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Practice of China Southern Power Grid to adapt natural hazards

28 April 2021
This presentation discussed the measures taken by China Southern Power Grid to adapt to natural hazards, specifically to minimize impacts from typhoon and ice events which commonly affect the system.

Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize

28 April 2021
This presentation shared the results of a study on power systems in Belize which identifies climate vulnerabilities and solutions to enhance systems resilience to adverse weather and climate change impacts.

Asian Development Outlook 2021

28 April 2021
ADB is adjusting its 2021 growth outlook for developing Asia as renewed COVID-19 outbreaks, new virus variants, and an uneven vaccine rollout slows the recovery in some economies in the region.

Bond Market Guide for Mongolia

19 April 2021
This guide provides comprehensive information about the local currency bond market of Mongolia, which has been an active participant to the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum since 2019.

Importance of LCY bond market development for Mongolia

19 April 2021
This presentation gives an overview of the current state of the Mongolian bond market and key building blocks to develop the local bond market.

Enhanced Employment Service Platform with Matching Tool and E-Learning Modules (Phase 1) - E-Learning Sample Demonstration Workshop Report

30 March 2021
This report provides sample e-learning modules that can be used by students from universities and TVET schools for better preparation for employment opportunities. The overall goal of this activity was to receive preliminary inputs on potential digital e-learning solutions to be further developed…

Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure Drought Resilience: Irrigation, water harvesting, drainage

24 March 2021
This presentation discussed protective irrigation, water harvesting and watershed management, and efficient drainage for salinity control to enhance drought resilience. Jelle highlighted the importance of ensuring that drought resilience solutions are closely aligned with national development…

Urban Flood Forecast Early Warning System

19 March 2021
Numerous studies rank Kolkata among the top ten most vulnerable cities in the world due to high exposure to flooding under climate change projections. Kolkata City faces most of its floods from local rains. High spatial inhomogeneity in rainfall distribution makes urban flood forecasting a…

ADB-ILO Joint Research in Impacts of COVID-19 on Youth Employment in Asia and the Pacific

18 March 2021
In this presentation, ADB Youth for Asia shared significant findings as well as provided a common ground for the workshop participants from the report jointly released by ADB and ILO entitled “Tackling the COVID-19 Youth Employment Crisis in Asia and the Pacific”.

The Economic Impact of International Commercial Arbitration

17 March 2021
Prof. Dr. Jordi Paniagua, professor of economics at the University of Valencia, highlighted the positive economic impacts of international commercial arbitration. He first showed graphs illustrating the trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide and in the South Pacific in terms of capital…