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Engaging the Diaspora and Migrant Workers for Home Country Development: Diaspora Finance and Remittances

19 January 2017
Various factors need to be seriously considered when desiging policies on migration and remittances. To ensure their effectiveness, governments must recognize the diversity of the diaspora and consider the situation of remitters and their rights and protection in both their origin and destination…

Remittances: Experiences & Lessons from the AFI Network

18 January 2017
Remittances have become an important souce of foreign funds for many countries. It has also helped reduce poverty and improve access to health and education. Globally, India is the largest remittance-receiving country, with an estimated $69 billion in 2015. It is followed by the People's Republic…

Cross-border Remittances: Promoting Low-cost Remittance Channels

18 January 2017
Remittances have become larger than official development assistance. They are also more stable than capital flows. This presentation shares the top recipients of remittances worldwide and the trends in international remiitances costs. It also discusses the challenges experienced by some countries…

Remittance in Asia: Key Issues and Policy Challenges

18 January 2017
Remittances play an important role in many economies. They are the main source of foreign exchange in many developing countries. They have also become an important and fairly stable source of income for many families. To maximize the benefits of remittances, countries should be able to update and…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

COO: Comparative Analysis of Cook Islands’Legal Framework and Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement

30 November 2016
This document is to avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project levels; and to improve the…

COO: Comparative Analysis of Cook Islands’Legal Framework and Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement

30 November 2016
This document is to avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project levels; and to improve the…

FIJ: Comparative Analysis of Fiji’sLegal Framework and Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement

30 November 2016
This document is to avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project levels; and to improve the…

Session Video - Eminent Speakers Forum - Protecting People and Profits

22 November 2016
United Nations Enviroment Programme Executive Director Erik Solheim discusses how to invest in natural capital and improve environmental management, while making profits and achieving lasting social, economic, and environmental progress.

Stakeholder Analysis

26 October 2016
There are several ways to conduct a stakeholder analysis. The tools that are used for stakeholder analysis go beyond recognizing stakeholder positions on reform, to understanding power relationships, and how this influences stakeholder behavior.

Down the Drain: Metro Sarangaya's Derailed Water Reform

26 October 2016
Metro Sarangaya is a fictional case study based on multi-country experiences in the water sector. It provides a composite illustration of real-world challenges and situations faced by governance reformers in managing the politics of change, in balancing various stakeholder interests, and in…