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Strengthening Disease Resilience and Indoor Air Quality in Buildings

1 September 2021
Studies show that transmission of viruses, such as the coronavirus causing COVID-19, can be prompted by air-conditioned ventilation. In developing member countries (DMC), the risks of virus transmission are higher because of poor hygiene including the use of old air-conditioning equipment, lack…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

ADBI Virtual Workshop on Effective Greenhouse Gas Emission Control Policies

25 to 27 August 2021
Many developing Asian countries are committed to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, or Nationally Determined Contributions, under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. To achieve these targets, countries have started to plan and implement policies incentivizing emission reductions, such…
Organizer: ADBI

How Smaller Firms in Indonesia Survive One Year into the Pandemic

19 August 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about forced changes in people’s lives and work styles as fit to contactless societies under the “new normal.” One year after the outbreak in 2020, how could Indonesia’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) survive and change their business models in…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Using the Rigs to Reefs Approach to Accelerate Ocean Regeneration

17 August 2021
Emily Hazelwood and Amber Sparks, co-founders of Blue Latitudes, a women-owned marine environmental consulting firm, shared how to develop sustainable solutions by reducing the impact of offshore energy assets on marine ecosystems. This included integrating marine habitat creation, coral seeding…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

ADBI-Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Webinar on Sanitation and Development: Strategies to Increase Adoption of Welfare-Improving Technologies (like Toilets)

16 August 2021
The ADBI-Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation webinar was organized in collaboration with the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The webinar featured Yale University’s Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak who presented his work on technology adoption in developing countries. This includes low technology uptake in the…
Organizer: ADBI

Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium 2021

12 to 27 August 2021
The 2nd Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium (APYS) is a platform for intergenerational dialogue that convenes governments, young leaders, and other stakeholders to discuss major and emerging issues in the region. It aims to facilitate intergenerational dialogues on Meaningful Youth Engagement (…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Intern Presentation - Gender Review of DMC Energy Policies

4 August 2021
This study “Gender Review of DMC Energy Policies” sought to find out how selected five Asia Pacific countries – Bangladesh, Fiji, Mongolia, Pakistan, and the Philippines – understand and incorporate the gender-energy nexus into their national frameworks. The aim was to see whether their energy…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

UK-ADB Learning Exchange on Health: Vaccine Planning and Delivery Systems

27 July 2021
Critical to ending the COVID-19 pandemic is equitable access to safe and effective vaccines. ADB has been working with the private sector to provide support for vaccine storage, logistics, distribution, and technical assistance to developing member countries to roll out vaccine programs and…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

2021 International Climate Change Conference: A Just and Affordable Transition toward Net Zero

22 July 2021
Online via Zoom, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Manila time (GMT+8) The virtual 2021 International Climate Change Conference provided a platform to discuss international practices that can help the Asian Development Bank’s developing member countries such as Indonesia transition into a low-carbon economy…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Green Marine Hydrogen

16 July 2021
Nguyen Dinh from Offshore Wind Consultants Limited presented the current status of offshore hydrogen production, development, and opportunities to produce ammonia and methanol for shipping and use by local communities.
Organizer: Energy Sector Office