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Farm-to-Market Produce Logistics: Cases and Emerging Trends in Korea and India

6 December 2021
Innovations in fresh produce agri-supply chains are happening across a wide spectrum of stakeholders and channels. Direct sourcing from farmers, connecting farmer producer organizations (FPO) to business and end consumers, digital supply chain management tools, engagement of e-commerce platforms…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, South Asia Department

Agri-logistics Innovation and Best Practices in India

6 December 2021
Back-to-back webinars were organized for farmer producer organizations, state governments, and value chain partners. The Farm-to-Market Produce Logistics: Cases and Emerging Trends in Korea and India webinar discussed opportunities and trends on how fresh produce agri logistics evolved in South…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, South Asia Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

RFI Inception Workshop

6 to 7 December 2021
via Zoom. In July 2021, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the regional knowledge and support technical assistance (KSTA) on Scaling Up the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) Initiative. The EAAF is one of 8 major flyways for migratory birds worldwide, recognized for its globally…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Risk Assessment Frameworks for Resilient Infrastructure

3 December 2021
Drawing from a forthcoming SDCC publication on the “state of play” on disaster-resilient infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific, a risk assessment framework for infrastructure will be presented. The methodology includes the importance of a risk narrative, the role of risk modeling, and how this…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Digital Economy and Carbon Neutrality

25 November 2021
With a gross domestic product share of 38.6% in 2020, the country’s digital economy is considered to play a key role in achieving this carbon neutrality target. This initiative is supportive of ADB’s recent announcement of an increased ambition of $100 billion in climate finance by 2019-2030, as…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Greening Transportation Projects

25 November 2021 to 10 February 2022
Watch the full story here. Check the program and learning materials below for more educational videos and webinar recordings. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK in partnership with the WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA presents a Webinar Series to foster a global dialogue in the field of green linear…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Transport Sector Office

Climate Finance Tracking and Paris Agreement Alignment

25 November 2021
SDCC-URG, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division (SDCD), and the urban divisions of Operations Departments (ODs) jointly organized a deep dive FGD for the urban sector staff on ADB’s procedures for working on the Paris Agreement (PA) alignment and tracking of climate finance (…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Capacity Development Course

22 November to 7 December 2021
SDCD held a virtual Resilience Learning Month 2021 capacity development course in November and December which targeted national staff from ADB resident missions and country offices in the South and Southeast Asia Departments. The course is comprised of six short, highly interactive workshops that…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

ADB Circular Economy Sprint Series - Closing the Circle: Reducing Plastic Pollution and Promoting Green Businesses

23 September to 18 November 2021
ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department is organizing a five-part training on Circular Economy (CE) entitled Closing the Circle: Reducing Plastic Pollution and Promoting Green Businesses. This learning series, which will run from 23 September to 18 November, aims to (i)…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Leveraging Insurance for Resilient Infrastructure

9 September 2021
Insurance can play an important role in influencing behavior, lowering the economic impact from disaster events, and unlocking private sector financing for sustainable infrastructure investments and more effective disaster response and reconstruction. This interactive session brought together…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Finance Sector Office