Opening Remarks: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery Read more about Opening Remarks: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery Masatsuga Asakawa, President of Asian Development Bank, delivered the opening remarks expressing commitment to ensuring that gender equality is at the heart of ADB’s response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. He discussed how ADB’s support directly addressed one of the pandemic’s devastating consequences—the increased rates of gender-based violence. He mentioned that ADB has worked with its DMCs to provide resources for gender-based violence support programs.
ADB-UN Women Webinar: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery Read more about ADB-UN Women Webinar: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery
Health Ministers Meeting on Universal Health Coverage on Asia and the Pacific Read more about Health Ministers Meeting on Universal Health Coverage on Asia and the Pacific Presentation slides of Bambang Susantono, ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, at the Health Ministers Meeting on Universal Health Coverage on Asia and the Pacific.
Clean Air for Livable Cities Knowledge Series: September – November 2020 Read more about Clean Air for Livable Cities Knowledge Series: September – November 2020 In celebration of the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies the Asian Development Bank is pleased to launch a six-part knowledge series on Clean Air for Livable Cities. In the knowledge series, experts from international organizations, research institutes, Governments and civil societies will come together to share global and regional insights on addressing air pollution. In particular, the knowledge series will:
Transport in Developing Asia’s New Normal Read more about Transport in Developing Asia’s New Normal ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Bambang Susantono, discussed different trends for transport during COVID 19 pandemic and how ADB can address these transport challenges while adapting to the "new normal."
AASCTF Digital Solutions Brief: Big Data for COVID-19 Tracking Read more about AASCTF Digital Solutions Brief: Big Data for COVID-19 Tracking This 2-page document discusses how digital solutions such as big data analytics have proven to be critical tools in analyzing spread patterns of COVID-19 in cities, with specific use cases in Indonesia and Australia.
Building Asia and the Pacific Back Better Read more about Building Asia and the Pacific Back Better This presentation discussed ADB's alignment with HELP principles for water disaster risk reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a few examples of how ADB responded to the needs of member countries during the pandemic.
International Online Conference to Address Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) under the COVID-19 Pandemic Read more about International Online Conference to Address Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) under the COVID-19 Pandemic As the world experiences the COVID-19 crisis, water-related disasters remain as imminent now as before COVID-19. People worldwide have been affected, and thousands of people have lost their lives due to water-related disasters, which are increasingly frequent. In light of the current pandemic situation, and complications among disaster risk reduction (DRR) emergency responses and the COVID-19 health care responses exacerbate the challenges. They could magnify negative impacts in certain countries and cities.
Suki Plus Read more about Suki Plus This presentation showcased Suki Plus, the winning team of the Digital Technology to Increase Credit Access to MSMEs Challenge.
Digital Technology to Increase Credit Access to MSMEs Challenge Read more about Digital Technology to Increase Credit Access to MSMEs Challenge This presentation gives a brief overview of the Digital Technology to Increase Credit Access to MSMEs Challenge under the #DigitalAgainstCOVID-19 Hackathon.