Feature Archive 2002
Learn more about our previous feature articles on development issues.

23 December 2002

Moving Toward a Better Future
An ADB-assisted project in Indonesia helps prevent flooding and loss of life. But it requires some people to relocate. How do you get the participation of villagers who benefit from the project but also face resettlement because of it?

16 December 2002

Women in Viet Nam
Despite impressive advances in reducing gender disparities in terms of improved income and access to education and health care, gender gaps continue to exist. Find out more in the latest country briefing papers series Women in Viet Nam.

9 December 2002

What A Difference Clean Water Makes
With an ADB-funded project, they don't have to get water from a pond or a muddy irrigation canal. Discover what a difference clean water has made to the lives of 800,000 villagers in Punjab, Pakistan.

2 December 2002

Stimulating Coffee and Vegetable Farmers
An ADB-funded project in Papua New Guinea is turning communities' farming plans into actions, increasing the people's income, and changing their lives.

25 November 2002

Indigenous Peoples and Poverty Reduction
How do you ensure that indigenous peoples/ethnic minorities participate in and benefit from economic and social development? How can national governments and other development partners improve future interventions to recognize, promote, and protect the rights of these peoples? Results of a regional workshop tell us how.

18 November 2002

Women in Nepal
In South Asia, Nepalese women remain at the lower end of the scale on the human development and gender development indices. Discover the key issues and pressing problems they face.

Fighting Trafficking
Poverty is fueling the human trafficking industry. Learn how ADB supports efforts to combat trafficking in South Asia - and empower those most at risk through education and alternative livelihood options.

11 November 2002

More of a Good Thing: Schools
Classrooms will be refurbished. About 600 teachers will be trained. And teaching resources will be improved. Find out how an ADB-assisted education sector project will provide about 10,000 to 12,000 Samoan students a better environment in which to learn.

4 November 2002

First Summit for Greater Mekong Subregion
The first-ever Summit of the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries will commemorate 10 years of the GMS Program of Economic Cooperation. Find out how it can promote closer economic ties and cooperation in a subregion that is home to some 250 million people.

28 October 2002

Villagers Show the Way
Through an ADB-assisted project, flooded tracts in southwestern Bangladesh have been converted to productive agricultural lands - providing income and hope for the rural poor.

21 October 2002

Despite Heightened Global Uncertainties, East Asia's Rebound on Track
Despite the sober external environment, East Asia is on track for a moderate economic rebound this year and the next. Find out more about this in the latest issue of Asia Economic Monitor.

14 October 2002

Improving Life and Livelihood
Find out how a community livelihood project in Lao PDR can help create sustainable alternative sources of income for the poor through increased involvement in farm-based production and related activities.

7 October 2002

Rebuilding a Country
An infrastructure project in East Timor is building roads, restoring power supply, providing jobs, and giving hope to thousands of East Timorese.

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28 September 2002

Reducing Risks, Increasing Opportunities
Find out how social protection can assist individuals to transform the vicious cycle of poverty into a positive cycle of opportunities.

18 September 2002

ADO 2002 Update: Asia's Economic Recovery To Strengthen
Developing Asia's economic recovery remains intact and continues to build strength in 2002-2003, despite the weaker-than-expected economic performance of the United States and other industrial countries. Find out more about recent economic trends and issues - and what the future holds for the region.

9 September 2002

Poverty in Pakistan
A number of factors explain the existence of and increase in poverty in Pakistan - but poor governance has been identified as the key underlying cause. Find out its serious implications on the country's social and economic development.

2 September 2002

Electricity Reforms
Is privatization essential in power development? Find out how private sector investors can help develop the power sectors and propel Asia's economic engine.

26 August 2002

Insuring India’s Women Workers
Women working in the informal sector are susceptible to financial risks. Find out how insurance programs organized by the poor themselves help protect and defend the interests of 420,000 women workers in India.

19 August 2002

Program Lending
ADB has supported policy reforms in its developing member countries through program lending. Learn how it was used extensively in responding to the Asian financial crisis.

12 August 2002

Toolkit for HIV Prevention
Examine how this toolkit can guide the management and implementation of HIV prevention programs for mobile groups in the Greater Mekong Subregion.

6 August 2002

Key Indicators 2002
Learn about the Asia-Pacific region's socioeconomic landscape in 2002. Review this comprehensive statistical portrait of 39 ADB developing member countries and a thematic chapter on Population and Human Resource Trends and Challenges in the region.

29 July 2002

Social Capital: The Bonds that Connect
Aside from physical and human capital, social networks may also be an important resource for the poor. Find out how social capital can become a key strategy for dealing with life’s challenges and opportunities.

