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WASH and Girls’ education in the Pacific

21 June 2021
In this presentation, Alexandra Conroy shared about wash and menstrual hygiene management experiences in Pacific.

Sustainability of Climate Mitigation and Adaptation: Resource Depletion

8 October 2019
Sarah Jehaan Khan highlighted the role of women in addressing environmental and climate challenges. Their dependence on natural resources leads to both their vulnerability and their being valuable source of solutions. It is important that they are trained in four eco-friendly methods that tackle…

The Legal Situation of LGBT People in Asia and Pacific Developing Countries

5 December 2016
Asian Development Bank's Jogendra Ghimire talks about relevant laws on sexual orientation, particularly policies and laws that promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) inclusion. He enumerates international treaties and instruments that uphold equality and non-discrimination.

The Economic Cost of Exclusion of LGBT People

5 December 2016
M.V. Lee Badgett, Williams Distinguished Scholar of the Williams Institute, shared insights on the implications of excluding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in economic development. She highlighted the negative effects of such exclusion at the individual and economic levels…