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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has created a $1.7 million worth of technical assistance facility to help in the recovery of the tourism sector of Asean countries from the pandemic. The Southeast Asia (SEA) Sustainable Tourism Facility aims to boost inclusive, sustainable development in the sector, and help local tourism…

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Nordic Talk moderator Katja Iversen shown here with Natasha Wang Mwansa, Emi Mahmoud, Dr Natalia Kanem and Flemming Møller Mortensen during a recent Nordic Talks webinar. Credit: Shuprova Tasneem DHAKA and NEW YORK, Jun 4 2021 (IPS) - Every two minutes, a girl or woman dies from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications, including unsafe abortions. Every year, around 12 million girls are married while in their childhoods. An additional 10 million are now at risk of child marriage due to t...

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ADB Ventures Announces its First Investments News Release | 17 March 2021 MANILA, PHILIPPINES (17 March 2021) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) new venture arm, ADB Ventures, has announced its first investments. ADB Ventures invests in early-stage technology companies globally that address urgent development challenges in emerging Asia and the Pacific. Euler Motors Pvt. Ltd., based in India, is an electric vehicle manufacturer and fleet operator focused on last-mile commercial logistics...

ADB Ventures Announces Its First Two Investments News provided by Share this article MANILA, Philippines, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  The Asian Development Banks (ADB) new venture arm, ADB Ventures, has announced its first two investments. ADB Ventures invests in early-stage technology companies globally that address urgent development challenges in emerging Asia and the Pacific. Euler Motors Pvt. Ltd., based in India, is an electric vehicle manufacturer and fleet operator focused on l...

Tropical Cyclone Eloise hits Mozambique Format Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall early morning on 23 January near Mozambiques city of Beira, causing widespread damage and flooding on a long swathe of coastline and impacting an area still recovering from Cyclone Idai. Neighbouring southern African nations are also being hit by torrential rainfall and flooding from Eloise, which weakened to a tropical storm after landfall. Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall at Category 1 strength, with win...

It will bring hurricane-force winds, heavy rainfall and the risk of coastal flooding, with widespread humanitarian impacts, and underlines once again the importance of WMO’s efforts to strengthen early warnings and build resilience, especially in vulnerable countries on the frontline of climate change. Eloise impacted Madagascar before crossing the Mozambican Channel, killing at least one person and causing damage. It is forecast that Eloise will make landfall near the city of Beira, between ...

Date Time Tropical Cyclone Eloise threatens Mozambique Tropical Cyclone Eloise is intensifying and is expected to make landfall at 0300 UTC on 23 January in Mozambique, as the equivalent of a category 2 strength on the Saffir Simpson scale. It will bring hurricane-force winds, heavy rainfall and the risk of coastal flooding, with widespread humanitarian impacts, and underlines once again the importance of WMO’s efforts to strengthen early warnings and build resilience, especially in vulnerabl...