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6 December 2021
To address the continuing decline of wetlands particularly in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), the Asian Development Bank, with partners BirdLife International and the EAAF Partnership, recently launched the Regional Flyway Initiative. RFI leads to the development of investment-ready…
6 December 2021
Paris Agreement motivates countries to improve their Nationally Determined Contributions. There is now observed shift in thinking and decision-making, increasing innovations and financing commitment. As part of enhancing ambition and expanding opportunities, wetlands can be considered by DMCs,…
6 December 2021
The EAAF Partnership provides a flyway wide framework to promote dialogue, cooperation and collaboration between and among a range of stakeholders. Through the partnership, governments and CSOs find strategic ways toward collaboration particularly on how they can design and implement interventions…
6 December 2021
Regional and in-country efforts are crucial in ensuring that the EAA flyway and its wetlands continue to be protected and their ecosystem services optimized and sustainable. Thailand is actively involved in nature-based solutions and the development of legal and institutional framework for…
6 December 2021
The declining waterbird population is a clear indication of the extent of damage that nature is experiencing. Conservation and restoration of internationally important waterbird sites must be considered in a broader development and engineering context. By promoting evidence-based approach to…
28 July 2020
This presentation gives an overview of ADB programs on regional cooperation and integration.
28 July 2020
This presentation gives an overview of ADB programs on regional cooperation and integration.
26 June 2020
This presentation illustrated the regional accessibility and economic impacts of high speed rail (HSR) development in Japan since its inception in 1964. Comparison of the case of Japanese HSR impacts were also made with that of European case presented in the main presentation of this webinar to…
4 June 2020
This presentation discussed the unprecedented excess demand for PPEs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to domestic and international PPE supply chain disruptions and put frontline healthcare workers at risk. It also discussed various trade barriers to PPE supply, how governments ramped up PPE…