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Video - Summary of Day 1 - Sub-Regional Conference - Going Beyond the Meter: Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia

11 April 2016
University of Melbourne’s Reihana Mohideen in this video provides a thorough and insightful summary of Sessions 1, 2, and 3 of the conference. She highlights the exceptional and interesting initiatives on supporting inclusive energy access for women.

Gender Responsive Policies and Practices: Emerging Trends

11 April 2016
Gender gaps persist despite the presence of established frameworks on women’s rights and gender equality in South Asia. Key gender issues in the region’s energy sector policies reveal disproportionate negative impacts on women. Maximizing benefits from energy interventions and improving policy…

A Regional Gender Assessment of Energy Policies and Programmes in South Asia

10 April 2016
The Asian Development Bank implemented a project that aimed to increase rural poor women’s access to affordable, reliable, and clean renewable energy sources and technologies in its three developing member countries in South Asia: Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. This report presents the findings of…

Improving Gender Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka

10 April 2016
Energy is a critical factor in any poverty reduction strategy. It is also essential for generating production, income, and employment. The Asian Development Bank rolled out a project in three of its developing member countries in South Asia—Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka—to help increase rural poor…

Exploring Factors that Enhance and Restrict Women’s Empowerment through Electrification: Scoping Study Report

30 March 2016
This report examines how policy and practice may enhance women’s empowerment though electrification in rural areas in the South. It presents the results of a desk study in which empirical literature on women’s empowerment from electrification and international initiatives and national electricity…

Health (Overview)

17 March 2016
Learn more about ADB's focus and action areas in the health sector.

Health and Education (South Asia)

17 March 2016
Know more about ADB's programs, projects, and opportunities in South Asia under Health and Education.

Health and Education (Central and West)

17 March 2016
Know more about ADB's programs, projects, and opportunities in Central and West Asia under Health and Education.

Health and Education (East Asia)

17 March 2016
Know more about ADB's programs, projects, and opportunities in East Asia under Health and Education.

Health and Education (Pacific)

17 March 2016
Know more about ADB's programs, projects, and opportunities in the Pacific under Health and Education.