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Smart Grid, Smart Workforce, and Capacity Development

4 April 2018
The number of jobs in the renewable energy industry worldwide is growing and studies indicate that much of this employment is shifting to Asia. Smarter grid will require a highly skilled workforce, with implications for retraining, training, and education. Some studies also find that the renewable…

Gender and Social Inclusion in Energy for Catalyzing Change in Rural Areas

3 April 2018
Addressing gender issues in the energy sector can help catalyze change in Sri Lanka's rural communities. Professor Anoja Wickramasinghe of Energia Network shares the results of ADB's Improving Gender Access to Clean and Renewable Energy in Ampara District, Sri Lanka project that aimed to provide…

Research for Community Access Partnership

3 April 2018
Research for Community Access Partnership is a research program, funded by UK Aid, with the aim of promoting safe and sustainable transport for rural communities in Africa. It supports knowledge sharing between participating countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia in order to enhance the uptake of…

Research for Community Access Partnership Status Review of the Updated Rural Access Index

3 April 2018
Rural Access Index (RAI) is the percentage of rural people who live within 2 km (typically equivalent to a walk of 20 minutes) of an all-season road as a proportion of the total rural population. After a review of the RAI was undertaken in 2015-2016, a new way of tracking was proposed. Called the…

Opportunities for Think Tanks, Institutes, Academia, and Centers of Excellence

15 March 2018
ADB's Strategy 2030, which is still in draft form in 2018, highlights the Bank's intent to work further with various stakeholders including the private sector, academia, civil society, and international knowledge hubs. This presentation discusses the opportunities that ADB can provide to think…

Pakistan Training Manual 1: Judicial Training on Gender Sensitization

2 March 2018
This training manual contains the narratives of each module of the Judicial Training on Gender Sensitization. Additionally, it provides ready reference to all international treaties, human rights instruments, national laws, and global and domestic jurisprudence discussed in all the modules.

Pakistan Training Manual 2: Gender Sensitization Training for Gender-Based Violence Cases

2 March 2018
This training manual contains the presentations corresponding to each session of the Gender Sensitization Training for Gender-based Violence Cases. Additionally, it provides easy reference to the international treaties, human rights instruments, national laws, and global and domestic jurisprudence…

ADB's Capacity Support on Tax for Asia-Pacific Countries

22 February 2018
Learn about ADB’s capacity support on tax for countries in the Asia and Pacific region. ADB’s support for the development of tax capacity is based on the two main pillars of strengthening domestic resource mobilization and enhancing transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes.

Contracting with Foreign Parties and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution

13 February 2018
Ms. Koh Swee Yen discussed about the inclusion of arbitration clauses in contracts without the parties truly appreciating and understanding what the process entails, and how the process could be managed and tailored to fit the parties’ needs. Particular emphasis was placed on the choice of arbitral…

Pacific Needs a Voice in International Arbitration

13 February 2018
Ms. Christina Pak highlighted the critical role international arbitration can play in attracting international climate finance and investments into the South Pacific region which is acutely vulnerable to climate change impacts. The South Pacific countries face serious threat to their development…