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3rd China-ASEAN Forum on Social Development and Poverty Reduction
4th ASEAN+3 High-Level Seminar on Poverty Reduction

The Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

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OVERVIEW (Plenum 1)

Welcome Remarks (H.E. Bui Ba Bong, Vice Minister, Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Viet Nam)
Opening Remarks - English [PDF: 48kb | 3 pages] (ZHENG Wenkai, Deputy Director, State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, Government of the People's Republic of China)
Opening Remarks - Chinese [PDF: 190kb | 6 pages] (ZHENG Wenkai, Deputy Director, State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, Government of the People's Republic of China)
Misran Bin KARMAIN (Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community)
From Crisis to Opportunity: A Time for Decisions (Haruhiko KURODA, President, Asian Development Bank)
Opening Speech (H.E. NGUYEN Sinh Hung, Standing Deputy Prime Minister of Viet Nam)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT CHANNELS (Plenum 2)

Linking Real Economy and Social Policy for Inclusive Growth in East Asia - presentation [PDF: 816kb | 12 pages] (Vikram NEHRU, Chief Economist, East Asia-Pacific Region, the World Bank)

Labor Market Implications of the Crisis (Sachiko YAMAMOTO, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific)

The Impact of the Financial and Food Price Crisis on Asia and the Pacific: - Summary of recent UNDP work (Nicolas ROSELLINI, Deputy Assistant Administrator, and Deputy Director General, Asia and the Pacific Region, UNDP)

Social Implications of the Crisis on and the Role of Social Policy and Social Protection Repsonses (Bella BIRD, Head of the Governance and Social Development Group, Policy and Research Division, DFID)

Background papers commissioned for the Conference are also available:

The Global Financial Crisis' Impact on the Poor: Report of the UN Secretary General (Sanjeev KHAGRAM, special adviser to UN Secretary General)

ADB (Aug 2009): ADB Response to the Global Economic Crisis: An Update [PDF: 92kb | 22 pages]

The Impact of the Global Recession on the Health of the People in Asia - presentation [PDF: 353kb | 45 pages] (Soonman KWON and Youn JUNG, Seoul National University, South Korea | Anwar Islam (Bangladesh), Lan Yao (China), Badri Pande (Nepal))

Asian Development Outlook 2009 Update: Broadening Openness for a Resilient Asia (ADB)

CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES

Export-Related Employment (Working Group 1A)

Trade and Tourism Impact of the Crisis on Poverty and Vulnerability in Thailand - paper [PDF: 1,151kb | 19 pages] (Somchai JITSUCHON, Thailand Development Research Institute ^a)

Implications of the Global recession on Poverty and Social Development in the People's Republic of China - presentation [PDF: 668kb | 35 pages] (Min TANG, China Development Research Foundation, Beijing ^a)

Global Financial Crisis: Challenges for Employment, Modernization and Sustainable Growth in Uzbekistan - paper [PDF: 218kb | 11 pages] (Dr. Janna FATTAKHOVA, Senior Research Coordinator, Center for Economic Research, Uzbekistan)

Global Financial Crisis: Challenges for Employment, Modernization and Sustainable Growth in Uzbekistan - presentation [PDF: 538kb | 9 pages] (Dr. Janna FATTAKHOVA, Senior Research Coordinator, Center for Economic Research, Uzbekistan)

The Social Impact of the Global Recession on Cambodia and How the Crisis Impact on Poverty in the Country - presentation [PDF: 93kb | 15 pages] (Kimsun TONG, Cambodia Development Research Institute ^a)

Social Impacts of Global Economic Slowdown: Impact Channels in Bangladesh - paper [PDF: 211kb | 13 pages] (Nazneen AHMED, Bangladesh Institute for Development Studies)^a

Social Impacts of Global Economic Slowdown: Impact Channels in Bangladesh - presentation (Nazneen AHMED, Bangladesh Institute for Development Studies)^a

Commodity Exports (Working Group 1D)

Reforming Social Protection Systems When Commodity Prices Crisis Hit: The Experience of Mongolia - paper [PDF: 193kb | 14 pages] (Wendy WALKER (ADB) / David HALL (consultant) ^a)

Reforming Social Protection Systems When Commodity Prices Crisis Hit: The Experience of Mongolia - presentation [PDF: 1,072kb | 20 pages] (Wendy WALKER (ADB) / David HALL (consultant) ^a)

Social Impact of Commodity Price Volatility in Papua New Guinea - paper [PDF: 204kb | 26 pages] (Dominic MELLOR (ADB) / Patrick HETTINGER (consultant), and NN, Central Bank of Papua New Guinea) ^a)

Social impact of Commodity Price Volatility in Papua New Guinea - presentation [PDF: 180kb | 15 pages] (Dominic MELLOR (ADB) / Patrick HETTINGER (consultant), and NN, Central Bank of Papua New Guinea) ^a)

The Impact of the Crisis on Tourism and the Poor in Sri Lanka - paper [PDF: 233kb | 26 pages] (Karin FERNANDO and Arunika MEEDENIYA Center for Poverty Analysis, Colombo) ^a)

The Impact of the Crisis on Tourism and the Poor in Sri Lanka - presentation [PDF: 413kb | 16 pages] (Karin FERNANDO and Arunika MEEDENIYA Center for Poverty Analysis, Colombo) ^a)

Impact Channels for Economic and Social Policy in Brunei Darussalam (Noridah HAMID, Deputy Director, Department of Economic Planning and Development/ Datin Sheireen MUSTAPHA, Director, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Government of Brunei Darussalam)

Impact of Oil Rent Reduction on Social Policy in Kazakhstan Impact channels in Kazakhstan (Nessipbala YERMEKOVA, Director, Regional Policy and Interbudgetary Relations Department, Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning, Government of Kazakhstan)

Labor Markets and Value Chains (Working Group 3C)

How the Global Economic Slowdown Manifests Jobless Growth and Employment Driven Growth in Asia: A Comparative Study of Indonesia with Bangladesh, India, PRC, and Viet Nam - paper [PDF: 737kb | 31 pages] (Chatib BASRI / Gustav PAPANEK, senior advisors to the Government of Indonesia) ^a)

How the Global Economic Slowdown Manifests Jobless Growth and Employment Driven Growth in Asia: A Comparative Study of Indonesia with Bangladesh, India, PRC, and Viet Nam - summary [PDF: 56kb | 3 pages] (Chatib BASRI / Gustav PAPANEK, senior advisors to the Government of Indonesia) ^a)

How the Global Economic Slowdown Manifests Jobless Growth and Employment Driven Growth in Asia: A Comparative Study of Indonesia with Bangladesh, India, PRC, and Viet Nam - presentation [PDF: 375kb | 15 pages] (Chatib BASRI / Gustav PAPANEK, senior advisors to the Government of Indonesia) ^a)

Do SMEs Generate Sufficient ProductiveEmployment for Asia's poor? Some Findings and Issues in the Context of the Global Economic Crisis - paper (Rana HASAN, ADB) ^a)

