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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

2021 Yokohama City 10th Asia Smart City Conference

28 October 2021
via Zoom | 13:00-14:00 Manila time; 14:00-15:00 Yokohama time The Asia Smart City Conference (ASCC) is an international conference that brings together representatives from Asian cities, national governments, international organizations, academic institutions, and private companies, aiming at…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, ADBI

Virtual Conference on Boosting Decent Work in Asia for an Inclusive Recovery

27 to 28 October 2021
Day 1: 13:00-15:30 Tokyo time Day 2: 13:00-15:40 Tokyo time The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to unprecedented employment losses, disproportionately affecting youth, women, migrant, and informal workers. Pandemic responses in many developing Asian economies have included massive cash transfer…
Organizer: ADBI

Conference on the Social and Economic Impact of Womens 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 Unlocking Transport Connectivity in the TransCaspian Corridor

25 October 2021
This ADBI-Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute webinar highlighted key takeaways from the new book Unlocking Transport Connectivity in the Trans-Caspian Corridor, to be discussed by the co-editors and a panel of contributors to the book. The focuses will include the Trans-…
Organizer: ADBI

Highrelief Artificial Reefs for Biodiversity Enhancement

22 October 2021
​In response to the areal loss of natural reefs and degradation of existing reefs due to coastal urbanization, high-relief artificial reef structures were deployed in Singapore to assess their contribution to ecosystem recovery service in the vicinity of the Jurong Island Energy Hub. This…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

ADBIKIPOUSPTO Workshop on Patents for Innovation

21 October 2021
Innovation is crucial to resilient, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth and prospects for early COVID-19 recovery in Asia and the Pacific. Patents are essential tools for driving innovation in the region, incentivizing innovators with certain exclusive rights and fair returns, and…
Organizer: ADBI

AsiaPacific Forum on Green and LowCarbon Development APLC Forum

20 to 22 October 2021
The Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low-carbon Development (APLC) hosted by the Government of Hunan Province and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is the fifth forum to be conducted after the signing of the MOU between the Government of Hunan Province and the ADB in 2015. The past four forums were…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, East Asia Department

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

Cambridge UniversityWorld Economic ForumADBI 2021 Regional Fintech Roundtable

19 to 20 October 2021
Rapid advancements in financial technology, or fintech, are opening the door to greater financial inclusion and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. However, the growing knowledge gap between innovators and regulators regarding fintech and business models that apply it threatens to…
Organizer: ADBI