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18 December 2024
Tobacco use continues to pose a significant global health challenge, with smokers accounting for 75% of the 1.3 billion adult tobacco users worldwide. Globally, tobacco-related diseases account for 12% of adult deaths, resulting in more than 8.2 million fatalities each year. These adverse health…
24 November 2024
This presentation provides an overview of ADB's regional technical assistance on Promoting Action on Plastic Pollution from Source to Sea in Asia and the Pacific, and presents current and potential policy-linked programs in Indonesia and the Philippines that support plastic waste reduction and…
25 July 2024
Delivered by NGOC Head Haidy Seang Ear-Dupuy on the occasion of the visit of BirdLife International CEO Martin Harper to the ADB Headquarters, 25 July 2024
Organizer: Environment Thematic Group
26 June 2024
The document is about the Global Plastics Treaty and the 4th International Negotiating Committee Session, with a focus on financing and investment implications.
13 June 2024
Participants able to:
» Understand the best practices involved in emergency response situations
» Outline the escalating Levels of Emergency
» Explain the Incident Command System (ICS)
» ICS Roles and Responsibilities
11 June 2024
» Explain the principles of Risk Assessment
» Know the relationship between a Hazard and a Risk
» Understand the principle of As Low As Reasonably Practicable
» Use a Risk Matrix
» Describe Hazard Groups and the Hazard Wheel
» Provide an example of how a person could be harmed for each hazard group…