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Safety and Public Transportation

24 April 2018
The presentation is a two-city analysis (Baku and Tbilisi) of the incidence and impacts of sexual harassment in public transport. It also presents the case for the importance of infrastructure design changes, technological innovations, and targeted awareness raising in changing behaviors, with the…

Building the Evidence Base on Urban Transport Interim Results from ADBsupported Impact Evaluations in Lahore Pakistan

23 April 2018
The poor have limited access to cars and public transport. The case is true in Pakistan, especially for women who are more restrained because of social norms and safety concerns. In this presentation, Duke University’s Kate Vyborny shares the results of an impact evaluation of mass transit on…

The International Labour Organizations Core Labor Standards

12 April 2018
A tripartite organization, the International Labour Organization (ILO) allows representatives of both employers and workers to participate in virtually all decision making on an equal footing with governments. As a standard-setting organization, ILO adopts and supervises the application of…

Core Labor Standards

12 April 2018
ADB encounters core labor standards (CLS) in its operations as most of the projects it finances involve some type of employment or labor contracting. It supports CLS through four sets of interrelated, official documents and guidelines: (i) social protection; (ii) safeguards; (iii) social analysis…

ADB Experience Private Sector Operations

12 April 2018
ADB complies with internationally recognized core labor standards in loan design and formulation as part of its social protection strategy. Projects or activities that involve harmful or exploitative forms of forced labor or child labor do not qualify for ADB financing. This presentation features…

Smart Grid Methodologies and Models to Address Affordability Sustainability and System Reliability and Resilience

4 April 2018
Energy supply is optimal when it addresses the energy trilemma: sustainability, reliability and security, and affordability. Smart grid technologies are a viable way to address these issues. This presentation provides illustrative examples and methodologies that can help make energy affordable,…

Naturebased Solutions for Cities

4 April 2018
Re-examine the importance of nature-based solutions (NBS) to help achieve water management objectives. NBS for water promote innovativeness by embedding the perspectives of ecosystem services, enhanced resilience, and livelihood considerations in water planning and management. Biomimicry is a…

Smart Grid Developments in India

4 April 2018
India aims to make its power sector secure, adaptive, sustainable, and digitally enabled. It established the National Smart Grid Mission in 2015 to oversee and accelerate all smart grid initiatives in the country. To date, it has already installed more than 60,000 smart meters, implemented 12 smart…

India Case Studies Transition to Smart Grid

4 April 2018
Gender mainstreaming in India’s energy projects yields many benefits for women. ADB projects, particularly activities under its Smart Grid Technologies and Implications for Inclusive Development project (TA 7831), motivated women to engage in income earning activities. Aside from helping women…

Energy Transition in Asia Leapfrogging Development

4 April 2018
With over 400 million people without access to electricity and modern fuels, energy poverty persists in Asia. To assist the region leapfrog into a low-carbon economy, ADB has committed to continue investing in the energy sector, introduce new technologies that harness clean energy and improve…