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30 June 2021
Chlorination has been used as a method of disinfecting drinking water for over 100 years and remains one of the most widely used technologies throughout the world. There are a wide range of considerations for water system operators to ensure that chlorination is both safe and effective.
The ‘…
Organizer: Pacific Department
29 to 30 June 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound implications for the availability and affordability of insurance coverage across various lines of business and the adequacy of retirement savings. At the same time, insurance and retirement savings markets continue to be affected by catastrophe risks,…
Organizer: ADBI
29 June to 2 July 2021
Korean cities have made remarkable progress in the last 60 years. Rapid economic growth during the industrialization in the 1960s–1970s raised living standards considerably, and it also saw the emergence of urban development challenges over the decades as new development gains are achieved. Seoul…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
28 June 2021
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-19…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department
28 to 30 June 2021
In consideration of ADB’s relevant investments in the next three to five years, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) experts and other partners shared the guidance they have developed on sustainable livestock and analysis on the sector's…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office
28 June 2021
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and with the participation of the World Vegetable Centre, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, private sector, and academia discussed concrete solutions and actions to…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
26 June 2021
ADB, in cooperation with Ignite Cambodia, hosted the Ignite Talks under the theme “Women in Leadership: The Journey of Becoming.” The event featured prominent female leaders and entrepreneurs including ADB Country Director for Cambodia Ms. Sunniya Durrani-Jamal who encouraged more women to take…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
25 June 2021
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-19…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department
25 June 2021
Guarantee insurance schemes and products such as surety bonds have reduced credit risk embedded in businesses of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and have helped expand SMEs' participation in economic activities.
This webinar shared lessons from ROK's experience in guaranteeing insurance…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office
23 June 2021
Over the years, digital technologies have developed at an incessant pace and now play a prominent role in modern life activities. In response to this, development, academic, and private institutions have started developing methods to measure digitalization. ADB’s Statistics and Data Innovations…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department