Regional Seminar: Gender, Urban Development and Water Supply and Sanitation
14-16 November 2011, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Gender Specialists' Annual Consultation Workshop
17-18 November 2011, Vientiane, Lao PDR

The Regional Seminar is part of the series of biennial sector based gender capacity building events organized for senior government staff in executing and implementing agencies for ADB-financed projects in Asia and the Pacific. The objectives of the Seminar are to: (i) showcase gender inclusive ADB loan projects currently achieving successful results; (ii) promote cross-fertilization of experience among senior government officials associated in the implementation of ADB projects with gender design features; and, (iii) build the capacity of staff implementing ADB loan projects for greater gender equality results.

The second event is a two-day Annual Workshop which provides the Gender Specialists lateral learning opportunity through their combined experiences illustrated by project case studies from various sectors.