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Responses to Food Insecurity in Sri Lanka and the Way Forward

16 September 2022
Sri Lanka is facing multiple crises. Among them, the one hitting its population where it hurts the most, is food insecurity. As per UN World Food Program’s (WFP) report in July 2022, two in five Sri Lankan households are not consuming adequate diets. The webinar invited expert speakers from the…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Virtual Conference on Farmers’ Organizations and Sustainable Development

8 to 9 September 2022
Farmers’ organizations such as cooperatives, associations, self-help groups, producer organizations, farmer-based organizations, farmer groups, and collective action can help to boost farmer productivity and bargaining power, farm management skills, household welfare and livelihoods, and rural…
Organizer: ADBI

Book Launch on Creative Economy 2030: Imagining and Delivering a Robust, Creative, Inclusive, and Sustainable Recovery

5 September 2022
Before the COVID-19 crisis, the creative economy, broadly encompassing knowledge-based economic activities underpinning the creative and cultural sectors and bridging art, culture, technology, and business, was on pace to account for 10% of the global GDP by 2030. However, micro, small and medium-…
Organizer: ADBI

Strengthening MSME Dynamics for Resilient Economic Growth

24 August 2022
Serendipity Knowledge Program is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout the history of product…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022 Launch

24 August 2022
Asia and the Pacific has already posted a marked slowdown in achieving many of its Sustainable Development Goals, delaying the point when it reaches its targets for reduced poverty, narrowed social inequality, and improved social mobility, among others. Although many economies in the region…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Fighting for Food Security: Lessons from Cross-Country Approaches

10 August 2022
Progress towards achieving food security in many countries, particularly countries in Asia depending on food imports and remittances, had already slowed down and reversed in many cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is notable that the impact of the pandemic was more pronounced in many…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

PRC Fund Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series: Developing Productive, Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture for Food Security: the PRC’s experience

9 August to 21 September 2022
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) feeds the largest population in the world, a task fraught with many challenges. Investments in agriculture together with institutional reforms have secured a stable food supply. The PRC made a remarkable achievement in expanding agriculture production by more…
Organizer: East Asia Department

Virtual Conference on Rural and Agricultural Development in the Digital Age

8 to 12 August 2022
Access to, and use of, digital technology in rural areas of developing countries has increased considerably in recent decades, underpinning a vast body of theoretical and empirical research on its implications for agricultural production, trade, and the wellbeing of rural households. Nevertheless…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-WCTRS Knowledge Sharing Session on Policies and Programs for High-Speed Rail Network Development in Asia

29 July 2022
Held during the 2022 World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR) Virtual Meeting, this ADBI-WCTR session examined global international high-speed rail (HSR) policy and project experiences and lessons learned to support HSR network development in Asia. The session explored HSR network extension,…
Organizer: ADBI

Transitioning from a linear to circular economy in post pandemic Southeast Asia

27 July 2022
The 19th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Transitioning from a linear to circular economy in post pandemic Southeast Asia” featured global good practice examples and policy options in accelerating the uptake of circular economy transition and solutions. Over 60…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department