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WASH and Girls’ education in the Pacific

21 June 2021
In this presentation, Alexandra Conroy shared about wash and menstrual hygiene management experiences in Pacific.

Learning from the Pacific

22 April 2021
In this presentation, Karibati Taoaba talked about the sustainable urban resource management approach in the Pacific.

Subnational Governments (SNGs)’ Perspective on Localizing SDGs in Asia and the Pacific

19 April 2021
In this presentation, Bernadia Tjanradewi gave an overview of Localizing SDGs in Asia and the Pacific in the Subnational Governments (SNGs)' perspective.

Not Losing Ground: Women’s Leadership in a Post-COVID World

8 April 2021
Dr. Gita Sen delivered a keynote motivational speech about her own leadership journey and lessons learned from overcoming challenges to keep moving forward.

Urban Flood Forecast Early Warning System

19 March 2021
Numerous studies rank Kolkata among the top ten most vulnerable cities in the world due to high exposure to flooding under climate change projections. Kolkata City faces most of its floods from local rains. High spatial inhomogeneity in rainfall distribution makes urban flood forecasting a…

ADB-ILO Joint Research in Impacts of COVID-19 on Youth Employment in Asia and the Pacific

18 March 2021
In this presentation, ADB Youth for Asia shared significant findings as well as provided a common ground for the workshop participants from the report jointly released by ADB and ILO entitled “Tackling the COVID-19 Youth Employment Crisis in Asia and the Pacific”.

PHOTO GALLERY: International Financial Institutions Transport Sector Business Opportunities Seminar in South Asia (IFI BOS)

17 March 2021
Photo Gallery: International Financial Institutions Transport Sector BOS (IFI BOS)

The Economic Impact of International Commercial Arbitration

17 March 2021
Prof. Dr. Jordi Paniagua, professor of economics at the University of Valencia, highlighted the positive economic impacts of international commercial arbitration. He first showed graphs illustrating the trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide and in the South Pacific in terms of capital…

Experience of the Republic of Korea

17 March 2021
Mr. Changwan Han, director of the International Dispute Settlement Division of Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Justice, talked about how international arbitration has contributed to increased economic activities and investment flows in South Korea. A stable and effective dispute resolution system…

Athita Komindr - Opening Remarks (Speech)

17 March 2021
Ms. Athita Komindr, head of the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RCAP), also gave her opening remarks. She identified the positive impacts of ADB and UNCITRAL’s collaboration in introducing legal reforms on international commercial arbitration in the South Pacific, and stated…