Do SMEs Generate Sufficient Productive Employment for Asia's poor? Some Findings and Issues in the Context of the Global Economic Crisis - presentation [PDF: 418kb | 19 pages] (Rana HASAN and Niny KHOR, ADB) ^a)

Labor Market Implications of Value Chains in Asia - paper [PDF: 1,159kb | 20 pages] (Hurst)

Labor Market and Gender Impacts of the Slowdown on Value Chains in Indonesia and Vietnam - presentation [PDF: 147kb | 10 pages] (Eva WEIDNITZER, GTZ) ^d)

How the Global Recession Matters for the Vulnerable Poor – Evidence from Malaysia – A Middle Income Country - presentation [PDF: 180kb | 18 pages] (Ragayah Haji Mat ZIN & Faridah SHAHADAN, IKMAS, UKM)

Automobile Industry in Thailand - paper [PDF: 455kb | 57 pages] (Archanun KOHPAIBOON, et. al., ILO)

Background papers

Labor Market Implications of Value Chains and Informal Sector Work in Indonesia - paper ^d) [PDF: 739kb | 68 pages] (NGUYEN Dang Hao, GTZ)

Labor Market Implications of Value Chains and Informal Sector Work in Viet Nam - paper ^d) [PDF: 1,230kb | 76 pages] (Ardha Prapanca SUGARDA / Tulus Tahi Hamonangan TAMBUNAN, GTZ)

International Migration and Remittances (Working Group 1C)

Global Financial Crisis and its Impact on Remittances - presentation [PDF: 704kb | 32 pages] (Daniel MONT / Ahmad AHSAN, Lead Economist, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank)

Effects of Premature Return Migration on Individual and Family Well-Being: Evidence from Thailand and the Philippines (Thetis MANGAHAS, ILO) ^e)

Remittances Decline Due to the Crisis, and Impact on Poverty in the Philippines - paper [PDF: 417kb | 10 pages] (Margarita SONGCO, Deputy Director General for National Development, government of the Philippines)

Remittances Decline Due to the Crisis, and Impact on Poverty in the Philippines - presentation [PDF: 1,896kb | 15 pages] (Margarita SONGCO, Deputy Director General for National Development, government of the Philippines)

Why Remittances in Nepal Help Particularly the Poor and Why the Crisis Challenges Poverty Reduction - paper [PDF: 364kb | 18 pages] (Jan SHARMA and Ganesh GURUNG, Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), Nepal) ^a)

Impact of the Global Recession on Return Migration and Implications for Poverty Reduction and Development in Nepal, Philippines, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - paper [PDF: 110kb | 10 pages] (Andrea RIESTER, GTZ) ^d)

Background papers

Remittances in Central Asia and South Caucasus--Implications of the Crisis for Poverty (Bahodur GANIEV (ADB) / David ROLAND-HOLST (consultant) ^a)

Impact of the Crisis on Remittances and Migration in Viet Nam (Daniel MONT, Senior Economist, Viet Nam office, World Bank)

Rural-Urban Linkages (Working Group 4B)

Impact of the Crisis in Rural Viet Nam - paper [PDF: 259kb | 20 pages] (DANG Kim Son, Director, Institute of Policy and Strategy in Agriculture and Rural Development of the Ministry (IPSARD) Viet Nam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) ^g)

Poverty Impact of the Global Recession on the Urban and Rural Migrants in PRC - paper [PDF: 522kb | 26 pages] (ZHANG Xiulan) ^a)

Poverty Impact of the Global Recession on the Urban and Rural Migrants in PRC - presentation [PDF: 341kb | 15 pages] (ZHANG Xiulan) ^a)

Urban-Rural Transmission Mechanisms in Indonesia the Context of the Crisis - paper [PDF: 42kb | 6 pages] (Megumi MUTO and Shinobu SHIMOKOSHI, JICA) ^f)

Urban-Rural Tansmission Mechanisms in Indonesia the Context of the Crisis - presentation [PDF: 265kb | 15 pages] (Megumi MUTO, JICA) ^f)

India Under Global Economic Meltdown: An Analysis in the Context of Growing Disparity and Formal-Informal Dualism - paper [PDF: 305kb | 23 pages] (Amitab KUNDU, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi) ^a)

India Under Global Economic Meltdown: An Analysis in the Context of Growing Disparity and Formal-Informal Dualism - presentation [PDF: 241kb | 20 pages] (Amitab KUNDU, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi) ^a)

Internal Migration in Viet Nam – Will the Crisis Further Enforce the Trend? - paper [PDF: 57kb | 2 pages] (DANG Nguyen Anh, Vietnam Association of Social Sciences) ^a)

Internal Migration in Viet Nam – Will the Crisis Further Enforce the Trend? - presentation [PDF: 2,432kb | 18 pages] (DANG Nguyen Anh, Vietnam Association of Social Sciences) ^a)

Fiscal Space for Social Policy (Working Group 3A)

Fiscal Space For Social Protection - presentation [PDF: 359kb | 11 pages] (Armin BAUER, David E. BLOOM, Jocelyn E. FINLAY and JP SEVILLA, ADB) ^a,b)

Financing Poverty Reduction and Social Protection in Viet Nam – Opportunities for Reform in the Context of the Crisis - presentation [PDF: 45kb | 10 pages] (Paulette CASTEL) ^c)

Addressing Unemployment and Poverty through Infrastructure Development as a Crisis Response Strategy - paper [PDF: 222kb | 18 pages] (Chris DONNGES, ILO Regional Office Asia Pacific) ^d)

Financing Health Security in Thailand – Can the UC Scheme, Introduced in the Aftermath of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis be Sustained in the Current Global Economic Crisis? - paper [PDF: 130kb | 13 pages] (Reisuke IWANA, Mitsubishi UFC Consulting Corporation)^f)

Background papers

How is the Global Recession Impacting on Poverty and Social Spending? An Ex-ante Assessment Methodology with Applications to Developing Asia - paper [PDF: 200kb | 27 pages] (WAN, Guanghua, Senior Poverty Reduction Specialist, ADB) ^a)

Gender (Plenum 3)

Women, Works and Social Protection in Asia's Export Industries and Informal Sectors: Findings on Crsis-Related Gender Implications in 9 Asian Countries - paper [PDF: 220kb | 24 pages] (Samantha HUNG, ADB) ^a,d,e)

Women, Works and Social Protection in Asia's Export Industries and Informal Sectors: Findings on Crsis-Related Gender Implications in 9 Asian Countries - presentation [PDF: 85kb | 21 pages] (Samantha HUNG, ADB) ^a,d,e)

At the Bottom of Value Chains: Can Women and the Informal Sector be the Cushion of the Global Recession? Evidence from Field Studies in 4 Asian Countries - paper [PDF: 642kb | 13 pages] (Zoe HORN, WIEGO) ^a)

At the Bottom of Value Chains: Can Women and the Informal Sector be the Cushion of the Global Recession? Evidence from Field Studies in 4 Asian Countries - presentation [PDF: 513kb | 13 pages] (Zoe HORN, WIEGO) ^a)

The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Women Workers in Cambodia's Garment Sector - presentation [PDF: 298kb | 16 pages] (Sukti DASGUPTA, ILO Bangkok)

