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ADB, BirdLife International Affirm Commitment to Protect and Sustainably Manage Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific

25 July 2024
Bottom left: BirdLife International CEO Martin Harper, MDG Woochong Um, Special Senior Advisor on Climate Change Warren Evans Top left: Environment Officer Karen Ochavo, Environment Director Yoko Watanabe, CCSD Director General Bruno Carrasco, BirdLife Regional Director (Asia) Vinayagan…

Loss of Coastal Wetlands in Asia – Tracking the Loss with Spatial Analyses

7 December 2021
New earth observation models are now being used to assess risks to coastal ecosystems. The overarching aim is to develop an operational system for monitoring losses and gains of saltmarsh, mangroves and tidal flat ecosystems at the global scale. These tools and systems allow the monitoring of…

ADB-ILO Joint Research in Impacts of COVID-19 on Youth Employment in Asia and the Pacific

18 March 2021
In this presentation, ADB Youth for Asia shared significant findings as well as provided a common ground for the workshop participants from the report jointly released by ADB and ILO entitled “Tackling the COVID-19 Youth Employment Crisis in Asia and the Pacific”.

Draft Guidance Note on Safeguards Implementation during the COVID-19 Pandemic

12 November 2020
ADB is drafting a guidance note on how to implement safeguards during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about the proposed guidelines in this presentation.

Climate Resilient Infrastructure

7 October 2020
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's work on climate resilient infrastructure.

Flood early warning in Asia, exploring new solutions

8 September 2020
This presentation discussed Deltares' experience with flood early warning systems in Asia.

Building Asia and the Pacific Back Better

20 August 2020
This presentation discussed ADB's alignment with HELP principles for water disaster risk reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a few examples of how ADB responded to the needs of member countries during the pandemic.

Enhancing Women-focused Investments in Climate and Disaster Resilience (WfIR)

3 June 2020
This presentation shared key findings of a recent publication that calls for women-focused investments in resilience to meet the gender and climate targets of ADB's Strategy 2030.

Digital Technology and Satellite Innovations to Promote Social Inclusion

13 May 2020
Intelsat shares its technology and expertise for satellite innovations to connect the unconnected and positively transform lives.

Climate Change and Disasters in Asia and the Pacific

11 December 2019
This infographic gives an overview of the impact of climate change and disasters on the long-term sustainability of development in the Asia Pacific region, and how ADB is addressing climate change and disaster risk in the region.