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Launch Event: ThinkAsia, A New Global Knowledge Hub for Sustainable Development

23 April 2024
This online event introduced ThinkAsia, a new global knowledge hub for sustainable development. A free-to-use, mobile-responsive website, ThinkAsia brings together the latest research, news, and events from across the world. Hosted by ADBI, this new platform is open to think tanks, universities,…
Organizer: ADBI

Integrating Water and Land Management into Road Development for Enhanced Resilience​

18 April 2024
This event highlighted how the traditional way of charging road users based on fuel consumption will become obsolete, as more people switch to electric vehicles and other low-carbon modes, and how this leaves a funding gap for the road sector, requiring new systems that encourage green mobility…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Building Climate Resilience in Road Development: Strategies and Innovations​

4 April 2024
This webinar focused on the integration of climate resilience into road development, showcasing the climate resilience dimension of Green Roads. Attendees will be introduced to a range of innovative strategies and best practices designed to improve the adaptive capacity road networks and enable…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Featured Speaker Seminar: Subramanian Ramadorai on Navigating the Future: Digital Public Goods, AI, and the Changing Landscape of Work

1 April 2024
This conversation with Subramanian Ramadorai, Chairperson at Karmayogi Bharat, was about the changing nature of work driven by digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and innovation. The world is moving from rule-based frameworks to role-based frameworks, bringing a transformation in…
Organizer: ADBI

Tools and Technologies for Resilient Transport Sector​

14 March 2024
This webinar discussed innovative tools and technologies to help improve climate resilience of transport systems. This event, co-organized by ADB and the Government of Japan through the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, will present ADB’s sector portfolio…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Policy Lessons for a Post-COVID-19 Recovery

7 to 8 March 2024
This international conference aimed to draw lessons about effective policy responses to maintain economic stability and growth in Asian developing and emerging economies, with a special emphasis on economic, business, and wellbeing issues in the course of recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, as…
Organizer: ADBI

Green Roads Webinar Series

29 February 2024 to 22 May 2025
Green roads will foster beneficial land and water use, reduce pollution, support restorative and regenerative ecosystems and enhance safe and affordable mobility of people to deliver inclusive low-carbon, resilient development and environmentally considerate outcomes in Asia and the Pacific. ​ This…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Enhancing Road Network Resilience Through Road Maintenance

29 February 2024
For many developing member countries (DMCs), a greater focus on road networks’ routine maintenance activities would likely deliver a higher return on investment than significant investment in new infrastructure. Many road networks are not resilient to today’s climatic conditions due to a lack of…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Workshop and Korea Showcase: Universities as Enablers of Vibrant Startup Ecosystems

26 to 29 February 2024
The startup ecosystem of the Central Asia Regional Economic Regional Cooperation (CAREC) region needs a constant supply of quality talent to operate and grow. Universities are one of the biggest producers of talent embraced with the latest technology and potential to innovate and disrupt. Many…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADBI

Cloud Computing Policies and Impacts in Asia and the Pacific

22 February 2024
Government policies promoting cloud adoption impact the level of government effectiveness and have positive spillover effects on the rest of the economy. Drawing on a recent ADB Institute Policy Brief, this webinar examined the types of policies critical for stimulating government systems'…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department