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ADB’s Prevention and Compliance Approach to Mitigate Corruption

14 April 2021

From Theory to Practice – Effective Control of Corruption through Systemic Prevention (Part 1)

14 April 2021

Reducing Construction Risks in Construction Works (Part 2)

14 April 2021

Labor Migration in Asia: Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Post-Pandemic Future

7 April 2021
This report by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the International Labour Organization (ILO) analyzes labor migration trends in Asia and puts them in the context of economic and policy developments and the changes…

Panel Discussion

30 March 2021
Lee Ann Jackson shared the need for policy dialogues, data and evidence, and institutional reforms to transform food systems. She cited OECD's work to improve messages on food security, environmental sustainability, and policy interventions so these help policy makers better informed thereby…

Closing Remarks

30 March 2021
Suzanne Gaboury emphasized that public and private sectors must work together to build a resilient and sustainable food system. Under the guiding principle of the One ADB approach taken on by many projects, public sector and private sector teams have been working together to build end hunger and…

Panel Discussion

24 March 2021
Yongping Zhai and Preety Bhandari emphasized that while institutions such as ADB can help mobilize financing towards low carbon and climate resilient development, the bulk of climate financing originates in countries where they are deployed. Ultimately, the greater role will lie on governments in…

Natural Capital: Investing in Nature, Investing in People

24 March 2021
In his presentation, Arthur Hanson highlights the mutually reinforcing co-benefits and synergies between food and ecological climate security where projects must be nature-positive, carbon-neutral towards integrated rural development.

2060 Carbon Neutrality and China’s Food Systems

24 March 2021
In his presentation, Kevin Chen cited options to achieve 2060 carbon neutrality while ensuring food security: improve crop technologies (increase yields, improve fertilizer use efficiency); improve livestock technologies (reduce GHG emissions, improve forage use efficiency; reduce food waste and…

Remarks

24 March 2021
In his remarks, James Lynch highlighted the need for new approaches and integrated solutions to achieve carbon neutrality in the region, generate new revenues from renewable energy, and channel more private investments into research and development.