Gender Impact of the Global Recession in the Mekong Region - presentation (Shireen LATEEF, ADB) ^a)

Gender and Social Protection in Asia: What Does the Crisis Change?- paper [PDF: 429kb | 38 pages] (Nicola JONES and Rebecca HOLMES with Shreya MITRA and David WALKER, ODI)

Gender and Social Protection in Asia: What Does the Crisis Change?- presentation [PDF: 1,833kb | 21 pages] (Nicola JONES and Rebecca HOLMES with Shreya MITRA and David WALKER, ODI)

Background Papers

Gender and Value Chain Labor Markets in the People's Republic of China's furniture, electronics and toy making sectors - paper [PDF: 235kb | 22 pages] (Xiulan ZHANG) ^a)

Gender and Value Chain Labor Markets in the People's Republic of China's furniture, electronics and toy making sectors - summary [PDF: 208kb | 10 pages] (Xiulan ZHANG) ^a)

Gender and Value Chain Labor Markets in the Malaysian automobile accessories sector - paper [PDF: 546kb | 36 pages] (Ragayah Haji Mat ZIN & Faridah SHAHADAN, IKMAS, UKM) ^a)

Gender and Value Chain Labor Markets in the Malaysian automobile accessories sector - summary [PDF: 59kb | 6 pages] (Ragayah Haji Mat ZIN & Faridah SHAHADAN, IKMAS, UKM) ^a)

Gender and Value Chain Labor Markets in the Viet Nam leather, shoe and food processing sectors - paper [PDF: 1,230kb | 76 pages] (NGUYEN Dang Hao, GTZ) ^a)

Gender and Value Chain Labor Markets in the Indonesian Tourism Sector ^d)

Gender and Value Chain Labor Markets in the Indonesian Furniture Making Sector ^d)

Children (Plenum 4)

Impact of Global Slowdown on Maternal and Child Health - paper [PDF: 139kb | 14 pages] (Ian ANDERSON, ADB and Basil RODRIQUES, UNICEF)

Impact of Global Slowdown on Maternal and Child Health - presentation [PDF: 124kb | 13 pages] (Ian ANDERSON, ADB and Basil RODRIQUES, UNICEF)

REGIONAL DISCUSSIONS

Emerging Middle and High-income Countries (Working Group 1B)

China's Poverty Reduction in the Context of Global Financial Crisis: Impact and Countermeasures - paper [PDF: 84kb | 5 pages] (Lei ZHANG, Director General, Department of International Cooperation and Social Mobilization, State Council Leading Group of Poverty Alleviation and Development, PRC)

China's Poverty Reduction in the Context of Global Financial Crisis: Impact and Countermeasures - presentation [PDF: 232kb | 18 pages] (Lei ZHANG, Director General, Department of International Cooperation and Social Mobilization, State Council Leading Group of Poverty Alleviation and Development, PRC)

China and the Current Economic Crisis - paper [PDF: 471kb | 33 pages] (Guanghua WAN, Ming LU (Consultant), Michelle DOMINGO, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB)

Impact of Globalization and Recession on Social and Economic Inequalities in India - paper [PDF: 228kb | 14 pages] (C. RAVI, Centre for Economic and Social Studies)

Impact of Globalization and Recession on Social and Economic Inequalities in India - presentation [PDF: 616kb | 27 pages] (C. RAVI, Centre for Economic and Social Studies)

Impact Channels in Malaysia (Mohammed IDRIS, Deputy Director, Economic Planning Unit, Office of the President, Government of Malaysia)

Impact Channels in Singapore - presentation [PDF: 692kb | 16 pages] (SEAH Yang Hae, Senior Assistant Director, ComCare and Social Support Division, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Government of Singapore)

Korea's Experience with Unemployment Insurance in the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis And its Adjustments in the Current Crisis - presentation [PDF: 236kb | 36 pages] (Kim, Sung-Teak, KLI)

Southeast Asia (Working Group 2A)

Impact Channels in Viet Nam (NN, Ministry of Labor, Invalid People and Social Affairs (MOLISA), Government of Viet Nam)

Impact Channels in Indonesia - paper [PDF: 249kb | 9 pages] (Endah MURNININGTYAS, Director, Poverty Reduction Division, Ministry of Planning for Poverty, Labor and Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of Indonesia)

Prospects and Challenges of Poverty Reduction in Indonesia Year 2010 - presentation [PDF: 130kb | 15 pages] (Prof. DR. Gunawan SUMODININGRAT, Office of Expert Staff for Social Impact, Ministry of Social Affairs, The Republic of Indonesia)

Impact Channels in Cambodia - paper [PDF: 112kb | 16 pages] (SEILAVA Ros, Dy Secretary, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Government of Cambodia)

Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Lao PDR - paper [PDF: 207kb | 13 pages] (H.E.Dr. Bounthavy SISOUPHANTHONG, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Planning and Investment)

Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Lao PDR - presentation [PDF: 143kb | 27 pages] (H.E.Dr. Bounthavy SISOUPHANTHONG, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Planning and Investment)

Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Myanmar - paper [PDF: 68kb | 5 pages] (Myo MYNT, Director General, Department of Development Affairs, Ministry of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs, Government of Myanmar)

Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Myanmar - presentation [PDF: 409kb | 12 pages] (Myo MYNT, Director General, Department of Development Affairs, Ministry of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs, Government of Myanmar)

Impact Channels in Singapore - presentation [PDF: 692kb | 16 pages] (SEAH Yang Hae, Senior Assistant Director, ComCare and Social Support Division, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Government of Singapore)

Addressing Crisis Impact on the Poor in the Philippines through the Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Other Measures - paper (short) (Luwalhati PABLO, Undersecretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Government of the Philippines)

Addressing Crisis Impact on the Poor in the Philippines through the Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Other Measures - paper (long) (Luwalhati PABLO, Undersecretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Government of the Philippines)

Addressing Crisis Impact on the Poor in the Philippines through the Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Other Measures - presentation [PDF: 674kb | 16 pages] (Luwalhati PABLO, Undersecretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Government of the Philippines)

Pacific (Working Group 2B)

Helping the Vulnerable in the Pacific - presentation [PDF: 559kb | 10 pages] (James ROOP, ADB)

The Social Impact of the Crisis in the Pacific - paper [PDF: 68kb | 8 pages] (Julie DELFORCE, Director, Economics and Growth Section, AusAID)

The Social Impact of the Crisis in the Pacific - presentation [PDF: 114kb | 21 pages] (Julie DELFORCE, Director, Economics and Growth Section, AusAID)

Impact Channels in Papua New Guinea (Manu MOMO, First Assistant Secretary, Economic Policy Division, Department of Treasury, government of Papua New Guinea)

Impact Channels in Timor L'Este (Antonio FREITAS, Director General, Policy Analysis and Research Department, Ministry of Finance, government of Timor L'Este)

Impact Channels in Solomon Islands (Robert THOMSEN, government of Solomon Islands)

The Social Impact of the Crisis in the Pacific (Dominique Mellor, ADB)

