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22 to 24 November 2023
Eco-compensation is a policy mechanism which aims to mitigate the negative environmental impacts of human activities by implementing measures to offset or compensate for ecological damage caused by those activities. Examples of eco-compensation include fiscal transfer, regional cooperation and…
Organizer: East Asia Department
21 November 2023
This knowledge-sharing series, jointly organized by the ADB Urban Resilience Trust Fund (URTF) and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), fosters strategic dialogue among international, national, regional, and city-level decision-makers and stakeholders to advance urban…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
18 October 2023
Effective handwashing isn't possible without flowing water. While many water utilities do not consider being in the business of hand hygiene, they are uniquely placed to provide the infrastructure support and water services needed to practice good handwashing behaviors. On Global Handwashing Day…
Organizer: Pacific Department
26 to 28 September 2023
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
WELCOME TO THE ASIA-PACIFIC SOCIAL PROTECTION WEEK 2023!
The Asia-Pacific Social Protection Week 2023: Social Protection in a Changing World, hosted by ADB’s Human and Social Development Sector Office, brought together in-person at ADB Headquarters more than…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
24 August 2023
At the beginning of 2022, Asia and the world seemed poised for an economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic began to recede. Unfortunately, additional shocks unsettled the nascent recovery, hindering the progress that had been underway. Cost of living pressures rose as prices of energy and food…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
18 August 2023
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from a new special issue of the journal Review of Development Economics on rural and agricultural development in the digital age, edited by Wanglin Ma, Andy McKay, Dil Rahut, and Tetsushi Sonobe.
Papers in this special issue investigated the impacts of the…
Organizer: ADBI
18 August 2023
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from a new special issue of the journal Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics on farmers’ organizations and sustainable development, coedited by Wanglin Ma, Marco Marini and ADBI’s Dil Rahut.
Papers in this special issue examined how farmers’…
Organizer: ADBI
16 to 18 August 2023
Better access to domestic and international markets allows rural farmers to sell their products at higher prices, motivating them to increase the quantity, quality, and diversity of the goods they produce and sell more. Reliable market access is also beneficial to regional income growth, food…
Organizer: ADBI
5 July 2023
In the Pacific, rural WASH is often managed at a community level by Village Water Committees, local government or similar. Water utilities are supporting rural WASH to varying degrees across the region, reflecting the global trend of increasing utility engagement in rural water services.…
Organizer: Pacific Department
3 July 2023
Location: Kerry Hotel, Beijing.
Date: July 3, 2023 (Monday), 09:00-17:10 (Beijing time)
Meeting ID: 960 0014 1764
Passcode: YREC230703
Objectives of the Bejing onsite hybrid seminar (1 day)
Introduce the project implementation;
Final report (draft comments) presentation and…
Organizer: East Asia Department