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12 December 2017
Pakistan has the second largest population of out-of-school children in the world. As a pioneer of public and private school partnerships, CARE Foundation contributes to resolving Pakistan’s education crisis by endeavoring to provide quality marketable education to all through its Government School…
9 December 2017
What key lessons can the UN offer to solve the poverty-environment issues of the People’s Republic of China?
Green development and poverty reduction—these are important itineraries common in both the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the People’s Republic of China’s national…
9 December 2017
In the poverty agenda of developing countries, the literature warns of the problem of “payments for ecosystem services" overloading.
By trying to both protect environmental services and reduce poverty, payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs face expensive trade-offs, inefficiencies, and the…
8 December 2017
Eco-compensation has developed rapidly in the People’s Republic of China, with eco-compensation mechanisms being integrated into ecological civilization reforms and poverty reduction programs. At least 20 provinces have already issued their respective provincial policy paper on the implementation…
8 December 2017
What can be learned from Brazil’s experiences in payments for ecosystem services? Participatory planning, empowerment, transparency, and education for sustainable development—these are some of Brazil’s strategies for success.
23 November 2017
Know more about the key trends in public-private partnership in Asia from ADB's Public-Private Partnership Monitor.
The first edition of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Monitor tracks the development of the PPP business environment as well as the challenges of doing PPPs in nine of the ADB’s…
23 November 2017
ADB's Public-Private Partnership Monitor provides information to help policy makers improve private sector participation in infrastructure projects.
The first edition of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Monitor tracks the development of the PPP business environment as well as the challenges of…
21 November 2017
Find out whether female directors can help save economies and the firms on whose boards they sit.
While female directors may not (always) be superheroes, there is little doubt that they influence firm and societal outcomes. Characterizing this influence requires a better understanding of what women…
21 November 2017
ADB reaffirms its commitment to push for the corporate governance agenda, both in the private and public sectors, and particularly in state-owned enterprises. Through its knowledge and skills development program, ADB will continue to actively partner with stakeholders in the further development of…
21 November 2017
ADB is committed to promoting corporate governance in Asia and the Pacific, not only for the success of the projects that it finances, but more importantly to promote sustainable development through stronger institutions and companies.