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Online Presentation and Discussion on Orange Clockwork Waste

15 February 2022

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), a leader in the circular economy presented and discussed the “Orange Clockwork” showcasing businesses from waste management, including waste to energy, to the circular economy and marine plastic that creates value along the waste supply

Knowledge Product: Financing the Blue Economy

27 January 2022

This report summarizes opportunities and presents potential solutions for mobilizing and aligning investment for a sustainable blue economy in Asia and the Pacific. It quantifies the financing gaps involved and outlines strategies to realize a sustainable blue economy. Improving environmental…

The Atoll Youth Climate Leaders Program

25 January 2022

This presentation gives an overview of the Atoll Youth Climate Leaders Program and an introduction to ADB Youth for Asia.

The Role of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Urban Resilience Recording

17 January 2022

Urban households predominantly depend on foods grown from rural and peri-urban areas. Urban agriculture is small-scale and informal, resulting in unstable production and inadequate to meet the growing demands. As a result, poor, vulnerable, and marginalized households in urban areas regularly face…

Evidence-based action (Part 2): Taking stock of the threats faced by migratory waterbirds and coastal wetlands

6 January 2022

Taking off from the presentation of Dr. Taej Mundkur, this highlights the crucial need in addressing the extent of threats and damage to wetlands in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. A critical take-off point is in addressing knowledge gaps—which hopefully leads to more evidence-based approach…

Baguio City FEWS Flood Mitigation Action Plan

30 December 2021

The Baguio City Flood Early Warning System Flood Mitigation and Action Plan report introduces a city-wide assessment for the conceptual design and implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS) as a new paradigm for climate adaptation, where both flood mitigation benefits, and other co-benefits are…

Earth Observation and GIS for Landslide Risk Assessment and Monitoring: Case Study of the Landslide Risk Management Sector Project in Kyrgyz Republic

22 December 2021