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Overview of ADB Strategy 2030 and Operational Priority 4 & Business Opportunities in the Urban Sector

28 July 2020
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's Operational Priority 4: Livable Cities and business opportunities in the urban sector.

High Speed Rail and Spatial Scenarios for Europe 2050

26 June 2020
This presentation illustrated the likely impacts of high-speed rail projects on spatial development in Europe based on the ESPON project ET2050 (Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe) conducted in 2011-2014. The objective of the ESPON project was to develop a vision of the spatial structure…

HSR, Accessibility and Regional Economy in Japan

26 June 2020
This presentation illustrated the regional accessibility and economic impacts of high speed rail (HSR) development in Japan since its inception in 1964. Comparison of the case of Japanese HSR impacts were also made with that of European case presented in the main presentation of this webinar to…

Jumpstarting the community-led project in Yangon

26 June 2020

Introduction to air quality monitoring instruments

19 June 2020

Geospatial tools for biodiversity and ecosystem assessment

18 June 2020

Strengthening Urban Resilience: Integrating Inclusive Infrastructure, Energy, Climate and Health Systems

16 June 2020
In our response strategies to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are effectively undertaking a massive experiment where we disrupt our entire economy and how we work and live within it. This has implications for our health and infrastructure, as well as gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) linkages.…

WCTRS COVID-19 Task Force: Aims, Action Plans, and Preliminary Recommendations

12 June 2020
The World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) established a Task Force to investigate the impacts of COVID-19 and support emergent policy decisions on ways to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This Task Force also aim to maintain supply chains for the survival of industries and…

Impacts of COVID-19 on Transport Sector and Measures Agaisnt Public Health Threats: Policymaking Based on PASS Approach

12 June 2020
Considering the various uncertainties about COVID-19 and its impacts (especially long-term impacts), the presentation showed the findings of a study carried out by the WCTRS COVID-19 Task Force. A world-wide questionnaire survey of experts in the field of transportation and other relevant fields is…

City-wide inclusive sanitation: WaterAid’s experience

11 June 2020
This presentation provided an overview of WaterAid’s approach, including (i) WaterAid’s framing of citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS); (ii) town-wide modeling: the experience in Sakhipur, Bangladesh; (iii) research and influencing to address the working conditions of sanitation workers (global…