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The International Labour Organization's 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…

Nature-based 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…

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…

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

4 April 2018
What are the tools necessary to develop pathways to facilitate an orderly transition from the old grid to smarter grids and low-carbon systems? How can models be designed to address affordability, sustainability, and system reliability? System resilience to extreme weather conditions is also an…

Flexibility Services in the Future Smart Grid

3 April 2018
Transformative changes in the power sector demand flexibility services for system planning and operation. This presentation shares research findings of the University of Peradeniya on smart grid. It also discusses distributed renewable energy resources and how they can be best utilized to support…

Knowledge Brochure Series - Issue 5 Smart Waste Management

21 March 2018
ADB, Korea Water and Wastewater Works Association (KWWA), and Seoul Urban Solution Agency (SUSA) co-organized this three-day Smart Waste Management workshop during Water Korea 2018 (21-23 March 2018). KWWA is a public agency under the Ministry of Environment consisting of more than 170 water…

Experiences in Dam Safety Evaluation

16 March 2018
The monitoring and evaluation of dam safety should be highly prioritized by any country. In this presentation, Taipe,China shares how it keeps its dams highly efficient and safe. It discusses in detail the steps necessary in dam safety evaluation, such as a study of the hydrological environment,…

Contract Management of Wastewater Treatment Projects

16 March 2018
There are more than 110 public waste water treatment plants (WWTP) in Taipei,China. Management of these WWTPs have provided valuable knowledge that can help other countries optimize their own wastewater facilities. This presentation shares Taipei,China’s experience in running an underground WWTP,…