Discover the smart water management solutions and technologies of Korea-based Water Resources Engineering Corporation (WARECO).

Remittances play an important role in many economies. They are the main source of foreign exchange in many developing countries. They have also become an important and fairly stable source of income for many families. To maximize the benefits of remittances, countries should be able to update and improve their policies to support migrants and diaspora, reduce remitting costs, and promote investments of remittances.

Remittances have become larger than official development assistance. They are also more stable than capital flows. This presentation shares the top recipients of remittances worldwide and the trends in international remiitances costs. It also discusses the challenges experienced by some countries in maximizing the potential and use of remittances.

Labour migration flows in Asia remained stable in 2015. However, there are still major issues that need to be resolved. Foremost of these is the need to address the employment and working conditions of migrant workers.

Many schools of thought and theories exist on how behaviors change. Effecting change will require behavior shifts from a collective level across a group of people. Rare uses what it calls a “pride” campaign as behavioral change approach inspiring communities to change social norms around how their natural resources are used in everyday life.

Communities have the right to know how projects will impact their lives, livelihood, and source of living. Information disclosure goes hand in hand with accountability so that impacted communities can raise their complaints and grievances.

This presentation presents insights from civil society organizations, particularly how organizations like ADB is doing in terms of information disclosure.

Learn more about #UbeSafe, a project of the Global Shapers Ulaanbaatar Hub, that aims to promote road safety. Success indicators that can be replicated are outlined in the presentation.

Data is defining is the future of agriculture. Discover the work of Pessl Instruments in using data to improve agricultural production.

Pessl Instruments’ Vishnu Nair presents state-of-the-art, climate-smart technology for gathering and processing field and weather data that can be useful in the agriculture sector, particularly for small farmers and small-to-medium enterprises. Pessl Instruments has been producing reliable and inexpensive measuring instruments for more than 30 years.

Discover how South Korea has embraced smart farming technologies and vastly improved its agriculture.

Sanghun Lee of the Korea Agency of Education, Promotion and Information Service in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (EPIS) shared Korea's advanced agriculture technologies and their application at ADB's Knowledge-Intensive Agriculture Workshop on 15-16 June 2017. The workshop explored ongoing initiatives, current and emerging trends, policy imperatives, and future directions in the development of ICTs for agriculture.

The People's Republic of China and Indonesia require more investments for high-level technology in agriculture.