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13 October 2018
The Global Infrastructure Forum aims to enhance coordination among multilateral development banks and their development partners to better develop sustainable, accessible, resilient, and quality infrastructure for developing countries, and focuses on how governments and their working partners can…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
9 to 11 October 2018
Climate change imposes a dynamic challenge on the food system in Asia and has already started impacting farming and food value chains in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs). Climate adaptation and mitigation investments, hence, are relevant to the food and nutrition security agenda of Asia and…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department
25 to 26 September 2018
Disaster risks pose a serious threat to the sustainability of many countries in the Asia-Pacific. Innovative approaches and solutions to disaster risk financing are urgently needed.
The Regional Forum on Strengthening the Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing: Options for Enhancing…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
25 July 2018
Agriculture and rural development will benefit greatly from remote sensing and other earth observation information technology and services.
Optimal use of earth observation can help achieve global food security. ADB staff participated in this one-day training to build awareness on the utility and…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office
24 July 2018
The Philippines' central bank, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, is embracing AI-driven technology in its operations.
AI-driven technology under develoment in the central bank wil allow the automated processing of complaints, whether they are in Englsh or Filipino, and also deliver analysis for…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
Exploring Opportunities for Blockchain Technology in Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Development
23 May 2018
Blockchain technology is slowly transforming how organizations conduct business. It helps establish and maintain a continuously growing record of transactions, called distributed ledgers, that can be linked and distributed among a network of participants. While blockchain is now used successfully…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
11 May 2018
What do we know about cyber security and safety? This learning event discussed that cyber security is not merely about technical issues and breaches, it is more about knowing your information, knowing your technology, and knowing your staff. Case studies helped illustrate that when it comes to…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
3 April 2018
Stephen Vincent, independent consultant, discussed how rural access can be measured and monitored to support progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goal Target 9.1.
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Transport Sector Office
16 March 2018
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance's Ken Gohara and Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan's Tsugito Nagano presented how the Weather Index Insurance can pay out a contractually predetermined insurance amount when weather indices such as temperature, wind speed, and rainfall exceed specified…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Finance Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office
14 March 2018 to 18 March 2023
As adverse impacts of climate change on farming and food systems intensify in Asia and the Pacific, the agriculture and natural resources (ANR) sector in ADB’s Developing Member Countries (DMCs) needs accelerated investments in upscaling climate-smart agriculture to better manage the dynamic…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department