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Conference on Rural Economic Transformation: Pathways to Inclusive and Sustainable Prosperity in Post-COVID-19 Asia

17 to 19 November 2021
Decades of strong growth in Asia and the Pacific may help economies in the region recover more swiftly from the COVID-19 pandemic, but uneven recovery threatens to undermine hard-won poverty reduction and will require new ways to achieve inclusive and sustainable prosperity after the pandemic.…
Organizer: ADBI

Building Water Resilience in a Changing Climate

17 November 2021
This Pacific WASH Webinar was about building resilience to the impacts of climate change focusing on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Climate change is affecting us all and we need to ensure that our water supplies are well planned to adapt to changes in rainfall and water…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Virtual Workshop on Water and Sanitation

28 to 29 October 2021
Part of an ADBI series on water and sanitation in Asia, this virtual workshop featured keynote remarks on water supplies and safe sanitation development by Sebastian Galiani, Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, and Meera Mehta, Professor Emeritus at CEPT University in India and…
Organizer: ADBI

Conference on the Social and Economic Impact of Women’s Participation in Online Commerce

26 to 28 October 2021
Online commerce in developing Asia, enabled by accelerating digitalization, broadband internet access, and market demand, is at the forefront of the region’s digital economy growth. It is also opening new possibilities for women’s economic empowerment, offering family-friendly flexible work…
Organizer: ADBI

Book Launch: Demographic Transition and Its Impacts in Asia and Europe

19 October 2021
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from the new ADBI Press book Demographic Transition and Its Impacts in Asia and Europe, as discussed by a panel of contributors to the book. The focuses included the sectoral and social effects of the regions’ accelerating population aging and approaches for…
Organizer: ADBI

ADB's 2nd e-Marketplace for a Water-Secure and Resilient Asia and the Pacific

18 to 27 October 2021
ADB's 2nd e-Marketplace will gather stakeholders from ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs) to discuss the latest digitalization solutions and best practices to deliver smart, resilient, safe, and inclusive water management and services. ADB's e-Marketplace aims to raise participants’…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Tackling Poverty and Inequality during COVID-19

15 October 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a severe impact on the living conditions of socioeconomically vulnerable and marginalized segments of society. What is the extent of this impact and what are the measures taken to address the rising poverty and inequality caused by the pandemic? The…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Sector Training on Gender Mainstreaming: Transforming Women's Lives Through Infrastructure

4 to 7 October 2021
SDCC Director General Bruno Carrasco opened the Sector Training on Gender Mainstreaming (Transport-Water-Energy): Transforming Women’s Lives Through Infrastructure. He emphasized quality infrastructure as a means to positively impact the lives of people and the importance of designing projects…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Wastewater Surveillance: Helpful in the Pacific for COVID-19 Response and Beyond?

1 October 2021
Wastewater surveillance has been successfully used to monitor pathogen presence, persistence, and occurrence patterns within populations. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 has helped inform many countries’ public health responses. Across the Pacific, this…
Organizer: Pacific Department

PRC - Preliminary Working Meeting to Implement the RFI in the People’s Republic of China

29 September 2021
The wetlands of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) support globally important biodiversity values and ecosystem services which support the livelihoods of millions of people. The PRC’s wetlands provide critical habitats for over 210 species of waterbirds to rest and refuel, as well as water,…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department