Spotlight
Sanitation Systems Change: Why We Need a Radical Rethink to Achieve SDG 6.2
Dr. Roshan Shrestha of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) discussed their work towards addressing the...
Cyber Crime: The Known Unknown Emerging Exposure
Cybercrime is the most underestimated economic risk. Without proper understanding and a managed-risk approach to...
Book Launch: Infrastructure Financing in Asia
Infrastructure Financing in Asia documents the evolution of Asia’s infrastructure over the past half-...
Waterless Flush Toilet for Rapidly Growing Urban Centers
Loowatt COO Mary Roach and business development manager Ursula Braun discussed the company's patented flush toilet...
High-Level Roundtable on Asian Cities: Fostering Growth and Inclusion
Urbanization is widely believed to be an engine of growth. Cities host dynamic firms and create productive jobs,...
Addressing Issues of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Project Design
Urban planning and infrastructure investments continue to be socially and gender neutral, not accounting for gender...
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019 Update
ADB launched the Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update: Fostering Growth and Inclusion in Asia's Cities, an update...
Indonesian Urban Sanitation Group Meeting
The Urban Sanitation Joint Government/Partners Group meeting aimed to share experiences and lessons learned from...
Digital Development Forum 2019
The Digital Development Forum aimed to focus on the critical role of digital technology in the operational...
Major Events
The Third Finance Forum envisioned the future of inclusive finance by discussing how new technologies like artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain, the rapid expansion of mobile...
In developing countries of Asia and the Pacific, cities have very different levels of development and often lack core infrastructure and systems for efficient mobility or lack access, connectivity...
In this age of disruption and automation, how do we remain responsive and relevant in the world of work?
Developments in artificial intelligence and robotics are seen as major...
World Water Week (WWW) is the annual forum focused on transforming global water challenges. Organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) since 1991, it gathers over 3,300 people...
Recent Events
ADB's South Asia Regional Department, in collaboration with the World Bank’s South Asia Energy and Social Development Units and Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), is organizing the...
The Third Finance Forum envisioned the future of inclusive finance by discussing how new technologies like artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain, the rapid expansion of mobile payments...