Eri Honda Keywords Urban Development settlements ADB Read more about Eri Honda Prior to joining ADB, Eri worked for the Japan International Cooperation Agency. She studied at the Asian Institute of Technology. She also worked with ADB's Viet Nam Residence Mission.
Partnering for Social Accountability Read more about Partnering for Social Accountability Around 60% of the world's youth population reside in the Asia and Pacific region, and this translates to more than 750 million young men and women with much potential. Unfortunately, they often do not have the opportunity to shape the cities they live in. This presentation by World Vision International tackles this concern by providing an overview of social accountability. It also highlights World Vision International's own approach called Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) that aims to facilitate dialogue between communities and government.
Asia Leadership Program 2016 Read more about Asia Leadership Program 2016 High-level policy makers and officials exchanged ideas with ADB counterparts at the Asia Leadership Program 2016. The fourth annual program highlighted co-learning between Asian Development Bank staff and 23 participants, three of which are Executive-Level Policy Makers while the other 20 are Senior-Level Management officials. The program focused on the following sectors and areas:
Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Read more about Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Center for Climate Strategies’ Scott Williamson and Stephen Roe share their insights on low carbon development (LCD), highlighting its importance and benefits. In this video interview, they explain the aspects of human life that are directly associated with it, and the stakeholders that should be involved. The important elements to be considered in doing LCD are also discussed.
Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Read more about Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Center for Climate Strategies’ Scott Williamson and Stephen Roe explain the low carbon development planning and analysis system that their organization has been developing over the past years. In this session video, they discuss what the system does, what the organization has been doing with it, and what support and help it can provide in meeting the needs of ADB.
Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Read more about Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Scott Williamson and Stephen Roe of the Center for Climate Strategies presented a comprehensive low-carbon development methodology and toolkit. They also discussed project design and analysis using easy-to-customize tools, and moving ideas to political and financial viability.
Session Video - Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? Read more about Session Video - Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Pradeep Srivastava, in this presentation, provides a brief overview of regional cooperation and integration (RCI). He highlights the importance of recognizing space in regional cooperation, which produces a different type of RCI. The applications that have become the interface between ADB’s work on urban development and RCI are discussed.
Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? Read more about Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? In this knowledge sharing session, Pradeep Srivastava of Asian Development Bank (ADB), discussed the applications of the new spatial regional cooperation and integration (RCI) framework to urbanization in developing countries. The framework expands the intersection of urban development and RCI operations beyond the usual economic corridors and towns on ADB-supported transport spines.
3rd International Fecal Sludge Management Week Read more about 3rd International Fecal Sludge Management Week Fecal sludge is one of the biggest urban problems in developing countries. The urban environment is awash in untreated human waste, with severe public health and environmental consequences.