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1st Expert Committee Meeting on Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Low-Carbon Food Systems in the ASEAN Region

31 January 2024
As Japan and ASEAN countries had similar climate conditions and agricultural practices, Japan was able to share its knowledge and experiences in paddy field management to increase food production while reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector of the ASEAN region. Taking this into…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

147 RFI Priority Wetland Sites

22 January 2024
Ten (10) developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) —Bangladesh, Cambodia, People's Republic of China (PRC), Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam have been included in the detailed analytical work undertaken through the RFI. Except…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

SECURE Webinar 10: Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Increasing Access to Diagnostics Today

18 January 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the gap of diagnostics capacities between countries, and how diagnostic capacities directly lead to response capacity. The pandemic was also a time for countries to review existing resources, technologies, and capabilities to diagnose, and for the world to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 9: COVID Vaccination and Beyond: Lessons from Southeast Asia

8 December 2023
The Supporting Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccination and Post-COVID-19 Health Security Response in Southeast Asia (SECURE) technical facility had been established to support various aspects of vaccination and other COVID-related programs including logistics, regulation, contingency planning, information…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Thailand: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop

27 to 29 November 2023
The Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) Training Series: Workshop on Wetland Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Solutions -- Thailand, was co-organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), and BirdLife International, in partnership with…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

How to Stop Automotive Battery Recycling from Poisoning our Children

9 November 2023
Lead is a harmful substance that, if not properly handled, can impair cognitive development, especially among children. A major source of lead pollution nowadays is informal, open-air recycling of automotive batteries, particularly in developing countries. But as a recent ADB Policy Brief argues…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asia-Pacific Natural Capital Forum 2023

7 to 9 November 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in collaboration with Stanford University's Natural Capital Project, conducted the three-day “Asia-Pacific Natural Capital Forum 2023: Mainstreaming Natural Capital Assessments to Address Climate-Food-Nature Nexus” (formerly "ADB-Stanford Natural Capital Workshop…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Expert-Practitioner Workshop and Korea Showcase: Startup Ecosystem Development

6 to 10 November 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with a variety of public and private partners, initiated a program to help its member countries evolve enabling startup ecosystems. In 2019, a workshop on “Tech Start-ups Support Program in Asia and the Pacific” was organized in Seoul. Building on…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

SARD Knowledge Spotlight - Transformative Approaches to Rural Maharashtra's Agriculture: Addressing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

26 October 2023
This SARD Knowledge Spotlight event showcased synergies between the Maharashtra Rural High Voltage Distribution System Program (HVDS) and the Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MAGNET) Project to ensure reliable and good quality power supply, boost crop yields, conserve water, reduce farmers'…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Closing the Loop on Food Waste with Insect Bioconversion (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 19)

28 September 2023
The ADB Circular Economy (CE) Webinar Series session explored how insect bioconversion offers a nature-based solution to the pressing challenges of managing food and other organic waste by transforming food waste into a valuable resource for the pet, aquaculture, and livestock markets. Aligned…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office