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12 April 2016
This video covers Session 4 of the conference entitled “Skills Development to Create a Local Pool of Labor.” The importance of skills development in the context of energy access is examined. More specifically, it analyzes a broad range of issues on employment generation, skills development, and job…
12 April 2016
This video covers Session 5 of the conference entitled “Innovative and Disruptive Technologies and Processes.” It examines the current technological innovations taking place at the international level, and shares concrete examples of engineering solutions implemented on the ground. It also…
12 April 2016
This video covers Session 6 of the conference entitled “Alternative Financing Schemes and Business Models.” It draws lessons from a solar home program implemented in Bangladesh that demonstrates how business models can address inclusive energy challenges. It also shows how private sector…
12 April 2016
This video provides a summary of the two-day conference. It explains that in addition to the conference goals of sharing and learning, the discussion reflected the participants’ actual work on the ground based on the Asian Development Bank’s portfolio. The event served as a jumping point from where…
12 April 2016
Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Francesco Tornieri in his closing remarks thanked all the participants, and hoped that the work of the Gender and Social Inclusion team of ADB’s South Asia Regional Department (SARD), through this format, is a trailblazing and eye opening experience for the gender…
12 April 2016
Smarter grid technology can enable India’s unusual diversity in electricity; however, there is no technological fix to socio-economic challenges and gender inequalities. The answers to the question about whether renewable energy technologies are inherently gender-friendly may provide invaluable…
11 April 2016
There is potential to address some of the important and long-term social and economic challenges through existing and emerging technologies. This paper demonstrates how to channel technological change and shape new and emerging technologies and systems to address today’s critical issues.
11 April 2016
Opportunities to integrate social inclusion and gender elements in risk mitigation for project affected areas in large infrastructure projects can potentially bring important benefits to women and vulnerable groups. Projects deemed to have strong “some gender elements” according to the Asian…
11 April 2016
Impact evaluation through cost-benefit analysis and improved project design leads to sustainable and meaningful investments. The importance of conducting impact evaluation of projects is highlighted in this presentation. Key aspects of impact evaluation are also discussed.
11 April 2016
Demand side management, while it matters, often fail in low income households due to their intriguing cash flow. Given the low interest shown by women in energy savings, this presentation shares the results of a campaign to reduce energy demand aimed at closing the gender divide.