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Virtual Workshop on Building Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific Amid New Challenges

13 September 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the agricultural sector hard, particularly production and supply chains spanning smallholder farms to agriculture processing to exporters. Many countries have also imposed food export restrictions to protect domestic interests, leading to greater global food…
Organizer: ADBI

COVID-19 and Transport Policy in Developing Asian Countries and “Frontiers in High-Speed Rail Development” Book Launch (14th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies)

12 to 14 September 2021
ADBI, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank, World Conference of Transport Research Society (WCTRS), Chubu University, and Eastern Asia Society of Transport Studies (EASTS), held two sessions during the 14th International Conference of EASTS. Session 1: COVID-19 and Transport Policy in…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI Annual Forum on Expanding Women’s Participation in the Asian Economy: Securing Livelihoods for an Inclusive Recovery

25 August 2021
A growing body of evidence indicates that women have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and greater policy action is needed to address their economic recovery needs in areas like small business aid, job creation and protection, access to finance, technology, and skills…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Policy Dialogue on Rethinking the Role of Cities and Urban Function

24 August 2021
COVID-19 has reinforced the need for healthy, livable, and resilient cities, highlighting the relationship between health, space, and infrastructure. With many cities under lockdown, public transport disrupted, health-care services running overcapacity, and infections skyrocketing, it is critical…
Organizer: ADBI

How Smaller Firms in Indonesia Survive One Year into the Pandemic

19 August 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about forced changes in people’s lives and work styles as fit to contactless societies under the “new normal.” One year after the outbreak in 2020, how could Indonesia’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) survive and change their business models in…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Peter Fowler on IP Protection and Enforcement for Trade, Competition, and Innovation in Asia and the Pacific

17 August 2021
This ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar presented United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Senior Counsel Peter Fowler, who discussed the increasing importance of intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement in Asia and the Pacific given rising e-commerce and digital trade, competition…
Organizer: ADBI

Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium 2021

12 to 27 August 2021
The 2nd Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium (APYS) is a platform for intergenerational dialogue that convenes governments, young leaders, and other stakeholders to discuss major and emerging issues in the region. It aims to facilitate intergenerational dialogues on Meaningful Youth Engagement (…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Shaping a Better Employment Landscape for People with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific

11 August 2021
The second webinar in the series 'Digital Technologies and Quality Jobs – Lessons Learnt and New Horizons' focused on the topic of disabilities and labor market inclusion. The virtual event, “Shaping a Better Employment Landscape for People with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific” was hosted in…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Promoting Social Bonds for Impact Investments in Asia

4 August 2021
Social bond markets have grown rapidly amid the pandemic. This webinar discussed the potential social impacts of social bonds in tackling developing Asia’s most urgent social issues, in both the short and long term. The findings aimed to help maximize the impact of the social bond market for…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Digitizing trade in the new normal

3 August 2021
The 16th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Digitizing trade in the new normal” discussed benefits of trade digitization and sustaining supply chains in the new normal. Over 100 government officials from Southeast Asia and the People’s Republic of China participated…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department