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Financing Last Mile Communities

30 October 2019
We cannot solve poverty without addressing financial inclusion; and we cannot bring about financial inclusion at any sort of scale without technology that is relevant and useful to the people you are giving it to. Learn how AgUnity works to achieve this through the use of smartphones.

New Public Transport Paradigm Using Smartcard

29 October 2019
Learn how smartcard has helped improved public transportation, not just in terms of reducing the long queue but in reducing carbon emissions as well.

Infrastructure Financing in Asia

29 October 2019
This presentation gives a brief overview of the book, "Infrastructure Financing in Asia", a collection of papers which aims to give insights and guidance for policymakers and researchers about what Asia needs to do to mobilize financing for infrastructure. It also includes an overview of all 11…

Tackling Rural Distress in the 21st Century A New TransDisciplinary Multistakeholder Paradigm of Development

29 October 2019
[Session Summary] The large demographics facts – 3.4 billion today in rural population – will still be over 3 billion in 2050. People will still live in rural areas in 2050. The possibility of absorption of more rural migrants into urban areas faces severe constraints, and there is both urban…

Keynote Address Launch of Publications on Food Security Investment Requirements ClimateSmart Practices and Horticulture Value Chain Development

29 October 2019
This presentation provides an overview of the joint publications launched. These are the outputs from the joint research with ADB's long-standing partners, IRRI and IFPRI for over two years. The joint research was also done in close collaboration with national research organizations and think tanks…

Ending Hunger in Asia and the Pacific by 2030 An Assessment of Investment Requirements in Agriculture

29 October 2019
This presentation gives an overview of the joint publications of ADB and the International Food Policy Research Institute that assess the investment requirements in agriculture in the region. It also provides a snapshot of the researches conducted in Indonesia and the People’s Republic of China.

Ending Hunger in Asia and the Pacific by 2030 An Assessment of Investment Requirements in Agriculture

29 October 2019
This report analyzes the impacts of agricultural challenges in Asia and the Pacific. It also identifies investments required in different subsectors to achieve food security in the region by 2030.

Keynote Address Launch of Publications on Food Security Investment Requirements ClimateSmart Practices and Horticulture Value Chain Development

29 October 2019
Woochong Um, Director General of ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, delivered a keynote speech during the publications launched held during the Rural Development and Food Security Forum.

Ending Hunger in Asia and the Pacific by 2030 An Assessment of Investment Requirements in Agriculture

29 October 2019
This speech gives an overview of the joint publications of ADB and the International Food Policy Research Institute that assess the investment requirements in agriculture in the region. It also provides a snapshot of the researches conducted in Indonesia and the People’s Republic of China.

Monitoring Outdoor and Indoor Air Quality in Asia Mongolian

29 October 2019
This presentation discussed how to monitor air quality, how to use air quality monitoring data depending on one's objectives, and the gaps that need to be addressed.