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Asian Development Policy Lecture - Caren Grown

26 March 2024
Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin showed economic growth did not always increase women’s workforce participation in the United States. Women’s work declined during the transition from agriculture to manufacturing but increased with greater jobs in the service sector. Despite progress, women continue…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

What has COVID-19 Taught Us About Asia’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response?

14 March 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked an unprecedented global crisis, resulting in significant loss of life, income, welfare, psychological well-being, and education. The uncontrolled spread of the virus exposed the gaps in national and international approaches to health emergency preparedness. Based on…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Decarbonizing Global Value Chains

7 March 2024
Carbon emissions from global value chains rise faster than from any other sources, especially in developing Asia. This is of particular concern for developing Asian economies, as they have become critical players within global value chains. The webinar presented key findings of the theme chapter…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

SECURE Webinar 11: Strengthening Domestic Vaccine Development and Manufacturing in Viet Nam

29 February 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call for many upper-middle-income country (UMIC) and low-and-middle-income country (LMIC) governments. Despite the unprecedented global mobilization of resources, early access to COVID-19 vaccines for the UMICs and LMICs was seriously inadequate, in part…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Cloud Computing Policies and Impacts in Asia and the Pacific

22 February 2024
Government policies promoting cloud adoption impact the level of government effectiveness and have positive spillover effects on the rest of the economy. Drawing on a recent ADB Institute Policy Brief, this webinar examined the types of policies critical for stimulating government systems'…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Integrity Learning Series: Supporting the Delivery of Skills Development in Vanuatu

22 January 2024
Participants from Vanuatu’s education and finance ministries and other key education stakeholders learned about identifying integrity risks and red flags at a hybrid OAI briefing on 22 January during a fact-finding mission organized by SG. OAI provides training tailored for participants…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Human and Social Development Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 10: Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Increasing Access to Diagnostics Today

18 January 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the gap of diagnostics capacities between countries, and how diagnostic capacities directly lead to response capacity. The pandemic was also a time for countries to review existing resources, technologies, and capabilities to diagnose, and for the world to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 9: COVID Vaccination and Beyond: Lessons from Southeast Asia

8 December 2023
The Supporting Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccination and Post-COVID-19 Health Security Response in Southeast Asia (SECURE) technical facility had been established to support various aspects of vaccination and other COVID-related programs including logistics, regulation, contingency planning, information…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Promoting Small Firms for Resilient, Gender-Balance Growth in the Pacific

23 November 2023
Low business diversity can limit Pacific countries’ growth potential. Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2023 shows how promoting women entrepreneurs can be part of the solution. The webinar discussed key findings from the business survey conducted in Fiji and explored needed policy…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

How to Stop Automotive Battery Recycling from Poisoning our Children

9 November 2023
Lead is a harmful substance that, if not properly handled, can impair cognitive development, especially among children. A major source of lead pollution nowadays is informal, open-air recycling of automotive batteries, particularly in developing countries. But as a recent ADB Policy Brief argues…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department