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Agrifood Waste Upcycling Opportunities in Asia-Pacific

27 July 2022
Country case studies on successes and lessons in implementing circular economy policies, financing approaches, and projects including results achieved and the way forward. Waste upcycling opportunities in agrifood including investments highlighted.

ADB's Presentation on Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia

6 July 2022
This presentation gives an overview of a green recovery approach that would address the severe and worsening impact of climate change and declining biodiversity in Southeast Asia.

Imperatives of a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia

6 July 2022
This presentation gives an overview of how green growth opportunities could be harnessed as governments increasingly recognize the need for policy measures that focus on environmental sustainability, climate change, and disaster preparedness.

Baguio City Smart Flood Warning, Information and Mitigation System - Capacity Building Program Module 1 Evaluation Report

30 June 2022
This report presents the outcomes of the monitoring and evaluation of Module 1 of the Baguio City Smart Flood Warning, Information and Mitigation System Project's Targeted Capacity Building Program. It includes preliminary reflections on observations made to date related to program effectiveness…

Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management

29 June 2022

AASCTF Smart Flood Warning, Information and Mitigation System Project

22 June 2022
Antonette Anaban from Baguio's City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office outlined Baguio City's climate-related challenges and current smart city initiatives, including the Baguio Smart Flood Warning, Information and Mitigation System project under the AASCTF. The project aims to improve…

Gender and Social Inclusion in Flood Early Warning - Key learning and effective practices

22 June 2022
Alison Sneddon of Practical Action talked about why gender and social inclusion matters for early warning, and provided a quick overview of the study conducted under the AASCTF in connection to the Baguio Smart Flood Warning, Information, and Mitigation System project. She also highlighted a number…

Session 3 Mentimeter Attendee Responses

22 June 2022
This document captures the attendee responses from the interactive poll during Session 3 of the AASCTF Smart Cities Networking Days 2022.

SERD Policy Talk (SPOT): Strengthening the Agri-food System

10 June 2022
In the 10th SPOT webinar, Omer Zafar, Takashi Yamano, and Noorullah from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Dil Rahut from the ADB Institute, and Jennifer Rosenzweig from Indonesia’s World Food Programme shared their views on factors that threaten the agriculture food system in Southeast Asia. They…

HUSK: Building Soil, Sinking Carbon, Improving Lives

7 June 2022
Heloise Buckland, CEO and Co-Founder of HUSK, discussed the challenges faced by Asia’s smallholder farmers and presented a circular economy solution that promotes soil regeneration and climate resilience through the benefits of biochar products derived from rice husks.