ADB Social Development and Poverty CoP Newsletter31 August 2013

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August 2013 [email protected]

Whats New?.......................................................................................CoP in Action.......................................................................................Calendar.......................................................................................

Announcements.......................................................................................TA Project.......................................................................................Knowledge Products.......................................................................................

Web Picks

In this issue

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Update on the Mid-term Review of Strategy 2020

The concept paper for the review of Strategy 2020 is now available,containing the background, scope and process that will be undertaken forthe review. Draft documents for the review will be periodically posted on the

mid-term review websiteas they are prepared. See theconcept note.

Asia Spending Too Little on the Poor

Most Asian countries do not spend enough on social programs to help poorand vulnerable people, according to the ADB study, Social ProtectionIndex: Assessing the results in Asia and the Pacific. The study notes thatdespite Asia's economic boom, governments have not channeled sufficientinvestment into social protection. The study also warns of a "missing middle"group of people live above the poverty line, but who are highly vulnerableto shocks.

Development Banks Support Post-2015 Agenda

ADB and six other multi-lateral organizations issued a joint appeal for globalsupport of the high level United Nations panel report calling for an end toextreme poverty and sustainable development beyond 2015, the target dateof achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. See thejoint appeal.

What Role can Social Protection Play in Realizing the Right to Food?

Social protection contributes not only to securing adequate food for all,but also aims to provide people the stability and resources needed to developcapabilities and to make choices about their lives and futures. Olivier deSchutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, has

prepared reports and briefing notes on how to finance and facilitate socialprotection for all.

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Chat Transcript Social Protection: A Key Instrument forInclusive Growth

This online chat with Sri Wening Handayani, Principal Social DevelopmentSpecialist, and Michelle Domingo-Palacpac, Senior Social DevelopmentOfficer, answers several questions, including: What is the current state ofsocial protection systems and programs in Asia and the Pacific region? Howcan countries expand and strengthen social protection to cover its poor andvulnerable populations? Why are social protection programs important intimes of disasters?

Social Protection Framework in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)

GMS policy makers learned key concepts and improved skills in the designand implementation of national social protection systems at a workshoporganized under the umbrella of the Phnom Penh Plan, 7-12 July, at SeoulNational University. Participants shared experiences from GMS countries andthe Republic of Korea on social security, social assistance, and socialprotection of migrants.

Social Protection and Food Security What Works?

A study conducted by Overseas Development Institute for German Societyof International Cooperation identifies which social protection tools are mostsuitable for establishing links to food security. Results show that cashtransfers are most suitable for poverty reduction and food security,since cash is used both for good-quality food and for agricultural inputs.School feeding and other crop/ weather-based insurance schemes showlimited success in ensuring food security.

New Global Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network Launched

The Global Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network was recently launchedto provide international support to policy makers engaged in constructingmultidimensional poverty measures. The network enables early adoptersof this measurement standard to share their experiences directly withpolicy makers in other countries who are exploring the possibility of,or implementing, such measures.

A Classrooms Worst Nightmare? Energy Poverty

For many students and teachers in poor countries, energy poverty the lackof access to reliable energy sources is a challenge faced every day both athome and at school. For the students who go to schools that lack electricity,that means no fans, no evening classes, no computers or access to theInternet, and much more.

Study: CCTs Alone Cannot Solve Long-term Poverty

This news broadcast reports findings of a study from the Philippine Institutefor Development Studies that concludes that Philippine conditional cashtransfer program is not sufficient to solve poverty in the long run.The study argues that the number of years allotted by the CCT program forchildren to attend school is not enough to build skills that will allow youth toenter the labor market for decent wages that, in turn, will allow them tomove out of poverty.

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Designing Impact Evaluation for a Poverty Alleviation Program

16 September, 2:00 p.m, venue TBA

Aishwarya Ratan, Director, Global Financial Inclusion Initiative, YaleUniversity, will share insights on measuring impact of an attributableinnovation on the average person through field experiments. Yukiko Ito,6606

Innovative Ways to Engage NGOs26 September, 10 a.m., kHub

Lainie Thomas, Social Development Specialist (Civil Society andParticipation), SERD, will discuss less commonly utilized processes inthe bank that may also be opportunities for engaging NGOs in the

implementation of projects.

