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29 to 30 October 2019
Air pollution results in 7 million premature deaths every year globally. Almost 99% of children under 5 years old in Asian lower-middle-income countries are exposed to levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exceeding the WHO air quality guideline. According to UNICEF, almost 17 million…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
2 August 2019
In this lecture entitled, "Human Capital and Economic Development", Professor Isaac Ehrlich discussed the critical role of human capital in determining the demand for life, which has two dimensions: the quality of life, and the quantity of life, also known as longevity. He also discussed the role…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
5 June 2019
World Environment Day is an annual event organized by UN Environment on 5 June and celebrated by ADB's Environment Thematic Group. This year's theme, "Beat Air Pollution", is aligned with the operational priorities of ADB’s Strategy 2030 including those aimed at making cities more livable and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
1 May 2019
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is seen as an important development policy and planning tool, as it aids decision-makers and other stakeholders in ensuring that development benefits are evenly shared across affected communities and that negative impacts do not disproportionately fall on the most…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
26 February 2015
ADB’s Second Urban Primary Health Care Project used communication and social mobilization for Bangladesh's urban poor to adopt home-based healthy behavior and seek services for infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS control, nutrition, and sanitation. Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs in this…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management