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Maker-Based Education

21 August 2019
Zoe Tate, co-founder of Me.reka Makerspace, shared her experiences on delivering innovative maker-based education in Malaysian schools and communities. She presented her research on how ADB can support maker-based initiatives in developing member countries--from project design and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Isaac Ehrlich

2 August 2019
In this lecture entitled, "Human Capital and Economic Development", Professor Isaac Ehrlich discussed the critical role of human capital in determining the demand for life, which has two dimensions: the quality of life, and the quantity of life, also known as longevity. He also discussed the role…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

39th IAIA Annual Conference Session - Without Health, There is Nothing: Health Impact Achievements in Asia

1 May 2019
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is seen as an important development policy and planning tool, as it aids decision-makers and other stakeholders in ensuring that development benefits are evenly shared across affected communities and that negative impacts do not disproportionately fall on the most…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

9th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Innovative Approaches for the Effective Management of Labor Migration in Asia

24 to 25 January 2019
In this roundtable, representatives from ADB Institute (ADBI), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and International Labour Organization (ILO) discussed management approaches on labor migration in Asia, as well as migration trends and policies in the region.
Organizer: ADBI

Communication for Difficult Stakeholders in Urban Water Projects

8 December 2017
Slum dwellers, rural poor, and migrant populations are seen as difficult stakeholders in water and electricity projects. Governments see providing utility services for informal settlers as legitimizing the settlements. The Dhaka Water Supply Sector Development Program used behavior change…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management, South Asia Department

The Microfinance Risk Participation and Guarantee Program

16 November 2017
Christine Engstrom, Bart Raemaekers, and Sabine Spohn of ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department shared the key features of the Microfinance Risk Participation and Guarantee Program. They also discussed how using credit enhancements and working with private commercial banks can improve access to…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Green Equity and Financing

11 October 2017
Learn about the untapped potential for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as a vehicle for social and environmental responsibility. SOEs account for a large contribution to industrial output (for e.g. 25-30% in China) and high employment (e.g. 1.5 million people in Viet Nam) across the Asia-Pacific…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Social Protection: Policies, Programs, and Evidence

29 to 31 August 2017
Designing and implementing social protection programs can be challenging to many countries. This training aims to help developing member countries (DMCs) address this diffculty by helping them build their knowledge base on approaches to social protection. It also gives them the opportunity to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

How Can We Use Community Contracting More Widely?

17 August 2017
ADB’s Hans Woldring shared his experience of using community contracting for constructing small-scale civil works in an emergency project in Afghanistan, and how the project transformed the lives of community members. He also discussed possible ways to apply the approach more widely in ADB's…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Noncommunicable Diseases, Physical Activity, and the Youth

10 July 2017
Can Asia's youth play a more active role in promoting health and fighting noncommunicable diseases? ADB's Enrique Corpus and Shruti Mehta shared lessons from an experiential learning program on the youth's role in creating a conducive environment for promoting physical activity to fight…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office