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WASH Seminar Series Part 2 Urban Sanitation

11 June 2020
Part 2 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series At current rates of progress, universal access to safely managed sanitation – the aim of the Sustainable Development Goal 6 – won’t be achieved until 2030. WaterAid’s urban sanitation work, through policy and programming, aims…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

WASH Seminar Series Part 1 COVID19 Response

9 June 2020
Part 1 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series For the first session of the series, WaterAid shared their response to COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific, specifically in the eight countries they work in: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series

9 to 23 June 2020
Handwashing with soap and proper hygiene are the first lines of defense against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ADB, together with world leaders and heads of international organizations, in a joint statement, recognize that water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services must be…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Water Supply and Wastewater Detection Warning and Treatment in the Age of COVID19

3 June 2020
Under a One ADB approach, the Water and Health Sector Groups (led by the Water and Health Advisory Team), and the Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD) convened experts from the health, wastewater, and water supply industries and discussed the implications of the…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Digital Solutions for COVID19 Control and PreventionThe Case of Hong Kong China

4 May 2020
Learn about the digital technology solutions applied by Hong Kong, China in handling the spread of COVID-19. In this webinar, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China presented some…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Remote Learning in the Time of the COVID19 Pandemic

30 April 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, 90% of the world's student population is affected by school closures. Governments, development organizations, and private companies mitigate this through remote learning. Coursera, one of the leading educational technology companies providing massive open online…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Digital Opportunities in the COVID19 Crisis The Case of the Republic of Korea

22 April 2020
Find out more about the Republic of Korea's use of cutting-edge technology, including national big data platform, to manage the COVID-19 outbreak. The webinar was part of a series on digital technology interventions from selected East and Southeast Asian countries. Jointly organized by ADB's…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

COVID19 Response Lessons from Asian Countries including Digital Interventions

20 April to 25 May 2020
Some Asian countries have been lauded for their management of the COVID-19 outbreak. Find out about health policy approaches, digital technology interventions, and key lessons learned. This live webinar series features experts from the People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Health System Response to COVID19 Lessons from the Republic of Korea

20 April 2020
Seoul National University and Sangnoksu District Health Office representatives presented on the decisive actions taken by the Republic of Korea against COVID-19. Learn about strategies for infection prevention and control, health financing, resource allocation, risk communication, and the crucial…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Building HighTouch HighTech Learning

25 February 2020
Ju-Ho Lee, former Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Korea, currently a Commissioner of the International Commission on Financing the Global Educational Opportunity, shared his experiences on taking innovations to scale and combining artificial intelligence, mobile…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office