Katherine Miles Keywords resilience urban poor Urban Development climate change disaster risk reduction pro-poor policies and investments gender adb accountability mechanism Read more about Katherine Miles Katherine Miles is the gender consultant to the InsuResilience Gender Working Group and a technical expert on the gender dimensions of climate and disaster risk finance and insurance. Katherine co-authored research and guidance including Integrating Gender Considerations into Different Models of Climate Risk Insurance (CRI) and Applying a Gender Lens to Climate Risk Finance and Insurance on behalf of the InsuResilience Global Partnership.
Project Communications in Conflict Prevention Read more about Project Communications in Conflict Prevention Investing in communications by creatively allocating or leveraging funds for project communication activities results to conflict prevention. This report examines ADB’s Accountability Mechanism and discusses the role of communications in conflicts featuring ADB-assisted projects in Cambodia, Nepal, and Samoa as case studies.
Project Communications in Conflict Prevention Read more about Project Communications in Conflict Prevention Stakeholders in Cambodia, Nepal, and Samoa who have been adversely affected by ADB-assisted projects mentioned communications or the lack of it as the main factor for their grievances. In these cases, simply providing information about the project was not enough. Communication processes needed to be tailored to respond to the needs of stakeholders to bring out critical issues for dialogue and resolution—especially for projects consisting of multiple players with diverse interests.
Project Communications in Conflict Prevention Read more about Project Communications in Conflict Prevention How can conflicts in projects be prevented? Know how early attention to stakeholder communication can prevent complaints and resolve issues. This learning event shared why conflicts arise in projects and the role of communications in conflict. It showed multi-sectoral examples on how conflicts cause delays, increase expenses, or even lead to project cancellations.
Railway Project in Cambodia Read more about Railway Project in Cambodia ADB supports several transportation projects in the region, including railroad projects in Cambodia. Issues were raised by concerned groups and civil society organizations. This presentation looks into the accountability mechanism of ADB, along with the effect to the communities as seen by civil society organizations.