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Data-driven Agriculture: Empowering Smallholders via Technology

15 June 2017
Data is defining is the future of agriculture. Discover the work of Pessl Instruments in using data to improve agricultural production. Pessl Instruments’ Vishnu Nair presents state-of-the-art, climate-smart technology for gathering and processing field and weather data that can be useful in the…

Gansu Internet-plus Based Socialized Agricultural Service System Project

15 June 2017
Agriculture in Gansu is going hi-tech. An ADB project is developing inclusive IT-based agricultural service systems in the People’s Republic of China’s north-central province. ADB’s Gansu Internet-plus Based Socialized Agricultural Service System Project is supporting the application of ICT…

Financing for Agriculture: Role of Public-Private Partnerships

15 June 2017
Financial risks in agriculture hinder investments in the sector. Can public-private partnerships make a difference? Access to finance is critical for the growth of agriculture, but many financial institutions are reluctant to accept the risks prevalent in the sector. ADB’s Arup Chatterjee explains…

Clean Energy Entrepreneurship and the Youth

5 June 2017
Young CEOs and founders of startups ponder on the role of the youth in driving clean energy technology in Asia. By 2030, energy demand is projected to almost double in the Asia and Pacific region. Unless we move to cleaner sources of energy, Asia will account for more than 46% of global CO2…

Challenges CleanTech Startup Entrepreneurs Face

5 June 2017
CEOs and founders of clean technology startups share the challenges in bringing climate change solutions in the Asia-Pacific. Asia needs cleantech solutions—innovative technologies, products, and services that enable more efficient use and management of energy and natural resources. By 2030,…

K-water Integrated Water Operation Center

15 May 2017
Take a virtual tour of the K-water Integrated Water Operation Center, South Korea's centralized smart water management hub. Using the K-water Hydro Intelligent Toolkit (K-Hit), the Integrated Water Operation Center operates 33 dams, 16 weirs, 25 hydropower plants (78 generators: 1,333 MW), 350…

Facilitating Resilience in Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS) through the GEF-Satoyama Project

7 May 2017
Conservation International has rolled out a project that mainly works to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services, while improving human well-being in priority socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes. The project can contribute to the achievement of…

Blockchain Technology and Distributed Ledger

28 April 2017
This presentation covers: (1) cryptocurrencies and blockchains, (2) distributed ledgers, and (3) illustrative financial service use cases.

Overview: Blockhain Technology and Distributed Ledger

28 April 2017
A brief overview of the slides used during the workshop. Topics covered include cryptocurrencies and blockchain, distributed ledgers, and illustrative financial service use cases.

ADB Resilience Academy

24 April 2017
Global resilience academies have been changing the landscape of disaster response. ADB is stepping up its efforts to enhance climate resilience of vulnerable communities through the ADB Resilience Academy (ADB RA). Patterned after Rockefeller Foundation's Resilience Academy, ADB RA brings together…