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Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Davao Public Transport Modernization Project

14 September 2023
The session was tailored for participants who have oversight involvement and project responsibility. It aimed to increase awareness of potential integrity risks and remedial actions and improve skills in corruption and integrity risk detection, assessment, and prevention.

[VIDEO] Day 1 - Session 2: GMS, IMT-GT and BIMP-EAGA Experience Part 1

5 September 2023
Southeast Asia has long been a region with dynamic RCI initiatives that have included ECD as one of their key pillars for enhancing economic integration. The GMS, IMT-GT and BIMP-EAGA are all at different levels and stages of ECD, but the overlapping country memberships and the geographical…

[VIDEO] Day 1 Session 2: GMS, IMT GT and BIMP EAGA Experience Part 2

5 September 2023
Continuation of the Session 2: Economic Corridor Development in ADB-supported Subregional Programs: GMS, IMT-GT, and BIMP-EAGA Experience, including the Open Discussion.

[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…

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…

Manila Air Quality During the COVID-19 Lockdown

17 September 2020
This presentation discusses the air quality impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown in Manila, Philippines.

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

The Intersection of Climate, Energy, Health for the Hope of Lasting Peace

18 June 2019
In 2017, the Marawi City Siege in Mindanao, Philippines led to months of military combat displacing many people and disrupting the city’s electricity and water supply. With national and international organizations offering support for the area’s rehabilitation, post-conflict, what kind of…

Air Pollution in Asian Cities

5 June 2019
In this presentation, Glynda Bathan, Deputy Executive Director of Clean Air Asia discussed the state of air pollution in Asian cities, honing on air quality figures for Metro Manila. She cited air pollution as the fifth leading global risk factor for premature deaths, highlighting the health…