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MYA: Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Development for the Ministry of Construction Needs Assesment Final Report

31 December 2015
Myanmar has a relatively modern environmental policy but lacks a social safeguards policy to address emerging social issues associated with development agenda that the country has set for future. As one of the initiatives to build capacity within the country, the ADB in July 2012 approved the TA…

Proof in: Poverty Can End. What are We Waiting for?

18 June 2015
Can we really end poverty? A model for eradicating extreme poverty developed by the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee offers proof. According to the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee’s graduation model, addressing poverty reduction entails looking beyond microfinance. Extreme poverty…

Advancing Transdisciplinary Education

19 May 2015
While there are tremendous advances in science and technology, there is slow progress in solving pressing global problems. Inadequate local capacity has partly resulted to a general lack of societal involvement in program development. The use of transdisciplinary approach is essential to achieve…

Elderly Care: A Challenge for Asia and ADB

19 February 2015
Although there is a prevailing negative view on aging, it creates numerous opportunities for the elderly to become productive and active contributors to society. Addressing elderly care, however, is a complex issue that requires the participation of ADB's other sectors apart from health and social…