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Introduction to E-Mobility

20 September 2023
This webinar provides an overview of the fundamentals of electric vehicles, including batteries and charging through the lens of light electric mobility. It explains the rationale for electrification and introduces some of the big questions and unresolved challenges facing the transport sector on…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

DigitalxADB: Driving Digital Development across Asia and the Pacific 2023

19 to 21 September 2023
Digital x ADB is co-organized by the Digital Technology for Development Division of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department and the Information Technology Department. The event is held every two years for ADB’s staff members, consultants, contractors,and partners to learn about…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Climate-Resilient Transport Workshop

5 to 7 September 2023
VENUE: ADB Headquarters, Manila ADB is prioritizing climate and disaster resilience and low-carbon development in response to the growing threats facing Asia and the Pacific. This includes ambition to deliver $100 billion in cumulative climate financing to developing member countries (DMCs) by…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Book Launch Webinar: Infrastructure Spillover Impacts in Developing Asia

31 August 2023
Quality infrastructure development could give developing Asia a critical boost by enhancing growth and eradicating poverty, especially during the time of economic crisis. However, the growing demand for public funds for health, education, and social welfare programs diminishes the allocation of…
Organizer: ADBI

Journal Special Issue Launch: Rural and Agricultural Development in the Digital Age

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

Journal Special Issue Launch Webinar: Farmers’ Organizations and Sustainable Development

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

Virtual Conference on Linking Farmers to Markets: Barriers, Solutions, and Policy Options

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

Smart Cities and Circular Economy: How Citizens Recycle and Reuse to Save the Planet (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 16)

22 June 2023
The amount of plastic waste in South Korea has been increasing rapidly during the coronavirus pandemic, and the problem is becoming serious. To solve this problem, it is important for civil society to properly separate and collect used disposable waste and turn it into resources and to use…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Southeast Asia’s Aviation Sector: Post-Pandemic Strategies and the Implications of a Rapid Recovery

15 to 16 June 2023
A new study, Southeast Asia’s Aviation Sector: Post-Pandemic Strategies and the Implications of a Rapid Recovery, projected the region's aviation sector could be 90% recovered by the end of 2023 and that the outlook is generally bright. However, the study said the last leg of the recovery or the…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Transport Sector Office

Project Tridecagon – Technology to Link Financial Markets in ASEAN+3

15 June 2023
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchains could be used to better connect ASEAN+3 central banks and central securities depository systems—an approach demonstrated by Project Tridecagon. A group of experts discussed the results of this proof-of-concept project, weighing the suitability,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department