Central Asia and Mongolia (Working Group 2C)

Impact channels in Tajikistan (Muhibali SAFAROV, Senior Adviser for Economic Affairs, Office of the President, Government of Tajikistan)

Impact Channels in Mongolia - paper [PDF: 27kb | 4 pages] (Galsandorj BATKHUREL / N. AYUSH, Government of Mongolia)

Impact Channels in Mongolia - presentation [PDF: 257kb | 14 pages] (Galsandorj BATKHUREL / N. AYUSH, Government of Mongolia)

Impact Channels in the Kyrgyz Republic - paper [PDF: 100kb | 4 pages] (Elmira SUIUMBAEVA, Director, Social Policy Department, Ministry of Finance, Government of the Kyrgyz Republic)

Impact Channels in the Kyrgyz Republic - presentation [PDF: 1,65kb | 13 pages] (Elmira SUIUMBAEVA, Director, Social Policy Department, Ministry of Finance, Government of the Kyrgyz Republic)

Impact Channels in Uzbekistan - presentation [PDF: 119kb | 8 pages] (Tursun M. AKHMEDOV, Institute of Social Research, Cabinet of Ministers, Government of Uzbekistan)

South Asia (Working Group 2D)

Social Impacts of Global Economic Slowdown: Impact Channels in Bangladesh - presentation [PDF: 141kb | 21 pages] (Md. Atharul ISLAM, Secretary Ministry of Labour and Employment and Mohammed SARWAR, Joint Chief, Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh)

Impact of Globalization and Recession on Social and Economic Inequalities in India - paper [PDF: 228kb | 14 pages] (C. RAVI, Centre for Economic and Social Studies)

Impact of Globalization and Recession on Social and Economic Inequalities in India - presentation [PDF: 616kb | 27 pages] (C. RAVI, Centre for Economic and Social Studies)

The Social Impact of the Global Recession on Pakistan - paper [PDF: 171kb | 16 pages] (Idrees KHAWAJA and Usman QADIR, Research Economist, Pakistan Institute for Development Economics) ^a)

Impact Channels in Nepal (Keshav Prasad ACHARYA, Senior Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal)

Impact Channels in Sri Lanka - paper (A.K. SENEVIRATNME, Director, Department of National Budget, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Government of Sri Lanka)

Impact Channels in Pakistan - paper [PDF: 32kb | 6 pages] (Ashraf HAYAT, Secretary Planning & Development Division and Zamir AHMED, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance)

Impact Channels in Pakistan - presentation [PDF: 36kb | 10 pages] (Ashraf HAYAT, Secretary Planning & Development Division and Zamir AHMED, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance)

Impact Channels in Pakistan - policy statement [PDF: 20kb | 3 pages] (Ashraf HAYAT, Secretary Planning & Development Division and Zamir AHMED, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance)

SECTORS

Social Protection (Working Group 5B)

Transfer Programs to Address the Crisis - presentation [PDF: 584kb | 17 pages] (Philipp O'KEEFE, Lead Social Protection Economist, East Asia Department, World Bank)

Financial Crisis and Social Protection Reform — Brake or Motor? An Analysis of Reform Dynamics in Indonesia and Viet Nam - paper [PDF: 435kb | 32 pages] (Dr. Katja BENDER and Dr. Matthias ROMPEL)^d)

Income Support in Times of Global Crisis: An Assessment of the Role of Unemployment Insurance and Options for Coverage Extension in Asia - paper [PDF: 440kb | 38 pages] (Wolfgang SCHOLZ, Florence BONNET, Ellen EHMKE, Social Security Department, ILO) ^b,e)

Income Support in Times of Global Crisis: An Assessment of the Role of Unemployment Insurance and Options for Coverage Extension in Asia - presentation [PDF: 201kb | 10 pages] (Wolfgang SCHOLZ, Social Security Department, ILO) ^b,e)

Does the Crisis Provide New Opportunities for Better Social Protection for the Elderly: Evidence from Asian Countries - paper [PDF: 381kb | 43 pages] (Mukul G. ASHER, Professor of Public Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore) ^b)

Does the Crisis Provide New Opportunities for Better Social Protection for the Elderly: Evidence from Asian Countries - presentation [PDF: 391kb | 38 pages] (Mukul G. ASHER, Professor of Public Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore) ^b)

Gender and Social Protection in Asia: What Does the Crisis Change?- paper [PDF: 429kb | 38 pages] (Nicola JONES and Rebecca HOLMES with Shreya MITRA and David WALKER, ODI)

Gender and Social Protection in Asia: What Does the Crisis Change?- presentation [PDF: 1,833kb | 21 pages] (Nicola JONES and Rebecca HOLMES with Shreya MITRA and David WALKER, ODI)

Background papers

Effectiveness of Conditional Cash Transfers in the Context of the Crisis – the poor-vulnerable paradox (Sri HANDAYANI / Myo THANT, ADB) ^a)

Health (Working group 3B)

The Impact of Crisis on Health and Health Finance in Asia - paper [PDF: 430kb | 37 pages] (Soonman KWON and Youn JUNG, Seoul National University, South Korea and Anwar ISLAM (Bangladesh), Lan YAO (China), Badri PANDE (Nepal)) ^a,h)

The Impact of Crisis on Health and Health Finance in Asia - presentation [PDF: 222kb | 33 pages] (Soonman KWON and Youn JUNG, Seoul National University, South Korea and Anwar ISLAM (Bangladesh), Lan YAO (China), Badri PANDE (Nepal)) ^a,h)

The Impact of the Global Recession on the Poor and Vulnerable in the Philippines Health Insurance System - paper [PDF: 396kb | 30 pages] (Helga PIECHULEK, GTZ Philippines) ^d)

The Impact of the Global Recession on the Poor and Vulnerable in the Philippines Health Insurance System - presentation [PDF: 719kb | 24 pages] (Helga PIECHULEK, GTZ Philippines) ^d)

Health Financing Strategy for the Asia Pacific Region (2010-2015) - poster [PDF: 860kb | 1 page] (Henk BEKEDAM, WHO)

From MDG Outcome Monitoring to System Monitoring: Opportunity of the Crisis to Establish a Regional Health System Observatory - paper [PDF: 171kb | 6 pages] (Henk BEKEDAM, WHO) ^{a, h)}

How Does the Global Recession Drive Rebalancing Health Finance and Health Outcomes: Poverty Impact of Out-of-pocket Expenditures on Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (Ian ANDERSON, Advisor to ADB) ^a)

AIDS in Asia - Prioritizing and Sustaining the Response in the Economic Crisis - paper [PDF: 141kb | 14 pages] (Ross McLEOD, ADB Consultant) ^a)

AIDS in Asia – Priortizing and Sustaining the Response in the Economic Crisis - presentation [PDF: 127kb | 8 pages] (Ross MCLEOD, ADB Consultant) ^a)

Background papers

Health impact of the crisis in Bangladesh ^h)

Health impact of the crisis in the People's Republic of China ^h)

Health impact of the crisis in Malaysia ^h)

Health impact of the crisis in Nepal ^h)

