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9 December 2015
With access to mobile phones rapidly improving in Myanmar, ADB’s Nationwide Telecommunications project is helping bridge the country’s digital and gender divide. This project is leveraging Myanmar’s ICT modernization to accelerate women’s and girl’s participation in health, livelihood, and…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management
7 December 2015
This session of the Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series highlights how ADB assists countiries in implementing clean energy projects. Specifically, this webinar aimed to:
Highlight energy development issues in Asia and the Pacific today with emphasis on clean energy;
Identify developing member…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
17 November 2015
In 2010, Mongolia’s herders and poor households were hit hard by a dry spell and a long, severe winter. The intersection of climate change and a subsistence economy pushed the most vulnerable deeper into debt. ADB’s Promoting Inclusive Financial Services for the Poor project in Mongolia used TV…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management
5 November 2015
In the late 2000s, the Kyrgyz Republic faced periods of blackouts and electricity rationing during winters. In 2010, power and heat tariffs were sharply increased triggering wide public unrest and contributed to the downfall of the government. Asian Development Bank’s Power Sector Rehabilitation…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management
8 to 9 October 2015
Indonesia's ambitious economic growth aspirations are dependent, among other things, on its ability to expand access to reliable and clean sources of energy, for all its citizens. The Center of Excellence on Clean Energy, to be established by Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, is…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
7 to 8 September 2015
ADB joined Open Government Partnership (OGP) in July 2014 with the ambition to support open government reforms throughout Asia and the Pacific. In preparation for the Global OGP Summit scheduled to take place in Mexico on 27-29 October 2015, ADB and the OGP organized this meeting in Manila,…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
4 September 2015
This learning event showcased the communication and participation planning processes brought about by ADB's Greater Mekong Subregion East West Economic Corridor Eindu to Kawkareik Road Improvement project to reach out to stakeholders in Myanmar, a newly-emerging democracy. Communication strategies…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Department of Communications and Knowledge Management
20 August 2015
ADB's Carolyn Dedolph Cabrera, Andrea Stojanov, and Patrick Vermeij shared what stakeholders say is most important to them when interacting with ADB, both now and in the future. The Knowledge Portal Team at ADB shared the exciting results from the recent Top Task Survey. The discussion focused on…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management, Information Technology Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
18 August 2015
All the complaints raised about private sector projects mentioned communication or the lack of it. The costs for project delays, investigations, and remedial measures because of stakeholder complaints are more expensive than investing in strategic communication from the projects' onset.
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management
27 July 2015
Organized by ADB in partnership with the Energy Sector Coordinating Committee (ESCC) of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC), this workshop on CAREC Energy Workshop on New Technologies delivered a good understanding of new technologies geared towards capacity building: smart meters,…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department