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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

Financing a Green and Inclusive Recovery

12 May 2021
A green and inclusive recovery requires a vast amount of capital. The recent rapid expansion of green and social finance is driven by both non-economic and financial motives. They are associated with positive environmental and social impacts. Asian governments can nurture sustainable finance…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Creating Livable Asian Cities Book Launch and Panel Discussion

29 April 2021
Asia’s future is urban. Cities are booming in Asia because they are hubs of economic and social opportunities for people and enterprises. Increasing urbanization, however, does not necessarily translate to increasing opportunities for the residents of cities. ADB on 29 April launched Creating…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Office of the Vice-President (Sectors and Themes)

Asian Development Outlook 2021 Launch

28 April 2021
Developing Asia’s recovery has strengthened. Manufacturing and trade have rebounded, remittances have been relatively resilient, and policy support has been strong. But outbreaks are reemerging, vaccination efforts face challenges, and tourism remains hobbled. This Asian Development Outlook 2021…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

WEBINAR 6: Why We Need to Think Differently about Sanitation

22 April 2021
Accelerating inclusive sanitation requires the drive and commitment of everyone and the coming together of organizations. It calls for engagement of households and the community, and political leadership. However, many stakeholders are set in their ways and may not be open to change, since they…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

WORKSHOP 6: How-to Series: Get More Performance from Wastewater Assets

22 April 2021
Wastewater and septage treatment assets play an important role in safeguarding public health and the environment, regardless of whether decentralized or centralized, or intensive or extensive treatment technologies are applied. However, it is important that the positive effects of such assets are…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

WEBINAR 5: Strategies to Keep Sanitation Services Operating

20 April 2021
Investments in sanitation and wastewater treatment are typically three to four times more than those for water treatment systems. In many Asian settings, the operation and maintenance of sanitation systems, whether public or privately owned such as household septic tanks, are ineffective and…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

WORKSHOP 5: How-to Series: The Business of Sanitation Economy

20 April 2021
Sanitation, in general, has not been a subject that stirs conversation. Often, it is set aside, along with the details that go with it, such as human waste and putrid waterways. By extension, sanitation has been overlooked from a business and social enterprise point of view. Only in recent years…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Bond Market Guide for Mongolia Launch

19 April 2021
Mongolia became an official observer of ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum in 2019. To share the experience and knowledge accumulated under the Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI), the Bond Market Guide for Mongolia was developed along with the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide series. The market-specific…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

WEBINAR 4: Sex, Sanctity, and Sanitation for All

19 April 2021
The focus of citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) on equity and inclusion requires more than a business-as-usual approach to sanitation. Having gender equality and social inclusion means that the project is designed to benefit everyone in a project area. This include groups that are often left…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office