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Building the Pakistan Road Assessment Program to Star Rate National Highways for Safety

2 May 2019
Greg Smith of the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) presented the status of road assessment activities in Pakistan, supported under ADB's regional technical assistance on Unlocking Innovation for Development. The TA aims to scale up innovative road safety operations, with a focus on…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Roads as Instruments for Water Management and Climate Resilience

28 January 2019
Roads typically cause erosion, flooding, and water logging, whereas water is the prime cause of damage to roads. As such, roads and water are often considered as enemies; albeit if remedied, both could be friends. Roads can become instruments for water management and climate resilience. MetaMeta’s…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

International Forum on Low Carbon Development for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program Cities

4 to 6 December 2018
Rapid urbanization has been accompanied by increasing demand for energy and natural resources, and consequently disproportionate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cities. Witnessing unprecedented variability in weather conditions, anticipating climate change-induced threat, and recognizing the…
Organizer: East Asia Department

Conference on Spillover Effects of High-Speed Rail and Quality of Life

14 to 15 November 2018
Policy makers in developing countries are eager to learn about large-scale public infrastructure such as high-speed rail (HSR). India’s government, for one, has announced plans to adopt Japan’s shinkansen technology for the HSR project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. JR East is providing technical…
Organizer: ADBI

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

ADB Transport Forum 2018

12 to 14 September 2018
By ADB estimates, the Asian transport sector will require over $8.4 trillion in investments until 2030 in order to continue the region’s growth trajectory while responding to the challenges of climate change. Opportunities exist to close the infrastructure funding gap and direct the financing…
Organizer: Transport 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