22 July 2002

Working to Harmonize Region's Standards on Involuntary Resettlement
Some development projects involve resettlement. How do you replace land, houses, and resources and help people displaced find alternative means of income?

15 July 2002

Loud and Clear
A well-designed participatory poverty assessment ensures the voices of the poor are heard -- and acted on. Learn how ADB used it in the Lao PDR as an important tool in the fight against poverty.

8 July 2002

Combating Human Trafficking
Each year, about one to two million people are trafficked worldwide - and a large number come from Asia. Find out how ADB does its part to combat trafficking of women and children in a poverty-stricken region.

1 July 2002

Planning with the Poor
Community leaders and NGO representatives in Karnataka, India recognized the need to get beneficiaries involved at all stages of project planning. Learn how an ADB-led project facilitated participatory consultation to achieve poverty reduction.

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24 June 2002

Talking Trade
How do you build consensus among people with diverse perspectives? Learn more about an ADB-led participatory development project that facilitated dialogue on a free trade agreement between India and Sri Lanka.

17 June 2002

Building Confidence by Building Capacity
Participatory planning methods in rural areas of Vanuatu unveiled the communities' problems and issues - and the capacity and skills of its people.

10 June 2002

Speaking Out
How do you reduce poverty on a sustainable basis? Learn how Kazakhstan addresses this challenge by developing a poverty reduction strategy through partnership and participation.

3 June 2002

When Farmers Are the Scientists
It involves farmers from planning to decision-making. It recognizes that their knowledge and experience is valuable. And it is improving many people's lives in the southern Philippines. Learn how these farmers sow the seeds of development.

27 May 2002

Multilateral Guarantees: A Practical Approach
How can multilateral guarantee instruments facilitate access to international capital markets and develop local capital markets in Asia and the Pacific?

20 May 2002

Investing in the Poor
Viet Nam's economy is on the rise but so is inequality in access to better health and education. Find out how the country addresses the challenge to promote growth with equity.

13 May 2002

ICT
Illiteracy is no longer a barrier to handling a computer claimed Professor Vijay Chandru, as he demonstrated a new technological device called Simputer at ADB's Shanghai seminar.

6 May 2002

ADB's 35th Annual Meeting Opens
ADB holds this year's annual meeting in Shanghai, PRC, from 10 - 12 May. Representatives from member countries, NGOs, and the private sector are expected to join and discuss issues that shape the future of Asia and the Pacific.

29 April 2002

Partners in Progress
Since 1986, the PRC and ADB have worked together to facilitate economic growth and development. Find out how we continue to be partners in progress.

25 April 2002

Making Polluters Pay
An ADB-assisted project is reducing vehicle emissions -- and cases of lung ailments in Chongqing, PRC. Find out why its people can now breathe easy.

9 April 2002

Asian Economy: A Rebound Amidst Risks?
Economic growth in the developing Asia-Pacific region last year slowed to half the pace of 2000. A recovery is expected to build in 2002-2003 -- but will remain modest in most parts of the region, the Asian Development Outlook 2002 reports.

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25 March 2002

Afghanistan - Next Steps
In a country where the social fabric has been ripped apart by years of civil strife and famine, anxiety about the future remains -- but so does hope.

18 March 2002

ADB Launches Nutrition and Development Series
How can the battle to improve health and nutrition be won in the Asia-Pacific region, where most of the world's malnourished live?

11 March 2002

Empowering Women
How do you reduce poverty and gender disparities in a region where poverty has a woman's face?

4 March 2002

Combating Dirty Money
The money comes from illegal sources. But it is made to look clean. It is called money laundering and it is hurting the world economy. Learn how ADB supports various efforts to combat dirty money.

18 February 2002

AIDS: Asia's Lull Before the Storm
His eyes express hope. But his body tells a different story. Learn about the serious threats of HIV/AIDS.

11 February 2002

Easing Heartbreak for Central Asia's Mothers
Some are affected by iron-deficiency anemia. Others suffer from an enlarged thyroid gland due to a lack of iodine in their diet. Find out how ADB responds to the challenge of improving the nutrition - and the lives - of poor women and children in Central Asia

4 February 2002

ICT: Reaching the Impoverished
How can the poor gain access to - and use - information and communication technologies to improve their lives? Find out what the experts proposed in the ADB-sponsored ICT roundtable in Bangalore.

25 January 2002

Reconstructing Afghanistan
ADB vowed to assist in the reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan, focusing on agriculture, infrastructure, and social services.

18 January 2002

Resettlement: Improving People's Lives
Development projects despite their good intentions, may displace and impoverish people.

12 January 2002

Ma Bamboo
Fast-grower saves soil and raises incomes

2 January 2002

Reorganization To Streamline Operations
ADB implements a major reorganization to better accomplish its mission -- to reduce poverty in the Asia-Pacific region.

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