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Proof in: Poverty Can End. What are We Waiting for?

18 June 2015
ADB’s Betty Wilkinson discussed results of six randomized control trials of ultrapoor programs, and its implications for ADB developing member countries. She outlined a comprehensive approach that can boost livelihood, income, and health for one billion people who still live in extreme poverty. The…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Rx: The Value of Communication in Health Projects

26 February 2015
ADB’s Second Urban Primary Health Care Project used communication and social mobilization for Bangladesh's urban poor to adopt home-based healthy behavior and seek services for infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS control, nutrition, and sanitation. Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs in this…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

Session C2: Micropensions for Sustainable Financial Security - Institute Of Actuaries Of India

24 September 2025
The presentation stressed actuarial principles and the SUAVE approach for designing sustainable, inclusive micro pension systems that close longevity gaps, drawing on India’s experience.

Building Community Resilience Through National Climate Funds

10 April 2025
This presentation gives an overview of the building of community resilience through national climate funds, with a focus on Nepal's Green and Resilient Financing Facility (GREFF) and how it aims to channel climate finance to local levels.

ADB's Evaluation System and Lessons Learned from Pakistan

22 August 2024
This presentation gives an overview of independent evaluation at ADB and the findings and lessons learned in Pakistan.

Video of Session 1: Policy Initiatives at the Global and Regional Levels to Finance Plastics Circularity

26 June 2024

Scaling Up Local Adaptation Measures Through Climate-Responsive Decentralization Processes

15 February 2024
This presentation gives an overview of how decentralized governance and strengthening local institution capacities are essential for effective climate adaptation and resilience building at the subnational and community levels in the Asia-Pacific region.

Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility

23 October 2023
This presentation gives an overview of how the LoCAL mechanism enables local governments in developing countries to access climate finance, implement locally led adaptation projects, and contribute to global climate goals.

Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) Program

26 April 2023
This presentation gives an overview of Kenya’s FLLoCA program, which strategically channels climate finance directly to local governments and communities to foster inclusive, resilient, and locally-led climate action.

Connecting ecosystem services values to decision-making

15 March 2023
Knowing the full range of benefits and values offered by different wetland ecosystem services is important in making decisions, not just for the purpose of conservation but also in determining best options for uplifting the lives of households and communities. Several cases had been shared here,…