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An Equity Focused Digital Strategy for Post COVID World

22 July 2020
Presentation on good practice examples, lessons, and policy options in using EdTech solutions to help countries transition their short-term education solutions to the medium and long-term amid COVID-19 and beyond. The experience of the Central Square Foundation and Ashoka University in India…

Udemy for Government

2 July 2020
From April 2020, the Udemy for Government courses were introduced under ADB technical assistances in Sri Lanka (higher education) and Bhutan (TVET) for capacity development.

Piloting Udemy for Government Courses under ADB Technical Assistance Projects

2 July 2020
ADB's Ryotaro Hayashi gives an overview on how ADB integrates Udemy for Government courses in its technical assistance projects in Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

Fighting Corruption at a Time of Crisis

30 June 2020
This presentation shares lessons on anticorruption and integrity in past crises and outlines innovative approaches to mitigate risks in emergency settings.

HSR, Accessibility and Regional Economy in Japan

26 June 2020
This presentation illustrated the regional accessibility and economic impacts of high speed rail (HSR) development in Japan since its inception in 1964. Comparison of the case of Japanese HSR impacts were also made with that of European case presented in the main presentation of this webinar to…

ADB WASH and health webinar: WaterAid’s health systems strengthening approach for WASH in healthcare facilities

23 June 2020
This presentation discussed a health systems-strengthening approach to improve WASH in health care facilities; hand and environmental hygiene behavior change in health care facilities; and how WASH links to health security and antimicrobial resistance. It also highlighted the progression of WASH…

Looking beyond WASH for water security: The roles of IWRM and climate change

18 June 2020
This presentation discussed mitigating climate risks for WASH; interlinks between WASH and integrated water resources management (IWRM); and approaches to climate resilient WASH and securing water resources.

Renewable Energy-enabled Community-scale Agriculture: Evidence from Gram Oorja's Work

17 June 2020
The presentation discussed some initial interventions in community-scale solar pumping for agriculture. Preliminary learnings suggested that the approach is suitable for remote communities. Scaling these interventions holds promise and can facilitate further investments at the nexus of energy,…

Wave Energy in An Binh: Blueprint for Climate Resilient Islands

16 June 2020
An Binh, a small Vietnamese island, relies heavily on diesel generators for electricity during the 4-month rainy season. Locals are familiar with renewable energy, as they use a solar energy system. However, when the sun does not shine, the remote island’s climate and economic resilience is…

MASH UP: Marine solar-to-hydrogen / Unlimited Potential

16 June 2020
Creating a truly sustainable hydrogen economy is conceptually simple: use surplus renewable energy to produce H2, ammonia (NH3), methanol, etc. (“energy to X”), and sell into existing global supply chains. Offshore renewable energy, starting with solar and wind, is an obvious option for many of ADB…