Health impact of the crisis in Viet Nam ^h)

Education (Working Group 4A)

Implications of the Global Recession on Quality, Equity, and Financing of Education in Asia - presentation [PDF: 55kb | 8 pages ] Jouko SARVI, ADB) ^a)

Lessons Learned from the Role of Vocational Training and Skills Development in Transitional Economies – Implications for Asian Countries Rebalancing Growth in the Context of the Current Crisis - paper [PDF: 183kb | 16 pages ] (Anastasia FETSI; paper sponsored by European Training Foundation [ETF])

The Global Recession and the Capacity of Colleges and Universities to Serve Vulnerable Populations in Asia - paper [PDF: 222kb | 32 pages ] (Gerard A. POSTIGLIONE, University of Hong Kong) ^b)

How Education Impacts Job Opportunities of Returning Migrant Workers: Evidence from Indonesia - paper [PDF: 39kb | 6 pages] (Megumi MUTO and Shinobu SHIMOKOSHI, JICA) ^f)

How Education Impacts Job Opportunities of Returning Migrant Workers: Evidence from Indonesia - presentation [PDF: 246kb | 9 pages] (Megumi MUTO and Takahiro MORITA, JICA) ^f)

Municipal Services and Public-Private Partnerships (Working Group 5A)

Cities in the Financial Crisis: An Overview - paper [PDF: 33kb | 6 pages ] (Michael LINDFIELD, ADB) ^a,d)

Cities in the Financial Crisis: An Overview - presentation [PDF: 322kb | 23 pages ] (Michael LINDFIELD, ADB) ^a,d)

Opportunities of the crisis for the urban poor – evidences from Vietnam (TRINH Duy Luan, Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences) ^a)

The Impact of Economic Slowdown on Labour, Jobs and Farmer's Life - presentation [PDF: 237kb | 17 pages] (IPSARD)

How the Private Sector Addresses the Crisis: Examples from Asia - paper [PDF: 688kb | 33 pages] (Nieves CONFESOR, paper by AIM sponsored by the ASEAN Foundation)

How the Private Sector Addresses the Crisis: Examples from Asia - presentation [PDF: 125kb | 6 pages] (Nieves CONFESOR, paper by AIM sponsored by the ASEAN Foundation)

THE ENVIRONMENTS OF THE POOR (Special Session)

The Economics of Adaptation, Implications for Poverty Reduction and Addressing Vulnerability - paper [PDF: 132kb | 12 pages] (Jay ROOP (ADB) / Benoit LAPLANTE, consultant) ^a)

The Economics of Adaptation, Implications for Poverty Reduction and Addressing Vulnerability - presentation [PDF: 1,768kb | 16 pages] (James ROOP and Benoit LAPLANTE)

How Climate Change Affects Human Development: Opening up the Discussions for the 2010 Human Development Report - presentation [PDF: 289kb | 14 pages] (Paul STEELE, UNDP) ^g)

Impact of Global Recession on Sustainable Development and Poverty Linkages - paper [PDF: 208kb | 20 pages] (Venkatachalam ANBUMOZHI (ADBI) ^{(a, b))}

Impact of Global Recession on Sustainable Development and Poverty Linkages - presentation [PDF: 183kb | 22 pages] (Venkatachalam ANBUMOZHI, ADBI) ^{(a, b))}

Environments of the Poor and the Environmental Poor - paper [PDF: 713kb | 12 pages] (Michael PARSONS Ph.D, UNDP/MONRE Poverty and Environment Project Viet Nam)

Environments of the Poor and the Environmental Poor - presentation [PDF: 351kb | 9 pages] (Michael PARSONS Ph.D, UNDP/MONRE Poverty and Environment Project Viet Nam)

Climate Change Mitigation and Green Growth: Opportunities of the Crisis - presentation [PDF: 242kb | 9 pages] (Jay ROOP, ADB) ^a)

Adapting Mitigation Technologies in Post-Crisis Environment - paper [PDF: 144kb | 18 pages] (K. RAMANATHAN, Asia and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT), New Delhi, India) ^b)

Alternative Energy Programs in a Post-Crisis Environment - paper [PDF: 478kb | 8 pages] (Kaoru YAMAGUCHI et al, The Institute for Energy Economics, Tokyo, Japan) ^b)

Alternative Energy Programs in a Post-Criss Environment - presentation [PDF: 630kb | 8 pages] (Kaoru YAMAGUCHI et al, The Institute for Energy Economics, Tokyo, Japan) ^b)

Developing Asia's Competitive Advantage in Green Products (Fukuya IINO, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan) ^b)

Greening Recovery - paper [PDF: 303kb | 16 pages] (Tomonori SUDO, JICA) ^f)

Greening Recovery - presentation [PDF: 208kb | 20 pages] (Tomonori SUDO, Ph.D, JICA) ^f)

Background papers

The Impact of the 2009 Financial Crisis on the Environment: An Overview - paper [PDF: 260kb | 13 pages] (Babar N. KHAN (WWF); paper sponsored by World Wildlife Fund)

MONITORING

Poverty Statistics for ASEAN (Plenum 5)

Implications of the crisis for poverty statistics in ASEAN countries – an overview (Eric WEISS, consultant to the ASEAN regional Statistics project)

Monitoring Crisis Impact (Plenum 6)

Results of Rapid Assessments of the Social Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis in Five East Asian Countries - paper [PDF: 364kb | 23 pages] (Andy MASON, World Bank)

Impact of Globalization and Recession on Social and Economic Inequalities in India - paper [PDF: 238kb | 14 pages] (C. RAVI, Center for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad) ^a)

Impact of Globalization and Recession on Social and Economic Inequalities in India - presentation [PDF: 616kb | 27 pages] (C. RAVI, Center for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad) ^a)

The Role of Civil Society in Poverty Monitoring: The Case of the Philippines - paper [PDF: 984kb | 20 pages] (Mahar MANGAHAS, Social Weather Stations, Philippines) ^a)

The Role of Civil Society in Poverty Monitoring: The Case of the Philippines - presentation [PDF: 369kb | 17 pages] (Mahar MANGAHAS, Social Weather Stations, Philippines) ^a)

Implications for Monitoring the MDGs and Summary of Recent Joint ADB-ESCAP-UNDP Work - paper [PDF: 296kb | 20 pages] (Shiladitya CHATTERJEE (ADB) / Raj KUMAR (ESCAP); paper sponsored jointly sponsored by ADB, ESCAP and UNDP)

Beyond Crisis Monitoring: The Importance of Ex-ante Poverty and Social Impact Assessment: Experiences from GTZ and UNDP Studies in Asia - paper [PDF: 121kb | 7 pages] (Elke KASMANN, GTZ) ^{d, g)}

DONOR'S RESPONSE (Plenum 7)

ADB (Aug 2009): ADB Response to the Global Economic Crisis: An Update - paper [PDF: 96kb | 22 pages]

Global Crisis Response by the German Development Cooperation (BMZ) - presentation [PDF: 372kb | 18 pages] (Dr. Ralf-Matthias MOHS, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)

