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:

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.

dData

This presentation showcased dData, the winning team of the Nowcasting the Economic Impact of COVID-19 Challenge.