Rethinking Poverty: Strengthening ADB’s Approach for an Inclusive and Equitable Future Read more about Rethinking Poverty: Strengthening ADB’s Approach for an Inclusive and Equitable Future Background Economic growth has fundamentally changed lives in Asia and the Pacific, lifting more than 1.5 billion people out of poverty over just two generations. In only one generation, poverty rates in our region dropped from 75% of the population to less than 10%. A new middle class now enjoys significantly improved standards of living.
ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Yale University’s Rohini Pande - When the Tide Turns: Poverty, Inequality, and Power Read more about ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Yale University’s Rohini Pande - When the Tide Turns: Poverty, Inequality, and Power This webinar highlighted Rohini Pande, Yale University economics professor and Director of the Yale Economic Growth Center, who discussed the interlinkage between poverty, inequality, and power and the role of policy in driving inclusive growth, with ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe and experts.
Miguel Musngi Keywords rural development poverty women empowerment Read more about Miguel Musngi Miguel Musngi is the Head of the Poverty Eradication and General Division, ASEAN. As part of the Poverty Eradication and Gender Division (PEGD) of the ASEAN Secretariat, Mr. Musngi and the team support ASEAN's cooperation on rural development, and poverty eradication, gender equality, and women's empowerment, among others. Mr.
Oleksiy Ivaschenko Keywords social development poverty migration Read more about Oleksiy Ivaschenko Oleksiy (Alex) Ivaschenko is a versatile development economist with 20 years of full-time work experience at the World Bank, UN and ADB with a focus on operations and analytical work related to social protection and labor, poverty analysis, migration, disaster risk management and impact evaluations.
Virtual Conference on Linking Farmers to Markets: Barriers, Solutions, and Policy Options Read more about Virtual Conference on Linking Farmers to Markets: Barriers, Solutions, and Policy Options Better access to domestic and international markets allows rural farmers to sell their products at higher prices, motivating them to increase the quantity, quality, and diversity of the goods they produce and sell more. Reliable market access is also beneficial to regional income growth, food security, and poverty and hunger alleviation.
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2023 Launch Read more about Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2023 Launch At the beginning of 2022, Asia and the world seemed poised for an economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic began to recede. Unfortunately, additional shocks unsettled the nascent recovery, hindering the progress that had been underway. Cost of living pressures rose as prices of energy and food spiked in 2022.
Sudarno Sumarto Keywords economics poverty climate change Read more about Sudarno Sumarto Sudarno is an economist and the first director of The SMERU Research Institute. His current position as a policy adviser at the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K), Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia shows his strong linkages to Indonesian policymakers. He holds a Ph.D. and an MA from Vanderbilt University, all in economics. He is a former head of the Statistic Society Forum in Indonesia and was a visiting fellow at the Southeast Asia Forum (SEAF) at Stanford University.
Dristy Shrestha Keywords social development social protection poverty graduation approach Read more about Dristy Shrestha Dristy provides technical assistance to governments, multilateral institutions, and NGOs in contextualizing and adopting the Graduation approach and economic inclusion programs worldwide. Her key areas of expertise include social protection, financial inclusion, and gender empowerment through sustainable livelihoods.
Edmon Monteverde Keywords social development poverty livelihood program policy advocacy capacity development Read more about Edmon Monteverde Director IV Edmon B. Monteverde graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Manuel L. Quezon University. Prior to being appointed as the OIC-Director IV and National Program Manager of the Sustainable Livelihood Programon CY 2022, he worked with Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS).
Syed Hashemi Keywords graduation approach social development poverty capacity development Read more about Syed Hashemi Syed Hashemi is the Resource Person for Integrating the Graduation approach/economic inclusion into ADB Operations.