Global Crisis Response by the International Labour Organization (ILO)

Global Crisis Response by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) - presentation [PDF: 119kb | 28 pages] (Takahiro MORITA, JICA)

Global Crisis Response by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Global Crisis Response by the World Health Organization (WHO)

Global Crisis Response by the World Bank (WB)

CONCLUSIONS (Plenum 8)

Summary Remarks from the Government of the People's Republic of China - speech (English) [PDF: 20kb | 3 pages] (HUANG Chengwei, Deputy Director General, State Council Leading Group on Poverty Reduction and Development)

Summary Remarks from the Government of the People's Republic of China - speech (Chinese) [PDF: 164kb | 4 pages] (HUANG Chengwei, Deputy Director General, State Council Leading Group on Poverty Reduction and Development)

Closing Remarks (Ursula SCHAEFER-PREUSS, Vice President, ADB)

Carrying Ownership and Responsibilities for the Neighbors - Closing Remarks from the Government of Viet Nam - speech (BUI Ba Bong, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Viet Nam)

The Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Asia and Pacific - Summary of Discussions - presentation [PDF: 114kb | 4 pages]

Summary: Special Seminar on Environments of the Poor - presentation [PDF: 211kb | 7 pages]

COUNTRY PAPERS

Bangladesh

Social Impacts of Global Economic Slowdown: Impact Channels in Bangladesh - paper [PDF: 211kb | 13 pages] (Nazneen AHMED, Bangladesh Institute for Development Studies)^a

Social Impacts of Global Economic Slowdown: Impact Channels in Bangladesh - presentation (Nazneen AHMED, Bangladesh Institute for Development Studies)^a

Impact channels in Bangladesh (Fazle KABIR, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh)

Health impact of the crisis in Bangladesh ^h)

Brunei Darussalam

Impact Channels for Economic and Social Policy in Brunei Darussalam (Noridah HAMID, Deputy Director, Department of Economic Planning and Development/ Datin Sheireen MUSTAPHA, Director, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Government of Brunei Darussalam)

Cambodia

The Social Impact of the Global Recession on Cambodia and How the Crisis Impact on Poverty in the Country - paper [PDF: 46kb | 5 pages] (Kimsun TONG, Cambodia Development Research Institute ^a)

The Social Impact of the Global Recession on Cambodia and How the Crisis Impact on Poverty in the Country - presentation [PDF: 93kb | 15 pages] (Kimsun TONG, Cambodia Development Research Institute a)

The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Women Workers in Cambodia's Garment Sector - paper [PDF: 72kb | 9 pages] (Kang CHANDRARAROT, Sukti DASGUPTA, David WILLIAMS)

The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Women Workers in Cambodia's Garment Sector - presentation [PDF: 298kb | 16 pages] (Sukti DASGUPTA, ILO Bangkok)

Impact Channels in Cambodia - paper [PDF: 112kb | 16 pages] (SEILAVA Ros, Dy Secretary, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Government of Cambodia)

China, People's Republic of (PRC)

Opening Remarks - English [PDF: 48kb | 3 pages] (ZHENG Wenkai, Deputy Director, State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, Government of the People's Republic of China)

Opening Remarks - Chinese [PDF: 190kb | 6 pages] (ZHENG Wenkai, Deputy Director, State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, Government of the People's Republic of China)

Summary Remarks from the Government of the People's Republic of China - speech (English) [PDF: 20kb | 3 pages] (HUANG Chengwei, Deputy Director General, State Council Leading Group on Poverty Reduction and Development)

Summary Remarks from the Government of the People's Republic of China - speech (Chinese) [PDF: 164kb | 4 pages] (HUANG Chengwei, Deputy Director General, State Council Leading Group on Poverty Reduction and Development)

Implications of the Global recession on Poverty and Social Development in the People's Republic of China - presentation [PDF: 668kb | 35 pages] (Min TANG, China Development Research Foundation, Beijing ^a)

China's Poverty Reduction in the Context of Global Financial Crisis: Impact and Countermeasures - paper [PDF: 84kb | 5 pages] (Lei ZHANG, Director General, Department of International Cooperation and Social Mobilization, State Council Leading Group of Poverty Alleviation and Development, PRC)

China's Poverty Reduction in the Context of Global Financial Crisis: Impact and Countermeasures - presentation [PDF: 232kb | 18 pages] (Lei ZHANG, Director General, Department of International Cooperation and Social Mobilization, State Council Leading Group of Poverty Alleviation and Development, PRC)

China and the Current Economic Crisis - paper [PDF: 471kb | 33 pages] (Guanghua WAN, Ming LU (Consultant), Michelle DOMINGO, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB)

Poverty Impact of the Global Recession on the Urban and Rural Migrants in PRC - paper [PDF: 522kb | 26 pages] (ZHANG Xiulan) ^a)

Poverty Impact of the Global Recession on the Urban and Rural Migrants in PRC - presentation [PDF: 341kb | 15 pages] (ZHANG Xiulan) ^a)

Implications of the global recession on poverty and social development in the People's Republic of China - presentation [PDF: 397kb | 35 pages] (Min TANG, China Development Research Foundation, Beijing ^a)

Gender and Value Chain Labor Markets in the People's Republic of China's Furniture, Electronics and Toy Making Sectors - paper [PDF: 235kb | 22 pages] (Xiulan ZHANG) ^a)

Gender and Value Chain Labor Markets in the People's Republic of China's Furniture, Electronics and Toy Making sSctors - summary [PDF: 208kb | 10 pages] (Xiulan ZHANG) ^a)

Impact Channels in the People's Republic of China (NN, Government of PRC)

Health Impact of the Crisis in the People's Republic of China ^h)

Impact channels in Cook Islands (NN, government of Cook Islands)

India

Impact of Globalization and Recession on Social and Economic Inequalities in India - paper [PDF: 228kb | 14 pages] (C. RAVI, Centre for Economic and Social Studies)

Impact of Globalization and Recession on Social and Economic Inequalities in India - presentation [PDF: 616kb | 27 pages] (C. RAVI, Centre for Economic and Social Studies)

Impact of Globalization and Recession on Social and Economic Inequalities in India (C. RAVI, Center for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad) ^a)

Indonesia

Financial Crisis and Social Protection Reform — Brake or Motor? An Analysis of Reform Dynamics in Indonesia and Viet Nam - paper [PDF: 435kb | 32 pages] (Dr. Katja BENDER and Dr. Matthias ROMPEL)^d)

Labor Market Implications of Value Chains and Informal Sector Work in Indonesia - paper ^d) [PDF: 739kb | 68 pages] (NGUYEN Dang Hao, GTZ)

Labor Market and Gender Impacts of the Slowdown on Value Chains in Indonesia and Vietnam - presentation [PDF: 147kb | 10 pages] (Eva WEIDNITZER, GTZ) ^d)

Gender and value chain labor markets in the Indonesian tourism sector ^d)

Gender and value chain labor markets in the Indonesian furniture making sector ^d)

Impact Channels in Indonesia - paper [PDF: 249kb | 9 pages] (Endah MURNININGTYAS, Director, Poverty Reduction Division, Ministry of Planning for Poverty, Labor and Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of Indonesia)

