ADBI Dean Urges Unity for Reigniting the 2030 Agenda
ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe urged the world leaders to unite and take strategic concerted actions for rebooting the 2030 Agenda which stands in crisis during an event co-hosted by chairs of Think7 Japan and Think 20 India, the G7 and G20 thinktank engagement groups, and the Rockefeller Foundation in New York on 21 September. Held on the heels of the SDG 2023 Summit, the event convened leaders from thinktanks, international finance institutions, and philanthropies from across geopolitical and economic spheres who underscored the need for urgent system transformations. They also explored keys to mobilizing capital and developing capacity crucial to accelerate the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals. The T7-T20 Chair joint proposal was further detailed in a Nikkei Asia op-ed published prior to the convening.
New Book Details Accountability Mechanisms to Deliver Inclusive Sanitation Service in Asia
A new ADBI book spotlights imperatives for improving public services in Asia and the Pacific and meeting the access needs of nearly half of the world's population to safe sanitation services. Accountability Mechanisms for Inclusive City-Level Public Services in Asia examines regional and global experiences to better understand accountability mechanisms for effective service delivery. The book describes performance assessment and budget briefs as keys to enhancing service transparency and accountability and explains how amplified systems can benefit policy makers and citizens alike. The discussions also include the complexities of engaging community-based organizations, which require system innovation and vertical and social mechanism accountability for expanding quality sanitation services.
ADBI-ADB-Yokohama City Promote Sustainable Solid Waste Management Practices and Transition to Circularity
Policy makers, private operators, and experts from 12 Asian countries examined ways to strengthen solid waste management (SWM) practices and accelerate the transition to a circular economy during a workshop on 5-8 September. Drawing on Japanese and global experiences, they assessed regulatory frameworks across different sectors to develop city action plans that address SWM more effectively and promote resource efficiency and the transition to circularity. Participants also visited SWM facilities in Yokohama and Tokyo to learn about their operations and applications of innovative technologies and practices.
New Book Navigates Equal Vaccine Distribution for Enhancing Resilience in Asia
A new ADBI book underscores the need for reforming vaccine production and delivery systems to enable affordable and equitable distribution in developing Asia. From Lab to Jab: Improving Asia and the Pacific’s Readiness to Produce and Deliver Vaccines urges recognizing vaccines as a global public good and enhancing policy innovationfor strengthening health systems. The book examines the entire vaccine value chain “from lab to jab” to identify the systemic failures highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussions underlines the importance of coordinated approaches to financing, procurement, capacity building, needs assessment, and technology transfer in preparation for future pandemics.
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Accountability Mechanisms for Inclusive City-Level Public Services in Asia
Accountability mechanisms are crucial in addressing the urgent challenge of providing safe sanitation access to nearly half of the world's population.
From Lab to Jab: Improving Asia and the Pacific’s Readiness to Produce and Deliver Vaccines
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the complexities and challenges associated with the development, production, and distribution of vaccines and the consequent risks and vulnerabilities.
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New Book Details Accountability Mechanisms to Deliver Inclusive Sanitation Service in Asia
The book spotlights imperatives for improving public services in Asia and the Pacific and meeting the access needs of nearly half of the world's population to safe sanitation services, drawing on regional and global experiences to better understand…
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Accountability Mechanisms for Inclusive City-Level Public Services in Asia
This book stresses the critical role of performance assessment in enhancing transparency and accountability in sanitation service delivery and compiles insights from a global perspective.
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Accountability mechanisms are crucial in addressing the urgent challenge of providing safe sanitation access to nearly half of the world's population.
Accountability Mechanisms for Inclusive City-Level Public Services in Asia
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New Book Navigates Equal Vaccine Distribution for Enhancing Resilience in Asia
The book underscores the need for reforming vaccine production and delivery systems to enable affordable and equitable distribution in developing Asia.
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This book describes the spillover impacts of quality infrastructure projects as a financing breakthrough for accelerating growth and poverty reduction in developing Asia.
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From Lab to Jab: Improving Asia and the Pacific's Readiness to Produce and Deliver Vaccines
This book calls for vaccines to be viewed as a global public good and underscores the need for collective measures to ensure affordable and equitable access to vaccines in preparation for future pandemics.
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The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the complexities and challenges associated with the development, production, and distribution of vaccines and the consequent risks and vulnerabilities.
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