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The Role of the Insurance Industry Enabling Resilient Infrastructure

9 September 2021
This presentation outlined the three roles the insurance industry plays with respect to infrastructure.

Reflections on Accessing Affordable Insurance in the Pacific

9 September 2021
This presentation highlighted the increasing challenge of securing adequate insurance cover for infrastructure projects.

Urban Sector - Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

26 August 2021
This presentation gives an overview of ongoing and upcoming ADB business opportunities relevant to the urban sector with focus on CCDRM.

Resilience to Floods (rather than resistance to floods)

24 August 2021
This presentation shared the importance of building resilience to floods, rather than resisting floods. This requires flood risk management infrastructure, including nature-based solutions, and providing room for the river.

AASCTF Baguio City Gender and Inclusion Study

23 August 2021
The Baguio City Gender and Inclusion Study Report is the first deliverable in the project “PHI: Gender Transformative Approach for Strengthened Development, Application, and Replication of the Baguio City Smart Flood Early Warning”. The project involves a collaboration between Ramboll and Practical…

Webinar Video: Climate Change

16 August 2021
From Nepal to the Marshall Islands, hundreds of thousands of young volunteers have taken to streets ringing alarm bells around the climate change crisis and are participating in global campaigns like ‘Fridays for Future’ and ‘Climate Action Now’. While the protests showcase youth’s frustration in…

COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department

12 August 2021
Hisaka Kimura highlighted resilient water and sanitation during recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department

Sponge Cities in the People’s Republic of China - Evolution of ADB Support

15 July 2021
This presentation gives an overview of sponge cities and measures for green infrastructure and nature-based solutions as well as other benefits of sponge city projects.

Green Roads for Water

15 July 2021
In this presentation, the speaker gave insights on Bangladesh’ infrastructure projects and recommended best practices for road water management for coastal and lowland areas.

Experience and lessons learned in Nature-based Solutions in Tacloban-Palo

15 July 2021
Wetlands International shared their experience and lessons learned on their Coastal Protection Strategy in Tacloban and Palo, Leyte, Philippines.