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Global Infrastructure Forum 2018

13 October 2018
The Global Infrastructure Forum aims to enhance coordination among multilateral development banks and their development partners to better develop sustainable, accessible, resilient, and quality infrastructure for developing countries, and focuses on how governments and their working partners can…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Climate-Smart Agriculture Training for Practitioners

9 to 11 October 2018
Climate change imposes a dynamic challenge on the food system in Asia and has already started impacting farming and food value chains in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs). Climate adaptation and mitigation investments, hence, are relevant to the food and nutrition security agenda of Asia and…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department

Asia Water Forum 2018

2 to 5 October 2018
Water demand will increase by 55% in 2050 and up to 3.4 billion people could be living in water-stressed areas of Asia by 2050. The Asia Water Forum 2018 discussed innovations that can ensure a water-secure Asia Pacific region and to keep water and sanitation high on the region’s development…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

National ID: Global Trends in Implementation

3 September 2018
Thampy Koshy, senior partner at Ernst & Young, is presenting Aadhaar, India's unique ID project. Aadhaar is a platform for the government to streamline the delivery mechanism of its various social welfare schemes, ensuring transparency and good governance. He is also tackling the evolving…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Innovation for Health Economic Zones and Border Area Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion

16 to 17 August 2018
Countries in the Greaker Mekong Subregion shared experiences in addressing health risks and opportunities in relation to economic zone and border area development. The forum aimed for a regional alignment of strategies to maximize health opportunities and mitigate transboundary and other health…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Research Findings of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Interns

8 August 2018
Interns from the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy completed their research internship in ADB. Sarah Hui Li, presented on (i) municipal finance and policy options to improve the enabling institutional environment and instruments for Asia Pacific cities to be able to access long-term adequate…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Transport Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Earth Observation Applications in Agriculture and Rural Development

25 July 2018
Agriculture and rural development will benefit greatly from remote sensing and other earth observation information technology and services. Optimal use of earth observation can help achieve global food security. ADB staff participated in this one-day training to build awareness on the utility and…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Developing Disability-Inclusive Cities

19 July 2018
Special Olympics is helping governments and the global development community design and fund projects that help reach people with disabilities. Learn about the importance of incorporating disability as a cross-cutting theme in infrastructure projects.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Early Life Health Shocks: Can Policy Interventions Help?

5 July 2018
University of Hawaii professor Teresa Molina presented recent work examining whether policy interventions, such as conditional cash transfer programs, can help reduce the disadvantages by those hit by negative early life health shock, relative to those who are unaffected. It is well documented that…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Health Financing Policy for Universal Health Coverage

25 to 28 June 2018
Asia-Pacific health experts will assess ongoing policy options in moving towards strategic purchasing, particularly on primary healthcare. As part of supporting the implementation of countries’ universal health coverage road maps, the WHO has been organizing workshops on health financing policy for…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office