Theme: Women in Value Chains and Agri-Food Systems Transformation.

Topic: A review of the Social Protection Landscape in South-East Asia in the context of poverty alleviation strategies.

The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), in collaboration with its esteemed partner institution, the African Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), is pleased to announce the 76th webinar of the CIRDAP Knowledge Series.

This webinar will review the poverty reduction trajectories in Southeast Asia, which experienced a faster poverty decline than other developing regions. The review focuses on Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, and Malaysia and draws comparisons of policy approach especially in the period following the financial crisis of 1997. The study employs a multi-stage literature review of 259 peer-reviewed studies, synthesising the key publications, with the analysis centred on policies on rural development, poverty, social protection, micro-credit, and agriculture in the four countries.

🎙️ ESTEEMED SPEAKER

Dr. Ruchira Bhattacharya

Professor, Centre for CSR, PPP & PA and Head

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), Delhi Branch

New Delhi, India

📅 DATE & TIME

Monday, 19 October 2026

🕚 11:00 AM Bangladesh Time (BST)

🕥 10:30 AM India Time (IST)

💻 JOIN THE WEBINAR

Platform: Zoom

🔗 Join Zoom Meeting:

https://zoom.us/j/93392450631?pwd=DF8ux2joCr9fpW8bNRmOadM4ULuNkL.1

Meeting ID: 933 9245 0631

Passcode: 626270

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🌱 Be Part of the Conversation!

Join us to exchange knowledge, explore effective social protection strategies, and discuss pathways towards poverty alleviation and inclusive rural development across South-East Asia.

Learn from experience. Discover what works. Strengthen rural development.

We look forward to your participation! Also, please circulate to your peers, colleagues and other stakeholders for wider participation.