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25 to 26 August 2022
Physical: Park Plaza Hotel Beijing Science Park, 25 Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing
Virtual: ZOOM
The workshop will share key findings from the TA work on technical, financial and institutional challenges of improving and coordinating solid waste management across the Beijing-Tianjin-…
Organizer: East Asia Department
25 August 2022
How can policymakers and corporate strategists design and implement effective policies to reduce and eventually eliminate plastic pollution?
This was the 4th session of the Circular Economy Webinar Session as we pre-launch the Introduction of Circular Plastics Economy for Policy Makers eLearning…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
24 August 2022
Serendipity Knowledge Program is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout the history of product…
Organizer: South Asia Department
24 August 2022
Asia and the Pacific has already posted a marked slowdown in achieving many of its Sustainable Development Goals, delaying the point when it reaches its targets for reduced poverty, narrowed social inequality, and improved social mobility, among others. Although many economies in the region…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
11 August 2022
While Bhutan is developing its network of roadways, its climate, and mountainous terrain contribute to road degradation, making it difficult for transport and commercial activities. Green Road, a construction company, has developed an eco-friendly and resilient solution by paving roads using…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
9 August to 21 September 2022
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) feeds the largest population in the world, a task fraught with many challenges. Investments in agriculture together with institutional reforms have secured a stable food supply. The PRC made a remarkable achievement in expanding agriculture production by more…
Organizer: East Asia Department
8 to 12 August 2022
Access to, and use of, digital technology in rural areas of developing countries has increased considerably in recent decades, underpinning a vast body of theoretical and empirical research on its implications for agricultural production, trade, and the wellbeing of rural households. Nevertheless…
Organizer: ADBI
3 August 2022
Taking place during the 2022 Singapore Economic Review Conference, this session highlighted insights from the new ADBI Press book Fintech and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Priorities for Asia, produced by ADBI, the Asian Development Bank, and Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance.
The…
Organizer: ADBI
27 July 2022
The 19th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Transitioning from a linear to circular economy in post pandemic Southeast Asia” featured global good practice examples and policy options in accelerating the uptake of circular economy transition and solutions. Over 60…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
26 July 2022
Despite the current circular economy global movement, the amount of waste generated globally is still on the rise, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when online shopping and take-out food services have been increasing. We must reduce waste and, simultaneously, recycle/recover resources from “…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster