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Green Freight Strategy: Experiences of ADB Green Freight Project

16 September 2016
Learn about ADB’s experiences on green freight projects. This presentation features green freight projects implemented by ADB and the Ministry of Transport in Laos, Thailand, and Viet Nam from 2016 to 2016, with the objective of fostering low-carbon sustainable freight transport. It shares project…

ADB’s Sustainable Transport Initiative - Midterm Review

14 September 2016
Read about ADB’s Sustainable Transport Initiative Operational Plan and how it plans to update its operations in the transport sector in line with Strategy 2020. This presentation shares the implementation progress achieved by ADB in the areas of road project sustainability mainstreaming, road…

Road Safety in Cambodia

14 September 2016
Ensuring rural road safety is one of the responsibilities of the Social and Environment Office (SEO) of Cambodia’s Ministry of Rural Development. This presentation provides a brief background of SEO. It also explains SEO’s involvement in rural road safety and how it undertakes capacity improvement…

Community-Based Rural Road Safety Output

14 September 2016
Learn about the Rural Roads Improvement Project in Cambodia supported by ADB. The project used a three-stream approach in the form of safe school zone, data collection analysis, and social enforcement.

Opening Plenary on Improving Air Quality in Asia and the Pacific

13 September 2016
About 97% of cities in Asia, according to data between the period 2009 to 2015, have unhealthy air quality levels. This presentation describes the air pollution situation in Bangkok two decades ago. Clean fuels and new vehicles are major factors responsible for Bangkok’s cleaner air at present.

ADB Transport Forum 2016

12 September 2016
ADB hosts the Transport Forum every two years. It is a friendly gathering where transport leaders and experts can have an open dialogue and share their best ideas and experiences. This is a venue where old ways of thinking are disrupted and exciting innovations are formed. Participating in the ADB…

Resilience and Sustainability for Asia and the World

12 September 2016
This presentation provides a brief snapshot of Asia’s economic growth forecast from Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Emerging Asia project in 1997. It introduces a new trajectory to achieving sustainable development from 2016 to 2050. Strategic issues that ADB should consider in sustainable…

Good Governance: A Foundation to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

12 September 2016
This presentation discusses why governance is an important foundation to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and shares the outcomes of the study on the topic. It also discusses which governance issues should be considered in helping Asian Development Bank’s developing…

Highlights Video - Eminent Speakers' Forum - Resilience and Sustainability for Asia and the World

12 September 2016
Some of the major challenges facing Asia and the rest of the world are on resilience and sustainable development. A new direction for the future orientation of the world economy is needed. Earth Institute’s Jeffrey Sachs makes some observations on what the new development model can look like moving…

Session Video - Eminent Speakers' Forum - Resilience and Sustainability for Asia and the World

12 September 2016
Mega trends sweeping through Asia and the world are affecting every dimension of people’s lives. Earth Institute's Jeffrey Sachs discusses how governments and society could manage these changes and the associated challenges to build resilience and promote sustainable growth in the future.