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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 Trans-Disciplinary Multi-stakeholder 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, Climate-Smart 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.

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.

Monitoring Outdoor and Indoor Air Quality in Asia (English)

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.

Combatting Urban Air Pollution Impacts on Maternal and Child Health in Asia (Mongolian)

29 October 2019
This presentation discussed the United Kingdom's experience in creating clean air action plans as well as policy solutions that were designed to deal with air quality management.

Combatting Urban Air Pollution Impacts on Maternal and Child Health in Asia (English)

29 October 2019
This presentation discussed the United Kingdom's experience in creating clean air action plans as well as policy solutions that were designed to deal with air quality management.

Strengthening the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network -- TA 9860

9 October 2019

Breakout Session Results

8 October 2019
Andrew Raine and Matthew Baird led a session which aimed to formulate a regional strategy for Pacific judiciaries. With Mentimeter, the facilitators gathered the participants' thoughts about the (i) setting up of a judicial secondment or exchange program between Asia, Pacific, and other…