Date Monday March 14th 12:00 to 2:00 pm Location Asia Society Washington The Cinnabar Room Whittemore House, 2nd Flr. 1526 New Hampshire Ave, NW Washington, DC 20036 Directions Metro access: Dupont Circle (Red Line) Google Map Tickets & RSVP Asia Society Members: $10 Asia Society Non-Members: $15 RSVP's are required by 12 pm on March 11. Speaker Jonathan Woetzel Director, McKinsey & Company Shanghai Office and Co-founder, Urban China Initiative Oyungerel Tsedevdamba President, Local Solutions Foundation and former Human Rights Advisor to the Prime Minister of Mongolia. Christopher Williams Director, UN-HABITAT New York Office More Information Web: www.asiasociety.org Email: AsiaDC@asiasociety.org Phone: 202-833-ASIA (2742) Fax: 202-833-0189 Follow Asia Society on:  As a non-profit organization, funding for Asia Society Washington comes from membership fees and sponsorship of events. We are grateful for the support of our current members, who recognize the need to develop links between policy makers and the Asia-related leadership community. Join Asia Society Washington to get member tickets to more than 200 programs annually in Washington, DC and New York, and get discounts at participating restaurants in our Asia a la Carte Program and at the Asia Store: Asia Society Washington Whittemore House 1526 New Hampshire Ave, NW Washington, DC 20036 Web: www.asiasociety.org Email: AsiaDC@asiasociety.org Phone: 202-833-ASIA (2742) Fax: 202-833-0189 | Women and Development in Asia Women & Sustainable Development in Asia A Luncheon Discussion  [UN Photo by Martine Perret] Sustainable development can only be achieved through involving and investing in women. Join our discussion of the impacts of urbanization on women and how women are contributing to sustainable urban development in Asia. Urbanization is the driving force of China's economic and now social development. With over 50% of the population in cities and 80% of the economy, making cities livable, equitable, and productive is THE challenge for China. The Urban China Initiative, co-founded by panelist Jonathan Woetzel, Director of McKinsey’s Shanghai Office, reports research highlighting the social, economic, and environmental challenges of sustainable development, including gender-related factors, in China's cities. Last year, over 100 schools in Mongolia’s northern Khuvsgul Province burned more than 55,000 tons of wood for heating – wood cut from forests surrounding the community itself, which multiplies the environmental costs to the community immensely. Winter heating is a major issue that impacts everyone in Mongolia, regardless of political affiliation or social status. Oyungerel Tsedevdamba, President of Local Solutions Foundation and former Human Rights Advisor to the Prime Minister of Mongolia, will discuss a project to improve heating efficiency for schools in Mongolia. Christopher Williams, Director of the UN-HABITAT New York Office, will discuss issues of women and urban development as these concern countries in Asia that are experiencing rapid urbanization. He will touch on cooperation with UN Women, which was officially launched on February 24, 2011 in New York on the occasion of the Commission on the Status of Women, and also focus on specific operations of UN-Habitat in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and India. The Women and Development in Asia Series is underwritten by LEO A DALY.  Additional funding for this program is provided by McKinsey & Company.  The Society for International Development’s Asia/Pacific Working Group is an Outreach Partner for this event. |