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Sixth Tokyo Fiscal Forum: Towards Strong Economic Recovery and Sound Public Finances in Asia

4 December 2020
Governments in Asia and the Pacific and globally have deployed unprecedented fiscal policy responses to tackle the immediate impacts of the COVID-19-induced recession. At the same time, it is critical that governments develop fiscal strategies for advancing recovery that promotes more resilient,…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-Chubu University Conference on Transport Infrastructure Development, Spill over Effects and Quality of Life

12 to 16 October 2020
Global leaders have in recent years endorsed a G20 roadmap and principles for promoting quality infrastructure investment to help catalyse economies and realize the Sustainable Development Goals. To take next steps toward these objectives, it is imperative to examine how transportation…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-WCTRS Webinar Two on High-Speed Rail: Transportation Services During Pandemics: Reforming Transport and Living Work Systems for Resiliency and Quality of Life

12 June 2020
This webinar featured Prof. Yoshitsugu Hayashi of Chubu University (Japan) and Prof. Junyi Zhang of Hiroshima University (Japan). The speakers are spearheading the COVID-19 Task Force of WCTR Society and have shared their insights about the sustainability and resiliency of transport and living work…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-WCTRS Webinar Series on High Speed Rail (HSR): Land Use-Transport Interactions of HSR

15 May 2020
This webinar featured Dr. Francesca Pagliara of the Polytechnic School of the Basic Sciences at the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. Dr. Pagliara discussed her work on the wider socioeconomic impacts of high-speed rail (HSR) on mobility choices, mega cities, temporary offices, land prices…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Conference on Transport Infrastructure Development, Spillover Effects, and Quality of Life

18 March 2020
High-quality transport infrastructure development is increasingly important to economic growth and quality of life in Asia and the Pacific. This conference examined policy papers submitted to ADBI on high-speed rail and other transport infrastructure projects and their spillover effects on the…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-ICHARM Policy Dialogue on Water-Related Disaster Resilience Under Climate Change

27 to 28 January 2020
Under the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, national governments are primarily responsible for disaster risk reduction and are advised to work closely with local governments and the private sector on mitigation efforts. Priority focuses stipulated in the framework include understanding…
Organizer: ADBI

PRC’s Transport Infrastructure Development and Quality of Life

6 September 2019
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has put over 25,000 kilometers of dedicated high-speed railway lines into operation since 2008, far more than the rest of the world. The PRC also continues to actively develop transport infrastructure generally under its ambitious Built and Road Initiative. The…
Organizer: ADBI

9th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Innovative Approaches for the Effective Management of Labor Migration in Asia

24 to 25 January 2019
In this roundtable, representatives from ADB Institute (ADBI), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and International Labour Organization (ILO) discussed management approaches on labor migration in Asia, as well as migration trends and policies in the region.
Organizer: ADBI

Conference on Spillover Effects of High-Speed Rail and Quality of Life

14 to 15 November 2018
Policy makers in developing countries are eager to learn about large-scale public infrastructure such as high-speed rail (HSR). India’s government, for one, has announced plans to adopt Japan’s shinkansen technology for the HSR project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. JR East is providing technical…
Organizer: ADBI

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15 July 2021
Organizer: ADBI