Enhancing labor market impact of infrastructure oriented response packages: Evidences from Indonesia and other Asian countries (Chris DONNGES, ILO) ^d)

How education impacts job opportunities of returning migrant workers. Evidence from Indonesia (NN, JICA) ^f)

How Education Impacts Job Opportunities of Returning Migrant Workers: Evidence from Indonesia - paper [PDF: 39kb | 6 pages] (Megumi MUTO and Shinobu SHIMOKOSHI, JICA) ^f)

How Education Impacts Job Opportunities of Returning Migrant Workers: Evidence from Indonesia - presentation [PDF: 246kb | 9 pages] (Megumi MUTO and Takahiro MORITA, JICA) ^f)

Urban-Rural Transmission Mechanisms in Indonesia the Context of the Crisis - paper [PDF: 42kb | 6 pages] (Megumi MUTO and Shinobu SHIMOKOSHI, JICA) ^f)

Urban-Rural Tansmission Mechanisms in Indonesia the Context of the Crisis - presentation [PDF: 265kb | 15 pages] (Megumi MUTO, JICA) ^f)

Kazakhstan

Impact of Oil Rent Reduction on Social Policy in Kazakhstan Impact channels in Kazakhstan (Nessipbala YERMEKOVA, Director, Regional Policy and Interbudgetary Relations Department, Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning, Government of Kazakhstan)

Impact channels in Kazakhstan - paper [PDF: 235kb | 7 pages] (Nessipbhala YERMEKOVA, Director, Regional Policy and Interbudgetary Relations Department, Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning, Government of Kazakhstan)

Korea

Korea's Experience with Unemployment Insurance in the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis And its Adjustments in the Current Crisis - presentation [PDF: 236kb | 36 pages] (Kim, Sung-Teak, KLI)

Impact channels in the Republic of Korea (NN, Government of the Republic of Korea)

Labor Market Insurance for the low income formal sector: New opportunities for Asia and evidences from the Republic of Korea (Wolfgang SCHOLZ, ILO / KIM, Korea Labor Institute) ^b,e)

Kyrgyz Republic

Impact Channels in the Kyrgyz Republic - paper [PDF: 100kb | 4 pages] (Elmira SUIUMBAEVA, Director, Social Policy Department, Ministry of Finance, Government of the Kyrgyz Republic)

Impact Channels in the Kyrgyz Republic - presentation [PDF: 1,65kb | 13 pages] (Elmira SUIUMBAEVA, Director, Social Policy Department, Ministry of Finance, Government of the Kyrgyz Republic)

Lao, People Democratic Republic (LAO PDR)

Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Lao PDR - paper [PDF: 207kb | 13 pages] (H.E.Dr. Bounthavy SISOUPHANTHONG, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Planning and Investment)

Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Lao PDR - presentation [PDF: 143kb | 27 pages] (H.E.Dr. Bounthavy SISOUPHANTHONG, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Planning and Investment)

Impact channels in Laos PDR (PHOMMCHANH Onneua, Minister, Rural Development and Poverty Reduction, Prime Minister's Office, Government of Lao PDR)

Malaysia

Gender and value chain labor markets in the Malaysian automobile accessories sector - paper [PDF: 546kb | 36 pages] (Ragayah Haji Mat ZIN & Faridah SHAHADAN, IKMAS, UKM) ^a)

Gender and value chain labor markets in the Malaysian automobile accessories sector - summary [PDF: 59kb | 6 pages] (Ragayah Haji Mat ZIN & Faridah SHAHADAN, IKMAS, UKM) ^a)

How the Global Recession Matters for the Vulnerable Poor – Evidence from Malaysia – A Middle Income Country - presentation [PDF: 180kb | 18 pages] (Ragayah Haji Mat ZIN & Faridah SHAHADAN, IKMAS, UKM)

Impact channels in Malaysia (Mohammed IDRIS, Deputy Director, Economic Planning Unit, Office of the President, Government of Malaysia)

Health impact of the crisis in Malaysia ^h)

Mongolia

Reforming Social Protection Systems When Commodity Prices Crisis Hit: The Experience of Mongolia - paper [PDF: 193kb | 14 pages] (Wendy WALKER (ADB) / David HALL (consultant) ^a)

Reforming Social Protection Systems When Commodity Prices Crisis Hit: The Experience of Mongolia - presentation [PDF: 286kb | 16 pages] (Wendy WALKER (ADB) / David HALL (consultant) ^a)

Impact Channels in Mongolia - paper [PDF: 27kb | 4 pages] (Galsandorj BATKHUREL / N. AYUSH, Government of Mongolia)

Impact Channels in Mongolia - presentation [PDF: 257kb | 14 pages] (Galsandorj BATKHUREL / N. AYUSH, Government of Mongolia)

Myanmar

Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Myanmar - paper [PDF: 68kb | 5 pages] (Myo MYNT, Director General, Department of Development Affairs, Ministry of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs, Government of Myanmar)

Nepal

Why Remittances in Nepal Help Particularly the Poor and Why the Crisis Challenges Poverty Reduction - paper [PDF: 364kb | 18 pages] (Jan SHARMA and Ganesh GURUNG, Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), Nepal) ^a)

Impact channels in Nepal (Keshav Prasad ACHARYA, Senior Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal)

Health impact of the crisis in Nepal ^h)

Pakistan

Impact Channels in Pakistan - paper [PDF: 32kb | 6 pages] (Ashraf HAYAT, Secretary Planning & Development Division and Zamir AHMED, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance)

Impact Channels in Pakistan - presentation [PDF: 36kb | 10 pages] (Ashraf HAYAT, Secretary Planning & Development Division and Zamir AHMED, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance)

Impact Channels in Pakistan - policy statement [PDF: 20kb | 3 pages] (Ashraf HAYAT, Secretary Planning & Development Division and Zamir AHMED, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance)

The Social Impact of the Global Recession on Pakistan - paper [PDF: 171kb | 16 pages] (Idrees KHAWAJA and Usman QADIR, Research Economist, Pakistan Institute for Development Economics) ^a)

Papua New Guinea

Social Impact of Commodity Price Volatility in Papua New Guinea - paper [PDF: 204kb | 26 pages] (Dominic MELLOR (ADB) / Patrick HETTINGER (consultant), and NN, Central Bank of Papua New Guinea) ^a)

Social impact of Commodity Price Volatility in Papua New Guinea - presentation [PDF: 180kb | 15 pages] (Dominic MELLOR (ADB) / Patrick HETTINGER (consultant), and NN, Central Bank of Papua New Guinea) ^a)

Impact channels in Papua New Guinea (Manu MOMO, First Assistant Secretary, Economic Policy Division, Department of Treasury, government of Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Remittances Decline Due to the Crisis, and Impact on Poverty in the Philippines - paper [PDF: 417kb | 10 pages] (Margarita SONGCO, Deputy Director General for National Development, government of the Philippines)

Remittances Decline Due to the Crisis, and Impact on Poverty in the Philippines - presentation [PDF: 1,896kb | 15 pages] (Margarita SONGCO, Deputy Director General for National Development, government of the Philippines)

Gender and value chain labor markets in the Philippines communication services sector ^a)

Gender and value chain labor markets in the Philippines electronic sector ^a)

Impact channels in the Philippines (Margarita SONGCO, Deputy Director General, Deputy Director General, National Economic Development Authority, Government of the Philippines)

Addressing Crisis Impact on the Poor in the Philippines through the Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Other Measures - paper (short) (Luwalhati PABLO, Undersecretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Government of the Philippines)

Addressing Crisis Impact on the Poor in the Philippines through the Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Other Measures - paper (long) (Luwalhati PABLO, Undersecretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Government of the Philippines)

Addressing Crisis Impact on the Poor in the Philippines through the Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Other Measures - presentation [PDF: 674kb | 16 pages] (Luwalhati PABLO, Undersecretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Government of the Philippines)

The Impact of the Global Recession on the Poor and Vulnerable in the Philippines Health Insurance System - paper [PDF: 396kb | 30 pages] (Helga PIECHULEK, GTZ Philippines) ^d)

The Impact of the Global Recession on the Poor and Vulnerable in the Philippines Health Insurance System - presentation [PDF: 719kb | 24 pages] (Helga PIECHULEK, GTZ Philippines) ^d)

The Role of Civil Society in Poverty Monitoring: The Case of the Philippines - paper [PDF: 984kb | 20 pages] (Mahar MANGAHAS, Social Weather Stations, Philippines) ^a)

The Role of Civil Society in Poverty Monitoring: The Case of the Philippines - presentation [PDF: 369kb | 17 pages] (Mahar MANGAHAS, Social Weather Stations, Philippines) ^a)

Singapore

Impact Channels in Singapore - presentation [PDF: 692kb | 16 pages] (SEAH Yang Hae, Senior Assistant Director, ComCare and Social Support Division, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Government of Singapore)

Solomon Islands

Impact channels in Solomon Islands (NN, government of Solomon Islands)

Sri Lanka

The Impact of the Crisis on Tourism and the Poor in Sri Lanka - paper [PDF: 233kb | 26 pages] (Karin FERNANDO and Arunika MEEDENIYA Center for Poverty Analysis, Colombo) ^a)

The Impact of the Crisis on Tourism and the Poor in Sri Lanka - presentation [PDF: 413kb | 16 pages] (Karin FERNANDO and Arunika MEEDENIYA Center for Poverty Analysis, Colombo) ^a)

Impact Channels in Sri Lanka - paper (A.K. SENEVIRATNME, Director, Department of National Budget, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Government of Sri Lanka)

The Impact of the Crisis on Mother and Child Health; Evidences from Sri Lanka and other Asian countries - paper [PDF: 285kb | 31 pages] (Azra Abdul CADER, Center for Policy Analysis, Sri Lanka) ^b)

Tajikistan

Impact channels in Tajikistan (Muhibali SAFAROV, Senior Adviser for Economic Affairs, Office of the President, Government of Tajikistan)

Thailand

Trade and Tourism Impact of the Crisis on Poverty and Vulnerability in Thailand - paper [PDF: 1,151kb | 19 pages] (Somchai JITSUCHON, Thailand Development Research Institute ^a)

Automobile Industry in Thailand - paper [PDF: 455kb | 57 pages] (Archanun KOHPAIBOON, et. al., ILO)

Impact Channels in Thailand - presentation [PDF: 95kb | 15 pages] (CHEECHAROEN Chinchai, Deputy Director, Office of the National Commission on Social Welfare Promotion, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Government of Thailand)

Financing Health Security in Thailand – Can the UC Scheme, Introduced in the Aftermath of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis be Sustained in the Current Global Economic Crisis? - paper [PDF: 130kb | 13 pages] (Reisuke IWANA, Mitsubishi UFC Consulting Corporation)f)

Timor-Leste

Impact channels in Timor L'Este (Antonio FREITAS, Director General, Policy Analysis and Research Department, Ministry of Finance, government of Timor L'Este)

Uzbekistan

Global Financial Crisis: Challenges for Employment, Modernization and Sustainable Growth in Uzbekistan - paper [PDF: 218kb | 11 pages] (Dr. Janna FATTAKHOVA, Senior Research Coordinator, Center for Economic Research, Uzbekistan)

Global Financial Crisis: Challenges for Employment, Modernization and Sustainable Growth in Uzbekistan - presentation [PDF: 538kb | 9 pages] (Dr. Janna FATTAKHOVA, Senior Research Coordinator, Center for Economic Research, Uzbekistan)

Impact Channels in Uzbekistan - presentation [PDF: 119kb | 8 pages] (Tursun M. AKHMEDOV, Institute of Social Research, Cabinet of Ministers, Government of Uzbekistan)

Viet Nam

Impact of the Crisis in Rural Viet Nam - paper [PDF: 259kb | 20 pages] (DANG Kim Son, Director, Institute of Policy and Strategy in Agriculture and Rural Development of the Ministry (IPSARD) Viet Nam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) ^g)

Financial Crisis and Social Protection Reform — Brake or Motor? An Analysis of Reform Dynamics in Indonesia and Viet Nam - paper [PDF: 435kb | 32 pages] (Dr. Katja BENDER and Dr. Matthias ROMPEL)^d)

Labor Market Implications of Value Chains and Informal Sector Work in Viet Nam - paper ^d) [PDF: 1,230kb | 76 pages] (Ardha Prapanca SUGARDA / Tulus Tahi Hamonangan TAMBUNAN, GTZ)

Labor Market and Gender Impacts of the Slowdown on Value Chains in Indonesia and Vietnam - presentation [PDF: 147kb | 10 pages] (Eva WEIDNITZER, GTZ) ^d)

Impact of the Crisis on Remittances and Migration in Viet Nam (Daniel MONT, Senior Economist, Viet Nam office, World Bank)

Gender and Value Chain Labor Markets in the Viet Nam Leather, Shoe and Food Processing Sectors - paper [PDF: 1,230kb | 76 pages] (NGUYEN Dang Hao, GTZ) ^a)

Impact Channels in Viet Nam (NN, Ministry of Labor, Invalid People and Social Affairs (MOLISA), Government of Viet Nam)

Financing Poverty Reduction and Social Protection in Viet Nam – Opportunities for Reform in the Context of the Crisis - presentation [PDF: 45kb | 10 pages] (Paulette CASTEL) c)

Health Impact of the Crisis in Viet Nam ^h)

Internal Migration in Viet Nam – Will the Crisis Further Enforce the Trend? - paper [PDF: 57kb | 2 pages] (DANG Nguyen Anh, Vietnam Association of Social Sciences) ^a)

Internal Migration in Viet Nam – Will the Crisis Further Enforce the Trend? - presentation [PDF: 2,432kb | 18 pages] (DANG Nguyen Anh, Vietnam Association of Social Sciences) ^a)

Opportunities of the Crisis for the Urban Poor: Evidences from Vietnam (TRINH Duy Luan, Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences) ^a)