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LEAP 4: From Battlefield to Marketplace: Connectivity, Industrialization, and Spatial Convergence in the GMS

18 May 2021
ERCD and SERD organized the fourth LEAP webinar in which the ADB Chief Economist presented the results of a study on the impact of infrastructure investments in the economic corridors of the Greater Mekong Subregion, using satellite images. These investments unleashed market potential,…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Webinar Series Part 9: Digital Payment Solutions for Smart and Inclusive Cities

11 May 2021
Digital payment technologies are considered an enabler of smart city development. While the pandemic has accelerated the use of digital payments (or e-payments), it also highlighted the various economic and social benefits, efficiencies, and conveniences that digital payments can bring to…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

LEAP 3: LEAP on Using AI and Satellite to Assess Flooding Impact

22 April 2021
In the third SERD's LEAP Series, EarthPulse's Laura Moreno demonstrated the use of earth observation tools combined with big data to assess the damage by the flooding in Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia in October 2020 and Dili, Timor-Leste in April 2021. SDCC-DT's Paolo Manunta moderated the lively…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Multi-stakeholder Engagement, Partnerships, and Knowledge Sharing

22 April 2021
The roundtables explored key components that contribute to creating an enabling environment for localizing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 2030 where subnational and local governments are able to contribute meaningfully to the national SDG agenda. These enablers support the principle of…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Data and Monitoring

21 April 2021
The roundtables explored key components that contribute to creating an enabling environment for localizing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 2030 where subnational and local governments are able to contribute meaningfully to the national SDG agenda. These enablers support the principle of…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Financing for SDGs

20 April 2021
The roundtables explored key components that contribute to creating an enabling environment for localizing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 2030 where subnational and local governments are able to contribute meaningfully to the national SDG agenda. These enablers support the principle of…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Localizing SDGs Week 2021

19 to 22 April 2021
A series of virtual roundtables was organized jointly by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Development Partners Network for Decentralization and Local Governance (DeLoG), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) from 19 to…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Multilevel Governance, Policy Coherence, and Institutional Development

19 April 2021
The roundtables explored key components that contribute to creating an enabling environment for localizing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 2030 where subnational and local governments are able to contribute meaningfully to the national SDG agenda. These enablers support the principle of…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Webinar Series Part 8: Digital Tools for Enhanced Community Engagement in Urban Planning

13 April 2021
New urban infrastructure investments in the context of smart city development have an impact on the lives of the city’s citizens. But while citizens provide a wealth of insights into how they live and interact with the city, their voices are often left out of the urban planning process, which…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

RISE Knowledge Product Launch: Water-Sensitive Informal Settlement Upgrading

25 March 2021
Download the three knowledge products at bit.ly/2PiHs1j. ----- This event served as the launch of 3 knowledge products generated through the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) program. Presenters during the event discussed the rationale for a water-sensitive cities (…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department