Displaying 3021 - 3030 of 3092

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…

Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project

31 March 2016
The Nam Theun 2 (NT2) Hydroelectric Power Project in the Lao People’s Democratric Republic (Lao PDR) is considered by then deputy prime minister Somsavat Lengsavad as the most powerful in Lao PDR, and a worldwide model of social and environmental responsibility. As previous chair of the NT2…

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…

Innovative Energy Project Development with Partners

9 March 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to support the new Sustainable Development Goal on energy through deployment of new and innovative solutions. ADB's Energy Sector has been beefing up its efforts through various innovations including cross border energy initiatives, public-private…

Strengthening Enterprises through Gender Capacity Building

3 March 2016
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves explicitly prioritizes women’s empowerment in its mission statement. It implements a robust gender capacity building program to ensure cooking sector enterprises prioritize and understand how to integrate gender throughout their business models.

NEP: Local Self Governance Act

11 February 2016
An Act made to provide for Local Self Governance in Nepal.

Growing Cities, Hungry Mouths, and Women Farmers: Why Participation Counts

22 January 2016
Multiple challenges such as limited recognition impede women’s participation in the agriculture sector. More can be achieved in irrigation when women farmers are encouraged to participate and reach their full potential in light of changing economic and social patterns, increasing populations, and…

Women are Ready for Roads

1 January 2016
After years of civil war, Cambodia was transforming into a vibrant market economy. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved funding to rehabilitate 500 kilometers of rural roads in seven provinces, one of the key pieces of infrastructure for Cambodia's mostly rural population to access much needed…

BHU: Comparative Analysis of BhutanLegal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement: ENVIRONMENT

31 December 2015
Policy Principle 1: Use a screening process for each proposed project, as early as possible, to determine the appropriate extent and type of environmental assessment so that appropriate studies are undertaken commensurate with the significance of potential impacts and risks.

CAM: Comparative Analysis of Cambodia Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement: ENVIRONMENT

31 December 2015
Policy Principle 1: Use a screening process for each proposed project, as early as possible, to determine the appropriate extent and type of environmental assessment so that appropriate studies are undertaken commensurate with the significance of potential impacts and risks.