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Webinar on Digital Technology and Data in the Transport Infrastructure of India

28 March 2023
Rapid urbanization, high population density, and chronic traffic congestion have increased the importance of transport infrastructure development in Asia’s cities, with new opportunities to adopt digital tools such as cloud technology, artificial intelligence, and GPS systems that can streamline…
Organizer: ADBI

Building Post-flood Resilience in Pakistan through Integrated Flood Risk Management

23 March 2023
This virtual session highlighted and featured ongoing developments towards integrated approaches to flood risk management in Pakistan post-2022 floods, incorporating both structural and non-structural measures. Presentations and Q&A featured a range of stakeholders overseeing, implementing,…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Accelerating Women’s Inclusion in Water

22 March 2023
UN Headquarters Water insecurity disproportionately affects women and girls, in terms of the likelihood of food insecurity, personal safety concerns, vulnerability to disasters, and water-borne disease risks. Similarly, women are significantly underrepresented in water leadership roles, where…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

UN 2023 Water Conference

22 to 24 March 2023
Water is a dealmaker for Sustainable Development Goals and the health and prosperity of people and the planet. But our progress on water-related goals and targets remains alarmingly off track, jeopardizing the entire sustainable development agenda. The UN 2023 Water Conference in March must result…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, South Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Non-Revenue Water

22 March 2023
Reducing water losses and improving the efficiency of the water supply is a top priority for water utilities around the world. A well-performing water utility might lose around 20% of its water to non-revenue streams. In the Pacific, this figure can be up to 60%, or even higher, representing a…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Pacific Department

Webinar on the Trickle-Down Effect of Government Debt and Social Unrest

15 March 2023
This webinar spotlighted new research by Ben Charoenwong of the National University of Singapore Business School which explored the social and economic costs of local government debt, drawing upon a dataset of over a million local government procurement contracts in the People’s Republic of China…
Organizer: ADBI

Policy Maker E-Training Course: Applying Principles of Quality Infrastructure Development in Asia

6 March to 29 April 2023
The Asian Development Bank report Supporting Quality Infrastructure in Developing Asia emphasizes the importance of the Group of 20 (G20) Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment for sustainable development and recovery. However, quality infrastructure growth is a complex process that…
Organizer: ADBI

Indonesia-Japan Policy Research Forum for Asia: Impact Investing for the Transition Toward a Zero-Carbon Society

22 February 2023
Co-organized by ADBI, the University of Indonesia, and the University of Tokyo, the Indonesia-Japan Policy Research Forum for Asia discussed climate change and impact investing practices for advancing the transition toward a zero-carbon society. It explored the growth of impact investing and its…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Workshop on Energy Transition from Coal to a Low-Carbon Future

20 to 22 February 2023
A growing number of countries in developing Asia are committing to more ambitious carbon reduction targets to achieve a 1.5 degrees Celsius global temperature reduction needed to fight climate change. For example, Indonesia, Nepal, the People’s Republic of China, Thailand, and Viet Nam have pledged…
Organizer: ADBI

ECOBRICKS: A Circular Economy Solution to Transform Plastic Waste into Sustainable Concrete (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 11)

2 February 2023
The built environment and the construction industry are major contributors to the planet's greatest environmental challenges - plastic waste and carbon emissions. There is a common misconception that these are separate and unrelated issues. However, they are very much interdependent, and we…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Energy Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office