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16 December 2020
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism sector is still highly relevant for socio-economic development. The CAREC tourism strategy 2030 will promote the development of safe tourism destinations, helping to support employment for millions of people. Join the speakers to know more…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department
17 to 19 November 2020
The fountain is a frequent meeting place for locals in the bustling Zhetysu Park. It features a daily evening program with coloured lights accompanied by classical and modern music during the warm months. (Photo by: Nur-Sultan Akimat)
Cities are designed according to current or past conditions.…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department
27 October 2020
On 27 October, a joint CWRD-OGC Brown Bag seminar discussed the development and adoption of a Law on International Commercial Arbitration in Uzbekistan, which received a compliance check by the UNCITRAL. The participants discussed the importance of the Law to the country’s business climate and…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Office of the General Counsel
22 October 2020
via Zoom
A Brown Bag session discussed with two experts, International Relations professor David Lewis and Constitutional lawyer Dr. Saniya Toktogaziyeva the recent developments in the Kyrgyz Republic and their impact on the country's medium- to long-term governance and the economy.
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department
5 to 12 October 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic has had huge disruptive effects on normal life, difficult as it already was in many countries. For schools, students and parents, the impact of closed schools and children stuck at home with little or no access to learning, the effect has been devastating. Experts…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
14 September 2020
Bambang Susantono, ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, delivered his Opening Remarks at the Health Ministers Meeting on Universal Health Coverage on Asia and the Pacific, 14 September 2020. Read the full speech here.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
3 September 2020
During the cold winter days most citizens often idle their car engines for long periods to warm the engine and interior. This unnecessarily wastes fuel, costs money, causes excess engine wear and tear, and produces greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and harmful air pollutants.
The proposed Block…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department
6 August 2020
In the race against time to develop a vaccine against COVID-19, forward-looking policymakers must begin exploring the next steps such as access to the vaccine, financing, and distribution, and start working on their countries' preparedness for the challenge. Two renowned experts provided an…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office
18 July 2020
Part 3 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
The impacts of climate change are being felt across the Asia and Pacific region and threaten to reverse progress made in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Services must be urgently extended and strengthened in the face of…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office
14 July 2020
Amid COVID-19, governments around the world are compelled to find innovative and practical approaches on teaching and learning. How will the pandemic help us to rethink and reimagine future of education in collaboration with other sectors? The webinar discussed means to incorporate new ways of…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office