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Closing Keynote

16 March 2022
To foster recovery, Southeast Asia needs to build up digital capabilities and arm small businesses with the tools to harness technology, said Grab Cofounder Hooi Ling Tan at the third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS). She also stressed the need to boost the credit access of small…

Building Back Better through Inclusive Solutions

16 March 2022
With COVID-19 hurting the most vulnerable in Southeast Asia, countries need to focus on solutions that would create opportunities and bolster well-being of people hurt the most by the pandemic, including women and girls and the poor, said leaders at the third Southeast Asia Asia Development…

Building a More Sustainable and Resilient World with Innovation

16 March 2022
Technology is key to accelerating Asia’s progress toward a greener and more resilient future, said experts at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) third Southeast Asia Development Symposium held on 16–17 March. In the session, "Building a More Sustainable and Resilient World with Innovation," experts…

Keynote

16 March 2022
From becoming the first major company to become carbon neutral to having the cleanest cloud in the industry, Google has always worked hard to take action against climate change, said Google Chief Sustainability Officer Kate Brandt at the third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) held 16–17…

Opening Remarks

9 March 2022
ADB CWRD

Welcome Remarks on International Women’s Day 2022

8 March 2022

Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow

8 March 2022
Maldives’ Special Envoy for Climate Change Sabra Ibrahim Noordeen gave the keynote speech where she highlighted the urgency of closing the gap on gender equality to achieve more sustainable and resilient paths of development.

How Female-Friendly Are Workplaces in Urban Pakistan?

3 March 2022
This presentation gave a brief discussion of women in the workplace in Pakistan.

Smart Cities - Inclusive Cities Capacity Building Program: Stakeholder and Issues Mapping Report

22 February 2022
The AASCTF Inclusive Cities Dialogues project provides a space for a wide range of urban stakeholders in and beyond government from cities across seven ASEAN countries to (1) increase awareness towards addressing exclusion, disenfranchisement, and discrimination; (2) facilitate engagement between…

From Policy Recommendations to Practical Actions: Towards Gender Transformative Practices for Baguio City’s Flood Early Warning System

6 December 2021
This accompanying publication takes the recommendations from the Baguio City Gender and Inclusion Study and the Policy and Practice Recommendations for a Gender Transformative Flood Early Warning System in Baguio City, and further and outlines the process by which the project developed draft…