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Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 3)

28 October 2019
The session highlights the imbalance in rural-urban development and its significant negative impacts on national economic growth; rural employment; country’s food security and nutrition; and urbanization. Specific recommendations are discussed and finalized for governments to consider for focused…

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 4)

28 October 2019
The session showcases some of ADB’s innovative projects and highlights the lessons learned so that other countries may consider adopting similar approaches and designs for their projects. A list of relevant resources is provided to expand the discussion beyond the presentation materials from the…

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 5)

28 October 2019
Some countries in the region have adopted creative and out-of-the-box initiatives on public policy for both public and private investments. Discussions focus on what has been done so far, how these can be used by the governments, and further identify ways to promote policy dialogue and reforms, and…

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 6)

28 October 2019
Banks, venture capital firms, ICT and FinTech companies who have used successful models to serve rural areas will share their business models and success stories. The gaps in public policies and regulatory frameworks are identified and good practices are showcased through examples shared by…

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 8)

28 October 2019
In this session, the youth representatives explain the challenges they face in taking up farming fulltime, and other non-farm employment opportunities that can be developed in the rural areas. Potential solutions and constraining factors as well as enabling policies for sustainable rural…

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 1)

28 October 2019
The session describes the current challenges of farming and proposes transformative changes in policies and approaches to make farming profitable, highly productive, and attractive to youth in the region. A list of relevant resources is provided to expand the discussion beyond the presentation…

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 2)

28 October 2019
The session discusses the impacts of dysfunctional agricultural markets on profits, farm productivity, food quality, high prices for consumers, and malnutrition. A list of relevant resources is provided to expand the discussion beyond the presentation materials from the speakers.

Adaptation Support Tools for Urban Land and Water Management and Room for River (EN and CN)

4 September 2019
This presentation discussed urban flooding challenges and some solutions to address these challenges, and how adaptation measures and support tools help in planning and decision-making.

Adaptation Support Tools for Urban Land and Water Management and Room for River (RUS)

4 September 2019
This presentation discussed urban flooding challenges and some solutions to address these challenges, and how adaptation measures and support tools help in planning and decision-making.

Synergies between the Green and Blue Agendas: Some Emerging Ideas from WRI Research (EN and CN)

4 September 2019
This presentation discussed urban blue and green solutions as well as the synergies between them.