; 2) external political…

Strategic Leadership in Public Organizations Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

21 April 2017
ADB's Young Uck Kang shares that strategic leadership in a public organization requires a realistic and in-depth understanding of the context they operate in, and constantly reassessing such context in three broad areas: 1) mission and mandate given to the public organization; 2) external political…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Parliamentary Engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals

6 April 2017
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development places accountable institutions and inclusive decision-making at the heart of achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Challenges like weak capacities, for instance, frequently hamper the effectiveness of parliaments to engage with the SDGs. In…