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Migration and Health: Implications of COVID-19 and Achieving Universal Health Coverage

15 July 2020
The sixth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Migration and Health: Implications of COVID-19 and achieving Universal Health Coverage” featured global good practice examples and policy options to address issues related to migration and mobility in the wake of COVID-19…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) 2020: Bridging the LGBTI Inclusion Data Gap

20 May 2020
To commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) 2020, Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the World Bank collaborated to organize a series of virtual events. The joint…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Digital Technology and Satellite Innovations to Promote Social Inclusion

13 May 2020
In this webinar, Intelsat demonstrated how telecommunications companies can further reach isolated communities. It also discussed its programs that have created social economies, provided e-health, e-education and promoted digital inclusion for those in remote areas.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

10th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Future of Labor Migration in Asia Challenges and Opportunities in the Next Decade

6 to 7 February 2020
Aging population is a global issue and UNDESA estimates about 962 million people to be aged 60 or over around the world, which accounts for about 13% of the world population. Many Asian countries are also experiencing unprecedented population aging. Japan has the highest proportion of people aged…
Organizer: ADBI

Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Planning

25 to 27 November 2019
Climate change imposes a dynamic challenge on the food system in Asia and has already started adversely impacting farming and food value chains in ADB’s DMCs. Climate change adaptation and mitigation investments, hence, are relevant to the food and nutrition security agenda of Asia and the Pacific…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Training on Market Infrastructure and Agriculture Value Chains: Potential of Wholesale Markets

11 November 2019
One of the issues highlighted in the 2016 Food Security Forum was the need to improve market linkages and supply chain through the development of wholesale markets. ADB has approved Technical Assistance (TA) 9218: Investment Assessment and Application of High-Level Technology for Food Security in…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Forum on Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Asia

30 to 31 October 2019
The capacity of Asia and the Pacific to feed its population, which is projected to reach 4.9 billion by 2030, or over 60% of the global total, is hindered by the fact that it accounts for just 35% of the world’s arable land. While the region continues to enhance food security, the challenges it…
Organizer: ADBI

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019: Transformative Changes for Rural Prosperity and Nutritious Food

28 to 30 October 2019
The Asia Pacific region has made significant progress in terms of reducing food insecurity. Despite the remarkable gains, the region is still faced with challenges such as the increasing demand, climate change, shrinking agriculture workforce, and unsustainable use of natural resources, among…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Enhanced Water Security Investment Project Workshop

9 to 10 October 2019
The Asian Development Bank is providing technical assistance to the Government of Indonesia, particularly its Directorate General of Water Resources (DGWR) - Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH), in preparing the Enhanced Water Security Investment Project (EWSIP). The proposed EWSIP will…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Maker-Based Education

21 August 2019
Zoe Tate, co-founder of Me.reka Makerspace, shared her experiences on delivering innovative maker-based education in Malaysian schools and communities. She presented her research on how ADB can support maker-based initiatives in developing member countries--from project design and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department