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ADBI-JARTS-IIT Spotlight High-Speed Rail Quality Standard Keys
Experts examined ways to set and maintain high-speed railway (HSR) quality standards during an ADBI-Japan Railway Technical Service (JARTS)-Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) learning series session on 27 July. Drawing upon Asian and European experiences, they assessed developing country challenges in enhancing HSR vehicle performance and identified approaches for ensuring reliable and safe services. They also discussed technical, managerial, and human resources skills development to support domestic HSR vehicle manufacturing. View the webinar recording in English and Japanese.
ADBI-CAREC Institute Examine Central Asia’s Sustainable Development Research Outlook
Research and policy trends and prospects for Central Asia’s post-COVID-19 sustainable development was the focus of an ADBI-Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute roundtable on 27 July. ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe stressed the importance of greater think tank collaboration, a medium and long-term perspective, and leveraging digitalization to deliver timely evidence-based insights. Researchers went on to discuss new research on boosting investment, infrastructure development, and fiscal management in the region. View the webinar recording and presentations.
Researcher Explores Sanitation Incentives Policy Benefits
Raymond Guiteras of North Carolina State University explained how hygienic latrine subsidies could boost sanitation investment and growth in developing Asia during an ADBI-Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation webinar co-hosted with the Institute for Fiscal Studies on 16 July. He drew upon research gauging the impacts of sanitation incentives policy on hygiene, health, and social development in rural Bangladesh. He also assessed household and politicians’ responses to improvements in sanitation services and their delivery, underscoring the importance of follow-up measures to sustain their spillover benefits. View the webinar recording and presentation.
ADBI, UNESCAP Promote Post-COVID-19 Economic Resilience-SDG Alignment
Researchers assessed ways to align Asia’s post-COVID-19 economic resilience priorities with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during an ADBI-United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) webinar on 15 July. ADBI’s John Beirne highlighted policy approaches for managing climate-related risks to public debt sustainability and enabling investment in climate adaptation and mitigation. Drawing upon a recent socioeconomic impact survey, UNESCAP’s Sweta Saxena spotlighted keys to facilitating resilient, sustainable, and inclusive recovery in the region. View the webinar recording and presentations.
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- Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic need more than energy access to promote clean fuels
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- Unraveling the linkages between agriculture and climate change
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- ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Peter Fowler on IP Protection and Enforcement for Trade, Competition, and Innovation in Asia and the Pacific
- ADBI Virtual Workshop on Effective Greenhouse Gas Emission Control Policies
- ADBI-BI-APAEA Joint Workshop on Monetary Policy, Banking and Finance, and Central Banking
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Labor Migration in Asia: Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Post-Pandemic Future
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on economies, businesses, and workers, and in Asia and many other regions, migrant workers have been among the most affected.
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Developing Infrastructure in Central Asia: Impacts and Financing Mechanisms
Infrastructure development can give Central Asian economies an important boost for maintaining growth momentum, eradicating poverty, and addressing climate change.
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The world has made great strides in improving sanitation conditions in recent decades, but there are still several obstacles to achieving the sanitation-related Sustainable Development Goals.
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Improvement Plans
The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route plays an important role in facilitating international trade through its transportation infrastructure network systems.
Regional Economic Impacts of Trans-Caspian Infrastructure Improvement: Implications for the Post-COVID-19 Era
Analysis of sanitation, health, and education using country-level data suggests that sanitation improves child health, increases enrollment,and leads to higher girls’ participation in schools.
Impacts of Sanitation on Child Mortality and School Enrollment: A Country-Level Analysis
Meeting developing Asia and the Pacific’s demand for quality infrastructure and renewed urban environments that can support inclusive post-pandemic growth will require the steady but equitable acquisition of land.
15 Fairer Ways to Share Land for Better Infrastructure and Urban Renewal
REGISTRATION: New Zealand Infrastructure Commission Board Chair Alan Bollard on the Role of Infrastructure in COVID-19 Recovery
Registration is now open for an Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Featured Speaker Webinar presenting New Zealand Infrastructure Commission Board Chair Alan Bollard, who will examine the role of infrastructure in COVID-19 recovery in New Zealand...
Access to piped water could be a crucial determinant of differences in women’s socioeconomic outcomes between developed and developing economies.
Who Benefits from Piped Water in the House? Empirical Evidence from a Gendered Analysis in India
Corridor development must be well aligned with the overall economic policies and development plans of the countries involved.
Enhancing Connectivity and Trade Between Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Countries and the World: Benefits, Risks and Policy Implication
COVID-19 Impacts on Labor Migration in Asia
This infographic explores the COVID-19 crisis’s profound implications for labor migration trends and policy development in Asia, drawing upon the ADBI-OECD-ILO report COVID-19 Impacts on Labor Migration in Asia.
In many countries, particularly developing ones, onsite wastewater systems remain an important measure for sanitation management.
Institutional Frameworks for Onsite Sanitation Management Systems
Videos
- Global Solutions Summit 2021 Keynote Remarks by ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe
- ADBI E-Learning Course on Climate Change and Sovereign Risk
- Labor Migration in Asia: Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Post-Pandemic Future
- Developing Infrastructure in Central Asia: Impacts and Financing Mechanisms
- Enhancing SME Participation in Global Value Chains: Determinants, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations
- Spotlight on Japan’s “Johkasou” Sanitation System: A Model for Asia
Podcast
- New Zealand Commission Board Chair Assesses the Future of Infrastructure Development in Asia
- What do COVID-19 work behavior adaptations in the UK reveal about the future of public transport?
- How one of Asia’s most dirty fuel-reliant areas can transition to clean energy use
- What does the future hold for post-pandemic labor migration in Asia?
- ADBI’s Dean explains how infrastructure recoupling could deliver a more effective pandemic recovery
- A central bank governor talks strategy for harnessing financial digitalization for COVID-19 recovery
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