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MAL: Comparative Analysis of DMC Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement: Involuntary Resettlement

31 May 2015
Policy Principle 1: Screen the project early on to identify past, present, and future involuntary resettlement impacts and risks. Determine the scope of resettlement planning through a survey and/or census of displaced persons, including a gender analysis, specifically related to resettlement…

Corruption and REDD+ in the Philippines: Risks and Ways Forward

26 May 2015
This presentation discusses the corruption risks in implementing Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) in the Philippines, which is still in the readiness phase. REDD+ brings several potential corruption risks as it may enable new forms of corruption, or entrench…

ADB: Trends and Patterns in Climate Finance

25 May 2015
This presentation provides an overview of climate financing trends and patterns in general. It also examines the flow of climate finance in Asia and the Pacific. It shares details of Asian Development Bank's initiatives in relation to climate financing.

Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

22 May 2015
The presentation introduces the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, its green city framework concept, as well as its recent products, projects, and ongoing researches. It offers suggestions on how Asian Development Bank could forge a knowledge partnership with centers of excellence…

Community-Based Disaster Risk Management and Challenges in the Greater Mekong Subregion; Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project in Viet Nam

20 May 2015
This presentation provides an overview of Asian Development Bank's Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project in Viet Nam. It explains the concept of community-based disaster risk management, and how ADB has utilized this approach in implementing its…

Community-Based Disaster Risk Management in Kitakyushu

20 May 2015
This presentation introduces the City of Kitakyushu in Japan. Apart from the concept of disaster prevention and reduction, the discussion also includes the types of disaster-prevention measures employed by the city. The potentials and resources for resilient and smart communities, with Kitakyushu…

Resilient Cities Connect: An Initiative of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Japan Bosai Platform, and the Government of the Netherlands

20 May 2015
This presentation discusses the development and launch of “Resilient Cities Connect,” a partnership between the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Japan Bosai Platform, and the Government of the Netherlands. It shares the goals of the initiative and how the partnership addresses the…

DNVGL Energy: A Heritage of Excellence

20 May 2015
Committed to assisting companies in solving the energy trilemma, energy technology powerhouse DN VGL combines utility experience with technical expertise to serve clients across the entire utility and power system value chain. The company has been working on more than 40 cases in Smart Green Cities…

Electric Vehicle as Resilient Solution

20 May 2015
This presentation discusses why public transport is the driver of urban development. It also explains Asian Development Bank's Lumbini Clean Public Transport scheme under the South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development Project. Electric vehicle projects in Bangladesh and Nepal are used as case…

Welcome Remarks - Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities

20 May 2015
Developing member countries of Asian Development Bank (ADB) have expressed the need for better knowledge solutions. ADB is increasingly optimistic about using knowledge partnerships to expand its knowledge base, as well as to boost its operations, through the unlimited possibilities presented by…