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Improving flood management as part of Baguio’s smart city plan

8 September 2020
This presentation gave an overview of Baguio City's challenges and smart city initiatives with regard to flood management.

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

Transport in Developing Asia’s New Normal

28 August 2020
ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Bambang Susantono, discussed different trends for transport during COVID 19 pandemic and how ADB can address these transport challenges while adapting to the "new normal."

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

The Current Health Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Asia

21 August 2020
The current health situation of Indigenous Peoples in Asia: Experiences of the Indigenous communities in the Philippines’ Cordillera region (Ifugao, Kalinga, Bontoc) and Mindanao (Blaan, T’boli, Subanen, Manobo), as well as in Laos and Kazakhstan

The impacts of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples in Asia: An overview

21 August 2020
A health policy perspective: How the COVID-19 pandemic—as well as government responses to the ongoing crisis—are affecting Indigenous Peoples in Asia and the Pacific region

Suki Plus

21 August 2020
This presentation showcased Suki Plus, the winning team of the Digital Technology to Increase Credit Access to MSMEs Challenge.

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…