Insight Thursday: CSR Asia Summit 20133 October, 8:30 a.m., kHub

Marzia Mongiorgi, Principal Portfolio Management Specialist, OSFMD,and SDP CoP Committee Member, will share highlights gathered from theCorporate Social Responsibility Asia Summit 2013, which will focus on howbusinesses can contribute to growth and innovation while addressing socialand environmental challenges.

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CoP in Action

On 10 July, Hermann Waibel, Director of the Institute of Development andAgricultural Economics at Hannover University, presented the results of alongitudinal study on how shocks decreased the risk-taking behavior ofhouseholds in Thailand and Viet Nam, implying that this decreased chancesof taking opportunities to improve family life.

On 25 July, Anil Deolalikar, Founding Dean of the UC Riverside School ofPublic Policy, and Shikha Jha, Principal Economist, ERMF, shared a policyreport on empowerment prepared for ADBs 46th Annual Meeting.The speakers explained how some mechanisms of empowerment helpimprove the quantity and quality of public service delivery. They alsoemphasized that empowerment of citizens alone is not sufficient to improvesocial services. They noted that other steps are required, including:systemic government reforms, a strong private sector involved in serviceprovision, and the use of ICT to improve the efficiency of and accessto services.

On 29 July, Demetrios Papademetriou, President and Co-Founder of theMigration Policy Institute, discussed how countries that receive migrantsevaluate and accept talented workers, as well as how talented workers

choose their destination country. Mr. Papademetriou emphasized thatcountries providing flexible opportunities for talented workers and families,as well as flexible residency arrangements, are best able to attract migrantswho can help to address labor market needs. He also discussed howcountries from which workers emigrate can encourage their migrants toreturn home. The seminar was co-sponsored by the CoP and ERDI.See thepresentation.
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.......................................................................................Announcements

Start the Spark: Principles and Challenges of Social Innovation14 August, 5-7 p.m., AIM Conference Center, Makati

Jane Leu, Ashoka Fellow, Founder and CEO of Smarter Good and UpwardlyGlobal, will discuss innovation that helps benefit people. Contact

[email protected] for more information.

Call for Papers and Panel on Inequality

IDS encourages the submission of abstracts for papers and/or the offer toorganize panels that contribute to the understanding of the relationshipsbetween Inequality and Vulnerability and between Inequality and Poverty.Papers and panel will be presented at the Inequality, Poverty andVulnerability Conference, 6-8 May 2014, at IDS, Brighton, UK.Email [email protected] to submit proposals. The deadlinefor proposal for a panel is 27 September 2013, while the deadline forindividual papers is 4 November 2013.

Training and Writeshop on Evidence-based EvaluationTraining: 21-22 October, LRC1; Writeshop: 23-24 October, venue TBA

A team from Harvard Universitys Evidence for Policy Design Center forInternational Development will conduct a training for CoP members on how toincorporate impact evaluation early into the project design. Resident Missionstaff are also encouraged to participate. Contact Yukiko Ito, 6606 to signifyinterest.

Other non-CoP activities of interest

Youth Dialogue: Social Innovation as a Catalyst for Change12 August, 9:30-11:30, Auditorium A

Park Won-Soon, Seoul mayor and 2006 Magsaysay Awardee for PublicService, will lead discussions on youth empowerment and innovations toaddress social problems. Staff and Philippine youth are participating in theevent in support of UN International Youth Day.

Book Launch: Ending Asian Deprivations: Compulsions for a Fair,Prosperous and Equitable Asia12 August, 10 a.m. - 12 nn., Auditorium Annex 1

Staff are cordially invited to attend the launch of this book, which showshow determined, target-driven public action can help improve Asiasdeprived populations. Practical measures to tackle problems of hunger,unemployment, gender discrimination, ill health, lack of qualitybasic education, inadequate access to clean water and basic sanitationare discussed in the book.

