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11 June 2020
Part 2 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
At current rates of progress, universal access to safely managed sanitation – the aim of the Sustainable Development Goal 6 – won’t be achieved until 2030. WaterAid’s urban sanitation work, through policy and programming, aims…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office
11 June 2020
Authorities across the globe are confronting the staggering economic costs of COVID-19. Join us in a candid discussion of Asia’s response to the pandemic, as our expert panel weighs the policy measures taken so far and considers how best to position the region for recovery.
During the webinar,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
9 June 2020
Part 1 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
For the first session of the series, WaterAid shared their response to COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific, specifically in the eight countries they work in: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office
9 to 23 June 2020
Handwashing with soap and proper hygiene are the first lines of defense against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ADB, together with world leaders and heads of international organizations, in a joint statement, recognize that water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services must be…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office
8 June 2020
(Part of ADB's Nature Month 2020 activities)
This session, organized on the occasion of World Oceans Day 2020, provides updates on ADB's Action Plan for Healthy Oceans programmatic work, including program pipelines, targets, and flagship programs. It also discussed ocean finance activities,…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
5 June 2020
This webinar featured Satish V. Ukkusuri of Purdue University who discussed how mobility data can be used to understand how cities can recover after major shocks, such as natural disasters and pandemics. Ukkusuri focused on the role of mobile phone and social media data to understand the recovery…
Organizer: ADBI
4 June 2020 to 31 July 2021
Asian Impact is a webinar series that showcases ADB’s research work and informs debate on critical policy issues in Asia. ADB experts, noted academics, frontline policymakers, and others will provide their insights through engaging panel discussions and stimulating research seminars. Join us for…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
4 June 2020
This webinar featured a high-level panel of experts and discussed how COVID-19 is disrupting global supply chains for medical equipment, pinpoint weaknesses in supply chain management, explore solutions for businesses, and suggest how governments and international agencies can help. It also gave…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
3 June 2020
Women are agents of change for resilient development. However, substantial gaps remain in building women’s capacity. In this webinar, Zonibel Woods and Arghya Sinha Roy shared key findings of a recent publication that calls for women-focused investments in resilience to meet the gender and climate…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
3 June 2020
Under a One ADB approach, the Water and Health Sector Groups (led by the Water and Health Advisory Team), and the Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD) convened experts from the health, wastewater, and water supply industries and discussed the implications of the…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department