Lainie Thomas Keywords Health social protection Read more about Lainie Thomas Ms. Thomas leads the implementation of ADB’s fragile and conflict-affected situations and small island developing states approach, which institutionalizes differentiated strategies to improve the performance of ADB’s operations in these contexts. Prior to this, Ms. Thomas oversaw ADB's work on civil society engagement from its NGO and Civil Society Center. She designed and implemented a series of reforms including how ADB tracks and measures civil society engagement, and she boosted civil society participation in ADB operations.
Strengthening Health Systems: Lessons Learned on the Potential of ICT for Universal Health Coverage Read more about Strengthening Health Systems: Lessons Learned on the Potential of ICT for Universal Health Coverage Read about GIZ’s work on health and social protection. The range of GIZ’s work on universal health coverage (UHC), taking into account recent changes in the development corridor, is explained. Lessons learned and challenges encountered on the potential of ICT in achieving UHC are discussed.
Sri Wening Handayani Keywords social development social protection labor issues Read more about Sri Wening Handayani Sri Wening is the focal point for social analysis for ADB’s projects. She provides awareness and training on social analysis, promotes knowledge on social dimensions, facilitates sharing of information on social dimensions and social protection, and supports external relations and coordination with development partners on social development, social protection, and labor issues. Prior to joining ADB, Ms. Handayani was a consultant practitioner in social development.
An Integrated Approach to Inclusive Urban Development Read more about An Integrated Approach to Inclusive Urban Development With the aim to promote an integrated approach towards inclusive urban development growth, this presentation discusses cross-sectoral prioritization, project programming, and policy and planning process flowchart. Alongside sector assessments and options, it presents a framework for understanding urban context.
Enabling Inclusive Cities Read more about Enabling Inclusive Cities Apart from the program overview, this presentation discusses aspects that matter to inclusive urban development. It also shares information on ADB’s experiences with inclusive urban development, urban renewal, and slum rehabilitation. Lastly, it discusses the enabling environment for incorporating an inclusive city approach in the operations of Asian Development Bank.
James Lang Keywords gender social protection Read more about James Lang James Lang is the Senior Specialist on Gender-based Violence for the Gender Equality Division at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) where he provides leadership for preventing gender-based violence across ADB operations and knowledge work. James has over 25 years of experience promoting gender equality and preventing gender-based violence through policy and programming with international organizations and the UN System, primarily in Asia and the Pacific.
Yukiko Ito Keywords social development community-driven development social protection inclusive business sustainable livelihood social analysis graduation approach Read more about Yukiko Ito Yukiko Ito promotes the implementation of ADB's social development agenda through her work on community-driven development, social protection, inclusive business, sustainable livelihood, social analysis, and graduation approach for the poor and the vulnerable. She is the co-team leader of Philippine Expanded Social Assistance Project, Philippine Social Protection Support Project AF-II and the Regional Technical Assistance project for Advancing Inclusive and Resilient Urban Development Targeted at the Urban Poor.