Poverty and Social Analysis (PSA) Training14-16 August, Annex 1 and 2

RSDD is conducting this training for ADB staff, particularly those inoperations involved in project design and implementation. The training -which is offered three times a year - addresses poverty, social, gender,participation, and social risk aspects involved in preparing the IPSA and

SPRSS as a part of project design. The next PSA training will take place atTRM in 13-15 November, and is being organized primarily for ResidentMission staff.
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Global Social Business Summit 201379 November 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Global Social Business Summit aims to spread awareness of socialbusiness, foster discussion and collaboration between practitioners andstakeholders, as well as present and conceive best practices. The annualevent is organized by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor MuhammadYunus. Visit www.gsbs2013.com for more information.

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TA Project

Lessons from the Cambodian Technical Assistance Project onIncome Restoration

This successful-rated project was implemented between 2010 and 2012 toreduce poverty and vulnerability associated with involuntary resettlementalong Cambodias National Road 1. This Technical Assistance CompletionReport recommends that ADB ensure adequate and timely income restorationand financial literacy training are included in every resettlement plan giventhe prevalence of informal moneylenders, low financial literacy among thepoor, and the risk of debt traps and resettlement plot loss in Cambodia.

Knowledge Products

The Social Protection Index: Assessing Results for Asia andthe Pacific

Analyzes 2009 data on government social protection programs in 35countries in Asia and the Pacific using the Social Protection Index.Helps assess the nature and effectiveness of these programs, as well asfacilitate s cross-country comparisons. Concludes that, despite steep GDPgains in recent decades, the majority of countries in Asia and the Pacificparticularly those that have graduated to middle-income statushave not

correspondingly strengthened their systems of social protection. There is aneed to scale up and broaden these systems.

Promoting Inclusive Social Protection in the Post-2015 Framework

Argues that the Post-2015 development framework should promote InclusiveSocial Protection, both to guarantee universal access to social protection andalso to ensure that social protection and complementary programs addressthe structural causes of poverty and vulnerability, rather than merelyresponding to the symptoms.

Gender Equality and Food Security

Recaps the multiple interlinking contributions that gender equality and theempowerment of women can make to food security in Asia and the Pacific.Provides evidence that improved education for girls and women can lead to:(i) improved feeding practices and lower rates of population growth;(ii) more economic opportunities for women on and off the farm; and (iii)greater economic independence and improved bargaining position of womenwithin households, resulting in choices that are beneficial to the health,education and nutrition of children.
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Social Protection, Growth and Employment: Evidence from India,Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Peru and Tajikistan

Takes an in-depth look at selected programs and their interaction withemployment generation and growth in India, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Peruand Tajikistan. Focuses on poverty and aims to explore how social andeconomic policies can be better integrated to simultaneously advance socialwelfare, employment outcomes and inclusive growth.

The Social Protection of Temporary Migrant Workers:An Evolutionary Process

Goes beyond the wages issue that shaped the situation of migrant workersover time and examines the need for social protection of temporary migrantworkers as a human right. Stresses the right of temporary migrant workersto social security and to social protection. According to international humanrights law, all temporary migrant workers travel with a bundle ofhuman rights.

Eradicating Global Poverty: A Noble Goal, but How Do We Measure it?

Collates proposals from several experts on how to measure poverty in a

Post-2015 agreement, such as the use of higher international income povertylines, national poverty lines, or income-based poverty metrics.

Web picks

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If you have colleagues who you think may be interested in joining the CoP, please forward this newsletter to them.

The Social Development and Poverty CoP Newsletter is prepared by Kat Olivares for the CoP Secretariat.

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Website: High Level Panel on the Post 2015 Development Agenda

Presents the background papers and final report of the 27-member panelappointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to propose a frameworkto succeed the MDGs.

On Twitter: CSI Social ImpactShares the latest research, events, and ideas on different social issues inAustralia and around the world.

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ADB Social Development and Poverty CoP Newsletter31 August 2013