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Success Stories and Lessons Learned from Cities with Improved Air Quality

29 September 2020
Asia has experienced strong economic growth in the past few decades, lifting millions out of poverty. However, this has not been without environmental costs. In most cases, development has been accompanied by environmental degradation in various forms including air pollution which is one of the…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Advances in Closing the ICT Connectivity Gap in Asia and the Pacific: Better Analysis, Understanding, and Solutions

23 September 2020
Equitable ICT connectivity around the region remains a development bottleneck, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its long-term effects, which has accelerated digitalization trends. It has become crucial for policy makers, development partners, and investors to review…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

How Can We Sustain the Clean Air Post COVID-19?

17 September 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has compelled governments across the world to take dramatic measures to contain the spread of the virus. With the lockdowns and travel restrictions, human beings have been forced to change their behavioral patterns overnight. Countries and cities are facing severe…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Clean Air for Livable Cities Knowledge Series: September – November 2020

7 September to 24 November 2020
In celebration of the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies the Asian Development Bank is pleased to launch a six-part knowledge series on Clean Air for Livable Cities. In the knowledge series, experts from international organizations, research institutes, Governments and civil…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2020: Clean Air for a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous Society

7 September 2020
Emphasizing the need to make further efforts to improve air quality to protect human health, the UN Member States decided to designate 7 September as the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. On the occasion of the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies and noting the…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Indigenous Peoples' Development, Diversity, and Inclusion: Emerging and Ongoing Issues in Asia-Pacific - A Webinar Series

7 August 2020 to 21 October 2021
ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC) launched a Webinar Series on Indigenous Peoples’ issues. This initiative is an attempt to put a spotlight on Indigenous Peoples' development concerns and their core priorities, such as participation, equality, and environmental…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADBI-WCTRS Third Webinar on High Speed Rail (HSR): HSR and Spatial Scenarios for Europe 2050

26 June 2020
This ADBI-World Conference of Transport Research Society (WCTRS) webinar featured Prof. Michael Wegener, Professor (retired) and former Director of the Institute of Spatial Planning, University of Dortmund, Germany. Prof. Wegener examined the impacts of high-speed rail (HSR) on spatial development…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-WCTRS Webinar Two on High-Speed Rail: Transportation Services During Pandemics: Reforming Transport and Living Work Systems for Resiliency and Quality of Life

12 June 2020
This webinar featured Prof. Yoshitsugu Hayashi of Chubu University (Japan) and Prof. Junyi Zhang of Hiroshima University (Japan). The speakers are spearheading the COVID-19 Task Force of WCTR Society and have shared their insights about the sustainability and resiliency of transport and living work…
Organizer: ADBI

Distinguished Speaker Series: Using Mobility Analytics to Understand the Recovery of Cities After Disasters and Pandemics

5 June 2020
This webinar featured Satish V. Ukkusuri of Purdue University who discussed how mobility data can be used to understand how cities can recover after major shocks, such as natural disasters and pandemics. Ukkusuri focused on the role of mobile phone and social media data to understand the recovery…
Organizer: ADBI

Use of Digital Solutions in Tackling COVID-19: The Case of India

25 May 2020
Learn about the digital technology solutions applied in India to handle the spread of COVID-19. Panelists also shared their experiences in contact tracing and monitoring and the success in various states in India. ADB's Digital Technology Unit and India Resident Mission organized this webinar.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department