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Panel and Group Discussion: Stimulating Private Sector Investment in Resilient Infrastructure

25 November 2020
Held via Zoom. This online event explored opportunities to stimulate private sector investment in climate and disaster-resilient infrastructure. Elizabeth Petheo of Miyamoto International shared private sector perspectives on resilient infrastructure, while Elisa McLennan of Arup explained the role…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Virtual Brown Bag: Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Emission Projections

24 November 2020
Held via Zoom. This online event explored green recovery packages in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ADB’s framework to accelerate climate and disaster resilience and low-carbon development in the context of the pandemic recovery. Niklas Höhne of NewClimate Institute discussed the recent…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Interactive Panel Discussion: Bridging the Climate Finance Gap at Local Level

23 November 2020
Held via Zoom. This online event highlighted the importance of climate adaptation finance reaching the local level, especially the poor and vulnerable communities who are the hardest hit by the impacts of climate change. The session discussed lessons from the ADB Resilient Communities Development…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Resilience Learning Week Special Events

20 November to 2 December 2020
A series of online events that shared regional and global voices, ideas, and learning on tackling climate change and building climate and disaster resilience. The series was organized as part of the "Resilience Learning Week".
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Assessing Climate and Disaster Risks of Infrastructure Systems

11 November 2020
As countries in Asia and the Pacific face an increasingly uncertain future, enhancing the resilience of infrastructure to disasters and climate change requires innovative and effective measures to evaluate multi-hazard risk. This session shared four brief case studies (Indonesia, Myanmar, Tonga,…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Joint CWRD OGC Brownbag Seminar on Uzbekistan Arbitration Law Reform

27 October 2020
On 27 October, a joint CWRD-OGC Brown Bag seminar discussed the development and adoption of a Law on International Commercial Arbitration in Uzbekistan, which received a compliance check by the UNCITRAL. The participants discussed the importance of the Law to the country’s business climate and…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Office of the General Counsel

CWRD Brown Bag on Recent Developments in the Kyrgyz Republic

22 October 2020
via Zoom A Brown Bag session discussed with two experts, International Relations professor David Lewis and Constitutional lawyer Dr. Saniya Toktogaziyeva the recent developments in the Kyrgyz Republic and their impact on the country's medium- to long-term governance and the economy.
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

Virtual Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure

21 October 2020 to 15 July 2021
Infrastructure is central to improving the lives of people and achieving inclusive and sustainable development. ADB recognizes that investing in resilient infrastructure systems is a human, environmental and economic imperative with clear economic benefits. Asia and the Pacific will need to invest…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Towards Resilient Infrastructure

21 October 2020
The inaugural session of the Virtual Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure introduced the overall series and shared global and regional perspectives on infrastructure resilience. ADB staff, regional experts, and Developing Member Country participants shared concrete examples of approaches and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

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