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Biochar as a Circular Solution for Sustainable Agriculture and Poverty Reduction (ADB CE Webinar Series, Session 01)

7 June 2022
Asia is home to an estimated 350 million smallholder farmers, who produce around 80% of the food consumed in the region. The impacts of climate change on soil quality and productivity, exacerbated by a growing fertilizer shortage, threaten the region's food security and smallholder farmers'…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Entrepreneurial Resilience During COVID-19

6 May 2022
Entrepreneurial firms are important enablers of economic resilience during crises. In this webinar, experts shared insights from a 2-year longitudinal study from four Asian countries and the UK on how entrepreneurs can build entrepreneurial resilience in their businesses. In addition, they…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Training on Planning and Design of Smart Linear Infrastructure for Biodiversity Protection

25 to 27 April 2022
In a world that is evolving and communities that are growing, transportation infrastructure needs to be built based on principles such as inclusion, affordability, equitable access and environment sustainability. Founded on such principles, transportation systems facilitate the mobility…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

2nd Annual ADBI Forum on Expanding Women’s Participation in the Asian Economy: Promoting Equitable Opportunities for Women in Agriculture

20 April 2022
This year’s forum explored how advancing equal participation in agriculture can unlock women’s potential to boost agricultural production, food security, and sustainable development. Key stakeholders and experts from international organizations and academia identified policy recommendations for…
Organizer: ADBI

Policy Dialogue on Digitalization for Agriculture in Asia: Regional and Country Policies and Pathways

12 April 2022
Accelerating digital transformation in agriculture is critical to building a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive agrifood system. This ADBI-Digital Agri Hub policy dialogue, organized in cooperation with the Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange and the Dgroups Foundation, examined…
Organizer: ADBI

Digital Agriculture Experiences in Nepal: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward

30 March 2022
Agriculture in Nepal is characterized by small farm size, low productivity, and a low level of commercialization. Smallholder farmers are not able to shift from subsistence agriculture to higher-value production. Instead, the outmigration trend is increasing, particularly in the hilly areas of…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Asia-Pacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2022: Battling Climate Change and Transforming Agri-food Systems

22 to 24 March 2022
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its partners organized the Asia-Pacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum to bring together innovators, experts, and thought leaders to: Present their ideas on rethinking the future of agriculture amidst complex and evolving challenges; Explore new…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for Sustainable Tourism

17 March 2022
This session was part of the larger Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), ADB's preeminent development policy forum for the Southeast Asia region. ADB Youth for Asia (YfA), an initiative under the NGO and Civil Society Center, organized the "Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2022): Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asia’s Recovery

16 to 17 March 2022
Highlights The pandemic has had a deep and profound impact throughout Southeast Asia. Many of the region’s hard-won gains in reducing poverty, creating jobs, and enhancing health and well-being have been reversed, with the poor and vulnerable particularly hard-hit. While countries continue to…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Report Launch: Prospects for Transitioning from a Linear to Circular Economy in Developing Asia

1 March 2022
This ADBI-Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra webinar, a World Circular Economy Forum side event, highlighted key takeaways from the new report Prospects for Transitioning from a Linear to Circular Economy in Developing Asia. The editors and a panel of contributors discussed circular economy principles,…
Organizer: ADBI