Spotlight
ADB Distinguished Speaker Program—Edward Glaeser
Financial Sustainability of Water Utilities and the Impacts of COVID-19
The team from Wedgewood White, Paul Webber, and Paul White shared their experiences about the financial impacts of...
Webinar on Digital Platforms and Cambodia’s Post-Covid-19 Economic Recovery
ADB recently published a flagship report titled Asia Economic Integration Report 2021: Making Digital Platforms...
Strategies for Supplying Water to Informal Areas and Handwashing in Public...
The workshop provided information on the range of designs that have been implemented around the world to support...
Pacific WASH Webinars
The Pacific WASH Webinar Series is a collaboration between the ADB and the Pacific Water and Wastewater Association...
Virtual Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure: Towards Resilient Water...
We Live on Planet Sea and it is Acidifying
Dan Millison, ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change- Energy Sector...
Harnessing Marine Renewable Energy
Michael Abundo talked about the tidal, wave, floating solar, floating wind, and OTEC sources. He also shared...
Better Data for Better Decisions
This invitation-only event was organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and was a knowledge-sharing event under...
Major Events
For decades, cities around the world have been developed to accommodate automobiles. As cities continue to grow, so have the consequences of a car-centric approach to urban mobility...
Asian Impact is a webinar series that showcases ADB’s research work and informs debate on critical policy issues in Asia. ADB experts, noted academics, frontline policymakers, and others will...
Adapting to the new normal, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)...
ADB’s business opportunities outreach activities aim to build the interest and capacity of consultants, contractors, nongovernment organizations, and civil society organizations in pursuing ADB’s...
Recent Events
Background
The global community is on the brink of transformation as it copes with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, while it strives to achieve sustainable development and global climate goals...
The disastrous effects of the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic underline the importance of integrating public health considerations in planning resilient cities. That effort begins...
Cities have the potential to play a fundamental role in bringing entrepreneurs and workers together, creating new and better jobs, and driving economic growth.
In his lecture, Professor Edward...