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Resilience Networks: Gender, Open Data, and Geospatial Technologies

3 September 2019
This presentation discusses new technologies, particularly those related to mapping, that help drive better development interventions.

ADB Operational Priority 2: Accelerating Progress in Gender Equality

3 September 2019
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's Operational Priority 2: Accelerating progress in gender equality. It defines ADB support for gender equality and women’s empowerment.

ADB Operational Priority 3: Tackling Climate Change, Disaster Resilience, and Environmental Sustainability

3 September 2019
This presentation gives an overview of ADB Operational Priority 3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability. Thirteen of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals are relevant to or will be impacted by actions on climate change…

Financing Adaptation and Climate Resilience

29 August 2019
This presentation emphasized the urgent and scaled-up climate finance needs for Atoll nations, underscoring its accessibility and timeliness. It also discussed ADB's Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies, as well as the Oceans Financing Initiative.

Reflections on the Social, Political and Economic Sides of Adaptation  

29 August 2019
This presentation gave an overview of the session 5 discussions and presented key questions which were addressed by the session speakers.

Tuvalu Adaptation Projects

29 August 2019
This presentation gave a geographic overview of Tuvalu and shared a number of coastal protection measures being implemented to improve the island nation's resilience.

AWDO 2020: Approach and Progress

29 August 2019
This presentation gave an overview of the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) and what to expect in the AWDO's 2020 edition.

Creating Partnerships at all Levels for Water-Related Disaster Risk Reduction by Involving all

28 August 2019
This presentation emphasized the importance of involving stakeholders in creating partnerships and developing networks at all levels (community, country, region and worldwide) in sharing knowledge/information and enhancing the capacity and awareness towards water-related risk reduction.

Setting the Scene: Reflection on the 1st Atoll Adaptation Dialogue

28 August 2019
This presentation highlighted discussion points from a dialogue on climate change science, security, and adaptation with officials from the world’s four atoll nations on 30 April 2019. The dialogue discussed the latest climate science, trends, and projections; considered the future impacts and…

The Coastal Protection Benefits & Cost Effectiveness of Coral Reefs

28 August 2019
This presentation discussed the importance of reefs in providing significant coastal protection benefits by acting as low crested submerged breakwaters and serving as natural defenses. It also emphasized reef restoration and conservation as among the most cost effective investments in coastal…