Nepal Tanahu Hydropower Project Read more about Nepal Tanahu Hydropower Project This presentation focuses on gender-inclusive community development programs as one of the entry points for mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion in project areas. The aim is to mitigate resettlement risks and environmental and social impacts. The Asian Development Bank’s Tanahu Hydropower Project in Nepal is featured as an example.
Video - Flexibility Fixes Land Acquisition, Payment Concerns in Bangladesh Read more about Video - Flexibility Fixes Land Acquisition, Payment Concerns in Bangladesh The communal land system in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tract makes land acquisition complex. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has supported a project that improved infrastructure and incomes and resolved the challenge through continuous consultation, resulting in the first successful application of consensus-based compensation under ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement.
Flexibility Fixes Land Acquisition, Payment Concerns in Bangladesh Read more about Flexibility Fixes Land Acquisition, Payment Concerns in Bangladesh The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), a geographically isolated area in Bangladesh, experienced severe poverty due to low access to basic services, ethnic confrontations, and a long-running insurgency. Its infrastructures were damaged, its natural resources were depleted, and incomes were 40% lower than the national average. The area, with a rapidly increasing population, badly needed help.
Relocation, Resettlement, and Rehabilitation: City of Mandaluyong Read more about Relocation, Resettlement, and Rehabilitation: City of Mandaluyong This presentation provides a description of the City of Mandaluyong in the Philippines, including the issues and concerns faced by the city. It discusses the programs that were implemented, as well as proposed projects on relocation, resettlement, and rehabilitation.
Plans and Programs: Quezon City, Philippines Read more about Plans and Programs: Quezon City, Philippines Considering the magnitude of informal settlers living along the danger areas in the Philippines' Metro Manila, the Local Government of Quezon City, through its Urban Poor Affairs Office, has rolled out a number of interventions. The current conditions of two major waterways, including accomplishments and proposed projects, are presented.
Socialized Housing Program Read more about Socialized Housing Program Read about the mandate and role of the National Housing Authority (NHA) in the Philippines. The priority programs of the agency, particularly for informal settler families residing in danger areas in Metro Manila, are highlighted in the presentation. The multi-sectoral community development approach as applied by NHA is, likewise, presented.
Housing and Emergence of Slums in Asian Cities Read more about Housing and Emergence of Slums in Asian Cities While Asian cities experience a rapid transformation, the number of slum dwellers in the region remains higher than anywhere else. Developing inclusive approaches—recognizing that the poor are a part of the growth and transformation story—is needed to increase access to formal urban housing.
Symposium on Cities and Slums Read more about Symposium on Cities and Slums Spearheaded by ADB’s Urban Operational Plan (UOP) Inclusive Cities' Focal Group, the Workshop on Enabling Inclusive Cities and the Symposium on Cities and Slums held on 28-30 October 2013 were back-to-back activities organized by the Urban Community of Practice geared towards the Enabling Inclusive Cities Agenda of the UOP.