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Fiscal and Debt Assessment of PPPs

11 November 2020
This presentation delivered to ADB staff and other event participants focused on the possible fiscal and debt impacts of public-private partnership (PPP) investment, and how these are most effectively managed. The session forms part of a program of webinars dealing with the application of the…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

SERD Policy Network Workshop: Measuring the Impact of COVID-19

9 to 10 November 2020
ADB's Southeast Asia Department organized this policy workshop where relevant staff shared insights on how countries are responding to various impacts of COVID-19 on developing Asia. Day 1 featured discussions on green and social bonds, green recovery, and small and medium enterprises and labor…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

PPP Renegotiation Best Practices

4 November 2020
A presentation to ADB staff and other event participants in respect of the renegotiation of Public-Private Partnership contracts, as part of a program of webinars dealing with the application of the principles of QII to PPP transactions. Many PPP projects globally have had to deal with the…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Webinar Series Part 4: Intelligent Water Management Systems Using IOT and AI

3 November 2020
As cities continue to grow, so does the demand for clean water. This presents a huge challenge for water utilities in developing countries, who are already dealing with aging water network infrastructure and other maintenance issues. This emphasizes the need to implement a sustainable water…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADBI-Chubu University Conference on Transport Infrastructure Development, Spill over Effects and Quality of Life

12 to 16 October 2020
Global leaders have in recent years endorsed a G20 roadmap and principles for promoting quality infrastructure investment to help catalyse economies and realize the Sustainable Development Goals. To take next steps toward these objectives, it is imperative to examine how transportation…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with France

7 October 2020
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. For 2020, a series of…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

The Future of Hydrological Forecasting

6 October 2020
Real-time flood forecasting is one of the most effective flood risk management measures. Many governments operate bespoke hydrological forecasting services that continuously monitor and forecast coastal and fluvial water levels. However, given the rapid advancements in technology, such as…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Understanding Hygiene Behavior and Hygiene Behavior Change

1 October 2020
8:00–9:00 a.m. (London time) | 3:00–4:00 p.m. (Manila time) | via Zoom With more than half of 2020 spent under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic already, proper hand hygiene has become mainstreamed, if not ingrained, into public consciousness. Access to and sustainability of water,…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with Portugal

30 September 2020
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. For 2020, a series of…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Impact of Covid-19 on the Work of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Agencies

29 September 2020
The webinar was organized jointly with the OECD’s Anticorruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) to identify and analyse corruption-related challenges posed by Covid-19 emergency measures, as well as their impact on the detection, investigation, prosecution and adjudication of…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity