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Virtual Seminar on Technology Innovation Challenge

29 October 2020
The High-Level Technology Fund (HLT Fund) Management Team and the Japan Representative Office (JRO) organized a virtual seminar on 29 October to introduce this year’s Technology Innovation Challenge (TIC)​, where technology providers are invited to propose pilot projects using high-level…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Japanese Representative Office

Managing and Monitoring Air Quality in Ortigas

27 October 2020
Outdoor or ambient air pollution is a critical environmental problem causing millions of premature deaths in Asia. At the same time, indoor air pollution is a major challenge also causing millions of premature deaths. The nature of indoor air pollution varies from one region or one country to…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Webinar: The East Asian-Australasian Flyway – Opportunities to Support Wetlands, Livelihoods, and Biodiversity in East and Southeast Asia

16 October 2020
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic heightened global awareness of the need to protect nature as well as people and address threats to biodiversity. Efforts to protect migratory waterbirds and their wetland habitats provide opportunities to help improve the protection of natural capital…
Organizer: East Asia Department

Co-Benefits of Addressing Climate Change and Air Pollution

12 October 2020
Many decision-makers in Asia are becoming interested in policies and technologies that control air pollution while mitigating climate change. The cleaner air, improved health, and stable climate resulting from these policies and technologies are known as co-benefits. Part of the reason co-…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADBI-Chubu University Conference on Transport Infrastructure Development, Spill over Effects and Quality of Life

12 to 16 October 2020
Global leaders have in recent years endorsed a G20 roadmap and principles for promoting quality infrastructure investment to help catalyse economies and realize the Sustainable Development Goals. To take next steps toward these objectives, it is imperative to examine how transportation…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with France

7 October 2020
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. For 2020, a series of…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

The Future of Hydrological Forecasting

6 October 2020
Real-time flood forecasting is one of the most effective flood risk management measures. Many governments operate bespoke hydrological forecasting services that continuously monitor and forecast coastal and fluvial water levels. However, given the rapid advancements in technology, such as…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Understanding Hygiene Behavior and Hygiene Behavior Change

1 October 2020
8:00–9:00 a.m. (London time) | 3:00–4:00 p.m. (Manila time) | via Zoom With more than half of 2020 spent under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic already, proper hand hygiene has become mainstreamed, if not ingrained, into public consciousness. Access to and sustainability of water,…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADB Data Room: Regional Flyway Initiative

1 October 2020 to 29 November 2024
The Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) is a large-scale transboundary program that seeks to mobilize $3 billion in investments over ten years to protect, restore, and sustainably manage a comprehensive network of threatened natural wetlands— including mangrove forests, peatlands, marshes, tidal…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with Portugal

30 September 2020
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. For 2020, a series of…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department