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Social Protection Policies in Asia: Challenges and Solutions

15 February 2017
Social protection helps lift people out of poverty and enhances access to basic social services. It also builds human capital while increasing access to formal employment, incomes, and savings. In Asia, social protection programs in East Timor, Nepal, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Krygyz Republic, and…

Running at the Top of the World: The Journey Toward Leadership and Success

9 February 2017
In 2016, William Thomas completed The Marathon Grand Slam, consisting of a marathon on all 7 continents and at the North Pole. In this presentation, he shares the lessons he learned from his multi-year journey, and describes the impact that personal experiences can have on innovation, collaboration…

Running at the Top of the World: The Journey Toward Leadership and Success

9 February 2017
In 2016, William Thomas completed The Marathon Grand Slam, consisting of a marathon on all seven continents and at the North Pole. In this Insight Thursday session, he shares the lessons he learned from his multi-year journey, and describes the impact that personal experiences can have on…

The Impact of Financial Inclusion and Financial Sector Development on Formal Remittances

19 January 2017
Remittance is an important economic resource. It is a catalyst of financial inclusion for it enables more users to access channels to financial services. Frequent access to financial services can help users save, invest, and plan their financial future. This in turn, can foster economic…

Engaging the Diaspora and Migrant Workers for Home Country Development: Diaspora Finance and Remittances

19 January 2017
Various factors need to be seriously considered when desiging policies on migration and remittances. To ensure their effectiveness, governments must recognize the diversity of the diaspora and consider the situation of remitters and their rights and protection in both their origin and destination…

Welcome Remarks at International Anticorruption Day 2016 Celebration

9 December 2016
Welcome remarks by ADB President Takehiko Nakao at International Anticorruption Day on 9 December 2016 at ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines.

LAO: Comparative Analysis of Lao PDR’sLegal Framework and Environment Safeguards in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement

30 November 2016
This document is to ensure the environmental soundness and sustainability of projects and to support the integration of environmental considerations into the project decision-making process

Eco-compensation in Chongqing Municipality: Experiences and Future Priorities

25 November 2016
Ye Chengli, deputy director of the Economic Cooperation Division of the Chongqing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, briefly presented the relevant work on ecological compensation in Chongqing Municipality. Chongqing implemented the development strategy of establishing five functional…

Market Based Eco-Compensation Mechanism for Forest Carbon Sink

25 November 2016
In the PRC, around 90% of climate change-sensitive areas are found in poverty-stricken regions. Reducing poverty through market mechanism is crucial to poverty-relief programs and to coping with the climate change challenge. ADB’s technical assistance project for the “Market-based Eco-compensation…

Eco-compensation in Qinghai Province: Experiences and Future Priorities

25 November 2016
Hou Baojian, director of Qinghai Development and Reform Commission, introduced the practices and prospects of ecological compensation in Qinghai Province. Qinghai is the origin of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the Lancang River. As the headwaters of these rivers, the province is known as…