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6th International Conference on EcoCompensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services

8 to 9 December 2017
The 6th International Conference on Eco-compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services, with the theme "Linking Growth, Conservation, and Rural Welfare via Investment in Natural Capital," primarily facilitated the learning of lessons on innovations and developments in eco-compensation across the…
Organizer: East Asia Department

River Zone Plan for New Clark City

20 November 2017
ADB, through its Office of Public-Private Partnership and Urban Sector Group, presented the interim results of the Review of the New Clark City. This presentation elaborated on the envisioning process and plan of the River Zone, as part of the review, including the application of ecosystem-based…
Organizer: Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Green Equity and Financing

11 October 2017
Learn about the untapped potential for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as a vehicle for social and environmental responsibility. SOEs account for a large contribution to industrial output (for e.g. 25-30% in China) and high employment (e.g. 1.5 million people in Viet Nam) across the Asia-Pacific…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Incorporating Climate Adaptation Risks to PerformanceBased Contracting

16 August 2017
World Bank consultants and ARUP presented a draft decision-making tool for incorporating climate risks into performance-based contracts at this event. This workshop aimed to get feedback on the consultant's draft outputs and incorporated staff's experience for the development of the knowledge…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Transport Sector Office

Stories from the Field

12 July 2017
ADB's David Margonsztern and Rouyu Hu discussed the challenges and lessons experienced in the preparation and implementation of two innovative urban sector projects in Central and West Asia: a socially inclusive solid waste management project in Uzbekistan, and an innovative urban transport cum…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Try Meng on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Cambodia

29 June 2017
Many countries in Asia experience low access to water and sanitation services, especially in rural areas. Cambodia, through a long-term strategic partnership with ADB, has been able to achieve many wins in this front. It was able mobilize communities to manage community-based water supply and…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

KnowledgeIntensive Agriculture Workshop

15 to 16 June 2017
From labor-intensive to knowledge-intensive agriculture. With new knowledge and technology, can a modernized agriculture sector end world hunger and achieve food security? Agriculture is at a crossroads now. Resource base is shrinking, productivity is declining, and efforts to produce more food are…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Networking Practices of Sustainable Cities in AsiaPacific

13 June 2017
This installment of the Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series was conducted in partnership with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). It shared shared their initiatives on sustainable cities and city-to-city networking. It aimed to enable the participants to: Understand the…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

An Analytical Framework for Irrigation Systems Modernization

29 March 2017
Various issues affect large-scale irrigation performance in India. These include increasing water demand and very low water use efficiency. To support the implementation of India's National Water Mission, an analytical framework to assess systems performance and modernize India's irrigation system…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Advanced Learning Program on Resettlement and Livelihoods

20 to 24 February 2017
Acquire knowledge on addressing involuntary resettlement and livelihood restoration in development projects. Through Asian Development Bank's Regional Technical Assistance 7566: Strengthening the Use of Country Safeguard Systems, this learning program will discuss key learnings on resettlement and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster