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Rebuilding the Momentum: Project Implementation and Stakeholder Engagement

12 November 2020
Check out how ADB teams in South Asian countries still managed to conduct due diligence, consultations, grievance redress, and review missions during a pandemic.

Improving Air Quality for Better Health in Mongolia

29 September 2020
Here is how Mongolia is fixing its air pollution problem.

How to Exit the FATF Grey List: 3 Lessons from Mongolia

24 September 2020
ADB Senior Country Economist Declan Magee talks about the economic impacts of being included in the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) black list or grey list. He recommends three ways to adopt FATF standards to strengthen governance and financial systems, and to exit the grey list. He was part…

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2020: Clean Air for a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous Society

7 September 2020
In this presentation, Mr. Bambang Susantono introduced the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies by launching a series of six knowledge events on air quality and giving a background on key figures on-air pollution

Mongolia’s experience sharing on the improvement of air quality

7 September 2020
In this presentation, Dr. Ganyuya Ganbat discussed the current situation of air quality in Mongolia.

Achieving Water Security and Resilience in Asia Pacific: Asian Water Development Outlook 2020

26 August 2020
This presentation discussed the AWDO’s key dimensions (KD), focusing on respective KD-specific findings and associate policy recommendations

Building Asia and the Pacific Back Better

20 August 2020
This presentation discussed ADB's alignment with HELP principles for water disaster risk reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a few examples of how ADB responded to the needs of member countries during the pandemic.

Reducing Energy Consumption in Rural Hinterland

17 June 2020
This presentation discussed energy efficiency measures to reduce energy consumption in a rural hinterland in India through the use of bio-fuel for cooking applications, rooftop-mounted solar PVs, and solar water heaters. It also shares some lessons learned in undertaking these measures, which can…

An Integrated Approach to Support Access to Energy

17 June 2020
Electricity is a basic requirement for providing health services but many geographies lack reliable, accessible, and sustainable forms of energy. Where electricity is available, power quality is poor and diesel generators come are used. The on-going pandemic further impresses the need for robust…

Renewable Energy-enabled Community-scale Agriculture: Evidence from Gram Oorja's Work

17 June 2020
The presentation discussed some initial interventions in community-scale solar pumping for agriculture. Preliminary learnings suggested that the approach is suitable for remote communities. Scaling these interventions holds promise and can facilitate further investments at the nexus of energy,…