Objectives The workshop aims to raise awareness, build capacity and share experience on mainstreaming gender in transport sector

operations in Mekong countries amongst transport sector officials, and select ADB/AusAID transport sector colleagues. By the end of the workshop, participants will: Understand the importance of mainstreaming gender in the transport sector, and appreciate the scope of gender issues as they relate to different modes of transport. Understand that gender mainstreaming helps address other dimensions of social inclusion. Improve understanding of how to apply gender analysis to transport project design, including through preparation of quality project Gender Action Plans (GAPs), and integration of gender performance targets/indicators into Design and Monitoring Frameworks (DMFs). Improve understanding of how to manage gender-inclusive transport projects, including implementation of GAPs, and monitoring gender results. Shared experiences, good practice case studies and resources on gender and transport.

AGENDA DAY 1 Tuesday 24 July:

8:45-9:00 9:00-9:30

Workshop Registration Opening Session Welcome Address ADB Deputy Country Director - Andrew Head AusAID Minister-Counsellor Michael Wilson

9:30-10:00

Rationale of the Workshop & Introductions Samantha Hung, Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB Morning tea break Gender and Development in ADB: Strategic Directions Where is ADB at in gender mainstreaming in transport? Shireen Lateef, Senior Advisor Gender, ADB AusAIDs Strategic Approach to Gender Nguyen Mai Chi, Gender Focal Point, AusAID Q& A

10:00-10:15 10:15- 10:45

10:45 11:15

11:15 - 12:00

Why Gender and Transport? Overview of gender and social inclusion issues in the transport sector Samantha Hung, Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB Q&A

12:00-13:15 13:15-14:30

LUNCH Gender-Inclusive Design of Projects Subsector Panel Session 1 Rural Transport Session Chair: Xiaohong Yang, Lead Transport Specialist, East Asia Department, ADB Project Presentations Cambodia Rural/Provincial Road Improvement Project Shihiru Date, Senior Transport Specialist, South East Department (SERD), ADB

Asia

Second Northern GMS Transport Network Improvement Project Uzma Hoque, Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), SERD, ADB Panel Q&A 14:30-15:30 Group Exercise Incorporating gender analysis into project design - development of a project Gender Action Plan (GAP) Afternoon tea Subsector Panel Session 2- Urban Transport Chair: Robert Valkovic, Principal Transport Specialist, SERD, ADB Project Presentations HCMC Urban MRT Line 2 Investment Program Samantha Hung, Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport Ron Slangen, Urban Development Specialist, South Asia Department, ADB Panel Q&A 16:45-17:00 Summary wrap-up of Day 1

15:30-15:45 15:45 - 16:45

DAY 2: Wednesday 25 July 09:00-09:15 09:15 -10:00 Daily welcome/announcements Measuring the Gendered Impact of Transport Development Kyoko Kusakabe, Associate Professor of Gender and Development Studies, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Q&A 10:00-10:15 10:15 11:15 Morning tea break Maximizing gender benefits from roads/transport corridors Session Chair: Ron Slangen, Urban Development Specialist, South Asia Department, ADB Project Examples GMS Sustainable Tourism Development Project Mr. Thaviphet Oula, Deputy Director General, Department of Tourism Development, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Lao PDR Viet Nam Central Mekong Delta Connectivity Project Uzma Hoque, Social Development Specialist (Gender Development), South East Asia Department, ADB Panel Q & A 11:15 12:00 Mitigating Gender and Social Risks in Transport Projects Session Chair: Nguyen Mai Chi, Gender Focal Point, AusAID Gender and Resettlement Craig Clark, Safeguards Specialist, Transport and Communications Division, South East Asia Regional Department, ADB Q&A 12:00-13:15 13:15 13:45 LUNCH HIV/AIDS and STI prevention Shireen Lateef, Senior Advisor Gender, ADB Short video screening Q&A 14:15- 15:15 Gender & Social Dimensions of Road safety Robert Klein, International Road Safety Expert Q&A 15:15-15:30 Afternoon tea break

and

13:45-14:15

15:30 - 16:15

Implementation Challenges Facilitated Plenary Discussion Shireen Lateef, Senior Advisor Gender, ADB Making a Gender Action Plan (GAP) happen contracting & monitoring of womens employment in construction & maintenance Chandy Chea, Gender Specialist, Cambodia Resident Mission, ADB Q& A

16:15 16:45

16:45-17:00

Summary wrap-up of Day 2

DAY 3: Thursday 26 July 9:00- 9:15 09:15 10:45 Daily welcome/announcements Implementation of Gender Action Plans (GAPs) and good practices in Community-Based Rural Road Maintenance learning from experience Session Chair: Shihiru Date, Senior Transport Specialist, South East Asia Department (SERD), ADB Project Presentations Yunnan Integrated Road Development Project Xiaohong Yang, Lead Transport Specialist, East Asia Department, ADB Viet Nam Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Development Project in Northern Mountain Provinces David Salter, Senior Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, South East Asia Department, ADB Viet Nam Third Rural Transport Project, World Bank Mette Bertelsen, Gender Focal Point, World Bank Panel Q & A 10:45-11:00 11:00-12:00 Morning tea break Practical Ways Forward for Gender and Transport Facilitated Group Discussion Nguyen Mai Chi, Gender Focal Point, AusAID + UN Women colleagues Summary workshop wrap-up Workshop evaluation & closing LUNCH

12:00 -12:30

12:30-14:00