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Social Poverty

Pro-poor economic growth can effectively reduce poverty, provided it is accompanied by a comprehensive program for social development. Human capital is the primary asset of the poor. However their low standard and access to education, health and social protection is often blocking social development opportunities.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) emphasize social outcomes for poverty reduction including gender equality (MDG 3), and focusing on poor children (MDG 4), mothers (MDG 5), and the elderly.

Coherent with a focus on pro-poor growth, ADB's Medium Term Strategy (MTS II) emphasizes educational and gender contributions to poverty reduction as comparative advantage for assisting partner countries.

Did you know? A generally warmer and unstable climate will lead to more extreme weather events and water and air pollution likely to adversely affect health, with large impacts on the poor and the vulnerable. An ADB study recommends close collaboration and coordination among climate experts, sector experts, health experts, and economists in mitigating the health impacts of climate change on the poor. It also suggests assessing the health impacts of climate change adaptation investments in the water and agricultural sectors as an integral component of the financial and economic analyses.

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