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Farming Crisis

9 March 2021
This session describes the current key challenges of farming and proposes transformative changes in policies and approaches for making farming profitable and gender-friendly, highly productive, and attractive to the youth in the region.

ADB Experience and Knowledge Sharing (Focus on Gender, Climate Change, and High-Level Technology)

9 March 2021
The Asian Development Bank has stepped up its efforts to introduce innovative approaches and technologies under its policy-based and investment loans as well as technical assistance projects. This session presents some of these innovative projects and highlights lessons learned so that other…

Welcome Remarks on International Women’s Day 2021

8 March 2021

AASCTF Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Strategy

29 January 2021
The ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund's GESI Strategy builds on core principles that aim to foster gender equality and social inclusion throughout AASCTF-supported project cycles. It applies a twin track approach in which GESI is mainstreamed in all project activities via GESI Action Plans,…

Identification and Management of Indigenous Community Conserved Areas in Wallacea, Indonesia

3 December 2020
Lessons learned from the identification and management of indigenous community conserved area in Wallacea region, Indonesia

PRC: Interim Regulations of the People's Republic of China Concerning the Assignment and Transfer of the Right to the Use of the State-owned Land in the Urban Areas

29 November 2020
These Regulations are formulated in order to reform the system of using the State-ownedland in the urban areas, rationally develop, utilize and manage the land, strengthen land administrationand promote urban construction and economic development.

Climate change, REDD+ and indigenous (women) perspective

20 November 2020
This presentation discussed indigenous peoples role in REDD+ and the importance of Cancun Safeguards

[VIDEO] A Bit of Salt, A Trace of Life: Gender Norms and The Impact of a Salt Iodization Program on Human Capital Formation of School Aged Children

17 November 2020
This paper examines the effects of a massive salt iodization program on human capital formation of schoolaged children in China. Exploiting province and time variation, we find a strong positive impact on cognition for girls and no effects for boys. For non-cognitive skills, we find the opposite…

Draft Guidance Note on Safeguards Implementation during the COVID-19 Pandemic

12 November 2020
ADB is drafting a guidance note on how to implement safeguards during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about the proposed guidelines in this presentation.

How Can Governments Identify and Reach the Poor in the Wake of COVID-19

10 November 2020
The presentation talks about some options and guiding priniciples in casting social safety net programs for governments, to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19. It compares a range of programs available for policymakers in terms of risks and challenges, relative strengths and weaknesses, and…