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Digital Opportunities in the COVID-19 Crisis: The Case of the Republic of Korea

22 April 2020
Find out more about the Republic of Korea's use of cutting-edge technology, including national big data platform, to manage the COVID-19 outbreak. The webinar was part of a series on digital technology interventions from selected East and Southeast Asian countries. Jointly organized by ADB's…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

COVID-19 Response: Lessons from Asian Countries, including Digital Interventions

20 April to 25 May 2020
Some Asian countries have been lauded for their management of the COVID-19 outbreak. Find out about health policy approaches, digital technology interventions, and key lessons learned. This live webinar series features experts from the People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

ADB Data Room: Managing Infectious Medical Waste during the COVID-19 Pandemic

9 April 2020
During the COVID-19 outbreak in Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China (PRC), infectious medical waste increased by 600% from 40 tons per day to 240 tons per day. This quickly overwhelmed existing medical transport and disposal infrastructure around hospitals. Other countries are likely to face…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Virtual Conference on Transport Infrastructure Development, Spillover Effects, and Quality of Life

18 March 2020
High-quality transport infrastructure development is increasingly important to economic growth and quality of life in Asia and the Pacific. This conference examined policy papers submitted to ADBI on high-speed rail and other transport infrastructure projects and their spillover effects on the…
Organizer: ADBI

Innovation Technologies for Air Quality Management

22 January 2020
Sean Wihera of Clarity Movement discussed their organization’s experiences on applications of new low-cost air quality management technologies that enable advanced performance-based allocations for smaller or highly localized clean air investments. Specifically he discussed how real-time emissions…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADB's First Innovation Fair

9 January 2020
ADB’s first Knowledge Innovation Fair (“the Fair”) was held on 10 January 2020 at ADB headquarters in Manila. It was a 1-day learning and knowledge-sharing event for ADB staff, with more than 460 attendees. The Fair is a part of the innovation framework initiatives aligned with Strategy 2030 which…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

10th Regional Conference: Preventing and Combating Corruption in Infrastructure Projects in Asia-Pacific

3 to 6 December 2019
Asian Development Bank’s Strategy 2030 identifies infrastructure development as a source of global growth and that an efficient infrastructure is a key priority to promote social and economic development. Countries in Asia-Pacific heavily invest in public infrastructure to drive socio-economic…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

2nd Regional Knowledge-Sharing Workshop: Strengthening the Environment Dimensions of the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific

27 to 28 November 2019
This workshop aims to disseminate the findings and technical guidance materials developed during Phase 1 of ADB's Technical Assistance on Supporting the Implementation of Environment Related SDGs in Asia and the Pacific, and disseminate knowledge, experiences and lessons learnt from the Phase 2 in…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Keynote Lecture: Enhancing Environmental Sustainability in Asia-Pacific: Role of ADB

26 November 2019
Tomoyuki Kimura, Director General of ADB's Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships Department gave a keynote lecture during the Opening Plenary of the International Symposium on Education and Research in Global Environmental Studies in Asia organized by Kyoto University on 26 November 2019. He presented…
Organizer: Japanese Representative Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department

Combatting Urban Air Pollution Impacts on Maternal and Child Health in Asia: A Science and Policy Dialogue

29 to 30 October 2019
Air pollution results in 7 million premature deaths every year globally. Almost 99% of children under 5 years old in Asian lower-middle-income countries are exposed to levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exceeding the WHO air quality guideline. According to UNICEF, almost 17 million…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department