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World Health Organization Perspective and Lessons Learned from Countries

23 November 2020
Check out some lessons learned from WHO in implementing air quality management effforts in countries in Southeast Asia.

Accelerating Green Finance for Post COVID-19 Recovery in Southeast Asia

19 November 2020
This presentation discusses innovative green finance mechanisms that leverage public funds to catalyze private capital in accelerating green recovery strategies. COVID-19 will have severe negative impact on most SDGs and in order not to reverse the gains made in past years, it is critical to…

Webinar on Improved Decision-Making for Water Security Using Water Accounting

19 November 2020
Elga Salvadore gave an overview of Water Accounting Plus (WA+) methodology, and provided examples on how water accounting can be used in decision-making.

Municipal plastic waste and economic loss

18 November 2020
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[VIDEO] Impacts of COVID-19 on Households in ASEAN Countries and Their Implications for Human Capital Development

17 November 2020
The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and the resulting falls in demand due both to uncertainty and policy interventions such as lockdowns, ‘social distancing’ and travel restrictions are having a severe impact on Asian economies and hence on Asian households. These negative impacts come through a…

[VIDEO] Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia

17 November 2020
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have spread worldwide, and are designed to promote comprehensive human capital investments in children, starting from encouraging pre-natal and maternal care and early childhood health interventions and continuing through incentivizing school attendance.…

The ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility

11 November 2020
The ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF) is an innovative financing initiative designed to scale up the development of green infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia.

The Hidden Pandemic: Addressing the Differential Impacts of COVID-19 on Women, Men and Other Vulnerable Groups in Southeast Asia

10 November 2020
This presentation discusses the differential impact of COVID-19 upon women and other vulnerable groups, lessons learned from past experiences, and opportunities for future programming. Increased participation of women and vulnerable groups in COVID decison-making processes, access to information,…

Cost-benefit Analyses of COVID-19 Control Measures in the Philippines and Indonesia

10 November 2020
This presentation presents the results of two studies, covering national and city level analysis of COVID-19 control measures in the Philippines and Indonesia. It analyzes the economic costs and benefits of different forms of restrictions and non-phamaceutical interventions, and recommends some…

Using Earth Observation Tools in Monitoring Economies in Southeast Asia

10 November 2020
This presentation discusses how earth observation technologies can provide valuable information from satellite imagery in monitoring economies and how they can be particularly effective at quantifying the economic and social impact of COVID-19 in Asia. An improved geospatial information base can…