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29 March 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for progress toward gender equality in Asia. The UN Women’s Rapid Gender Assessment—which provides snapshots of how the region’s women and girls have experienced the pandemic—is helping expose the extent of these impacts and their implications…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
29 March 2022
The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training has specifically been tailored for the Central and West Asia Department executing and implementing agencies of ADB-funded projects in the water sector. Jointly organized with the Central and West Asia Department, the virtual…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department
29 March 2022
via Zoom, 2-4 pm GMT+8 ; 8-10 am CEST ; 2-4 am EDT
On 29 March 2022, ADB hosted a Knowledge Symposium on “Integrated River Basin Management: Lessons from the People’s Republic of China and the Asia-Pacific region.” The event focused on presenting existing ADB projects and wider initiatives in…
Organizer: East Asia Department
22 March 2022
On World Water Day, 22 March 2022, ADB hosted a webinar on “Digitalizing Water: The Visible and Invisible.” In line with the global day’s groundwater theme, the event focused on digital tools and how technology can help manage both groundwater and surface water.
Moderated by ADB Water Chief…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
9 March to 5 April 2022
This webinar sought to engage with flood managers, decision-makers, technical specialists, and ADB program professionals for an exchange of ideas and experiences directed toward strengthening the practice of flood management across Asia.
The webinars were conducted in a series of five 90-minute…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
8 March 2022
Big data offers unprecedented advantages for monitoring economic trends in real-time and assessing the socioeconomic impact of major events.
The webinar explored different types of innovative data sources and tools, and discuss how Asian economies can improve accessibility, capacity, and…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
4 March 2022
The webinar presented results from a representative survey of firms in in Lahore, Pakistan—a metropolis of over 10 million—to shed light on how comfortable workspaces in Lahore currently are for women and the extent to which they can be made more favorable, both for women who are currently…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Economic Research and Development Impact Department
2 to 4 March 2022
Day 1: 2 March 2022: 10:00-13:50 Tokyo time
Day 2: 3 March 2022: 14:00-17:40 Tokyo time
Day 3: 4 March 2022: 10:00-13:50 Tokyo time
Ballooning public debt due to the COVID-19 crisis and an imbalanced recovery has led to post-pandemic debt vulnerability and fiscal sustainability challenges.…
Organizer: ADBI
1 March 2022
This ADBI-Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra webinar, a World Circular Economy Forum side event, highlighted key takeaways from the new report Prospects for Transitioning from a Linear to Circular Economy in Developing Asia.
The editors and a panel of contributors discussed circular economy principles,…
Organizer: ADBI
24 to 25 February 2022
Assimilating foreign technology has been crucial to the development and competitiveness of businesses and economies in East Asia. This technology has been obtained through channels such as capital goods importation, reverse engineering, technology licensing, original equipment manufacturers, and…
Organizer: ADBI