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14 December 2021
Regional financial cooperation remains crucial for East and Southeast Asian economies to adapt to the changing financial landscape. This Asian Impact webinar discussed how regional financial cooperation can help achieve financial resilience and sustained recovery post-pandemic, in the context of…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
14 December 2021
The Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) established at COP26 in Glasgow, aims to mobilize $200 million in grant funds to support LDCs and SIDS improve their weather observation infrastructure. The support includes (i) TA resources to undertake…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
10 December 2021
Education and training have a critical role to play in combating the negative effects of climate change. Climate-induced disasters adversely affect education systems, like floods and natural disasters, disrupting education. However, education and training can be major drivers for…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
9 December 2021
The session presented case studies of landslide risk reduction in the Kyrgyz Republic and Pakistan. CWER presented the recently approved Landslide Risk Management Sector Project.
The project featured the use of GIS and earth observation for site selection, feasibility study, and landslide…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
6 December 2021
Innovations in fresh produce agri-supply chains are happening across a wide spectrum of stakeholders and channels. Direct sourcing from farmers, connecting farmer producer organizations (FPO) to business and end consumers, digital supply chain management tools, engagement of e-commerce platforms…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, South Asia Department
6 December 2021
To increase the farming income of smallholder farmers and minimize food waste in horticulture value chains, ADB assisted the state governments in Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh, farmer producer organizations (FPOs), and their value chain partners under horticulture value chain development…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, South Asia Department
6 to 7 December 2021
via Zoom.
In July 2021, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the regional knowledge and support technical assistance (KSTA) on Scaling Up the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) Initiative. The EAAF is one of 8 major flyways for migratory birds worldwide, recognized for its globally…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
3 December 2021
Young people have taken to the streets ringing the alarm about the impacts of the climate change emergency. While the protests showcase youth’s frustration in current socio-political systems of managing the climate emergency, they are increasingly also engaging in climate…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office
3 December 2021
Drawing from a forthcoming SDCC publication on the “state of play” on disaster-resilient infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific, a risk assessment framework for infrastructure will be presented. The methodology includes the importance of a risk narrative, the role of risk modeling, and how this…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
1 to 3 December 2021
The COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow sought to rally global efforts to reduce carbon emissions and achieve a 1.5 degree Celsius temperature drop needed to fight climate change. Correspondingly, governments and international financial institutions, such as the Asian Development Bank, are…
Organizer: ADBI