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20 to 21 November 2019
ADB's South Asia Regional Department, in collaboration with the World Bank’s South Asia Energy and Social Development Units and Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), organized the Second Partnership Forum of the Women in Power Sector Professional Network in South Asia– WePOWER – to…
Organizer: South Asia Department
27 to 29 August 2019
The four atoll nations of Kiribati, Maldives, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu are on frontlines of climate change. They require immediate strategies for adaptation and solutions for land loss, beach erosion, water security, ecosystem health, and economic development issues. To…
Organizer: Pacific Department, South Asia Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
2 August 2019
ADB's intern Usman Khalil presented findings from a review on the nexus of solid waste, flood, and wastewater in South Asian countries, and how the challenges could be addressed. City cases and ADB-financed projects were analyzed to identify lessons learned.
Organizer: South Asia Department
23 to 24 April 2019
Smart grids, along with its component technologies, are increasingly becoming an important focus of the ADB energy portfolio in Bangladesh. This conference will serve as a platform to share information on international experience relevant to Bangladesh--these include examples, case studies,…
Organizer: South Asia Department
8 December 2017
Slum dwellers, rural poor, and migrant populations are seen as difficult stakeholders in water and electricity projects. Governments see providing utility services for informal settlers as legitimizing the settlements. The Dhaka Water Supply Sector Development Program used behavior change…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management, South Asia Department
20 to 21 September 2017
Cities have much potential that can help propel growth even beyond its boundaries. Looking at the current state of most cities in Asia and the Pacific region, however, financial gaps are still apparent. Underinvesting remains a problem.
This was the context of 2017 ADB-Asia Think Thank Development…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, South Asia Department
25 July 2017
Korea University of Technology and Education (KoreaTech) vice president Haiwoong Park presented an overview of the university. He also discussed how KoreaTech contributes to fostering lifelong education and meeting the needs of technical vocational education and training as well as the industry in…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, South Asia Department
15 to 19 May 2017
Smart Cities leverage knowledge solutions for better urban services to create people-friendly and sustainable urban centers. In 2016, ADB committed to supporting India's "100 Smart Cities Mission" through investments in improved services for the poor, including water supply and sanitation.
ADB…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
20 January 2017
ADB’s Fabian Mayr elaborated on the dual vocational education models in German-speaking countries, including their limited transferability and success to increase employability. He also highlighted implications for ADB operations to improve work-based learning approaches in developing member…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, South Asia Department