Civil Society Program, 57th ADB Annual Meeting
02 May 2024 to 05 May 2024
Georgia
The Civil Society Program (CSP) will be one of the programs during the 57th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors. CSP is a venue for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) dialogue with ADB and its developing member countries on key development topics, consistent with its Strategy 2030 seven operational priorities.
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Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 May 2024 | Meeting between Civil Society Organizations and ADB Senior Management | Masatsugu Asakawa, President and Chairperson of the Board of Directors, ADB | |
| 03 May 2024 | Meeting between Civil Society Organizations and ADB Senior Management | Nianshan Zhang, Head, Office of Safeguards, ADB | |
| 03 May 2024 | Meeting between Civil Society Organizations and ADB Senior Management | Haidy Ear-Dupuy, Head, NGO & Civil Society Center, ADB | |
| 03 May 2024 | Just Energy Transition: Asserting Rights, Remedial Action, and Redress | David Chipashvili, Executive Director, Green Alternative, Georgia | |
| 03 May 2024 | Just Energy Transition: Asserting Rights, Remedial Action, and Redress | Avril de Torres, Deputy Director, Center for Energy, Ecology and Development, Philippines | |
| 03 May 2024 | Just Energy Transition: Asserting Rights, Remedial Action, and Redress | Jaybee Garganera, National Coordinator, Alyansa Tigil Mina, Philippines | |
| 03 May 2024 | Just Energy Transition: Asserting Rights, Remedial Action, and Redress | Titi Soentoro, Executive Director, Aksi! Indonesia | |
| 03 May 2024 | Just Energy Transition: Asserting Rights, Remedial Action, and Redress | Vidya Dinker, International Committee Member, NGO Forum on ADB | |
| 03 May 2024 | Just Energy Transition: Asserting Rights, Remedial Action, and Redress | Priyantha Wijayatunga, Senior Director, Energy, ADB | |
| 03 May 2024 | Scaling Up Climate Change Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions for Vulnerable Communities in Landscapes | Aart Mulder, Dutch Fund for Climate and Development Fund Manager, FMO-Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, Netherlands | |
| 03 May 2024 | Scaling Up Climate Change Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions for Vulnerable Communities in Landscapes | Aaron Vermeulen, Finance Practice Leader, WWF-Netherlands | |
| 03 May 2024 | Scaling Up Climate Change Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions for Vulnerable Communities in Landscapes | Yoko Watanabe, Director, Environment, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Division, ADB | |
| 03 May 2024 | Scaling Up Climate Change Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions for Vulnerable Communities in Landscapes | Vince Michael Docta, ADB-WWF Partnership Liaison, WWF-International | |
| 03 May 2024 | Protecting People and Planet: Will ADB’s New Environmental and Social Framework Live Up to Its Promises? | Rayyan Hassan, Executive Director, NGO Forum on ADB | |
| 03 May 2024 | Protecting People and Planet: Will ADB’s New Environmental and Social Framework Live Up to Its Promises? | Hasan Mehedi, Chief Executive Officer, Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN), Bangladesh | |
| 03 May 2024 | Protecting People and Planet: Will ADB’s New Environmental and Social Framework Live Up to Its Promises? | Annabel Perreras, Safeguards Advocacy Coordinator, NGO Forum on ADB | |
| 03 May 2024 | Protecting People and Planet: Will ADB’s New Environmental and Social Framework Live Up to Its Promises? | Dewy Puspa, Program Coordinator, Solidaritas Perempuan, Indonesia | |
| 03 May 2024 | Protecting People and Planet: Will ADB’s New Environmental and Social Framework Live Up to Its Promises? | Chantale Wong, Executive Director Representing the United States, ADB | |
| 03 May 2024 | Protecting People and Planet: Will ADB’s New Environmental and Social Framework Live Up to Its Promises? | Jiten Yumnam, Advocacy Coordinator, Center for Research and Advocacy Manipur, India |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 May 2024 | Climate and Accountability: A Future ADB Accountability Mechanism? | Julio Castor Achmadi, Communities Associate, Accountability Counsel | |
| 04 May 2024 | Climate and Accountability: A Future ADB Accountability Mechanism? | Donald Bobiash, Executive Director for Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden, ADB | |
| 04 May 2024 | Climate and Accountability: A Future ADB Accountability Mechanism? | Elisea Gozun, Chair, Compliance Review Panel, ADB | |
| 04 May 2024 | Climate and Accountability: A Future ADB Accountability Mechanism? | Nianshan Zhang, Head, Office of Safeguards, ADB | |
| 04 May 2024 | Climate and Accountability: A Future ADB Accountability Mechanism? | Imrana Jalal, Special Project Facilitator, ADB | |
| 04 May 2024 | Navigating Interconnected Challenges: Climate, Conflict, and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific | Emily Dwyer, Director, Edge Effect, Australia | |
| 04 May 2024 | Navigating Interconnected Challenges: Climate, Conflict, and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific | Ana Maria Locsin, Executive Director, Plan International Pilipinas | |
| 04 May 2024 | Navigating Interconnected Challenges: Climate, Conflict, and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific | Anthony Ware, Associate Professor, International and Community Development, Deakin University, Australia | |
| 04 May 2024 | Navigating Interconnected Challenges: Climate, Conflict, and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific | Benjamin Graham, Director, Fragility, and Engagement Division, ADB | |
| 04 May 2024 | Navigating Interconnected Challenges: Climate, Conflict, and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific | Alanna Inserra, Senior Social Development Specialist, Plan International (seconded to the ADB NGOC) |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May 2024 | Nothing About Us Without Us: Asian Youth's Call for Inclusive and Intersectional Approach to Climate Action | Yuvraj Lama, General Secretary, National Indigenous Disabled Youth Association, Nepal | |
| 05 May 2024 | Nothing About Us Without Us: Asian Youth's Call for Inclusive and Intersectional Approach to Climate Action | Sarah Sunny, Lawyer, Javed Abidi Foundation, India | |
| 05 May 2024 | Nothing About Us Without Us: Asian Youth's Call for Inclusive and Intersectional Approach to Climate Action | Bruno Carrasco, Director General, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADB | |
| 05 May 2024 | Nothing About Us Without Us: Asian Youth's Call for Inclusive and Intersectional Approach to Climate Action | Shameer Rishad, Ambassador, Asia Pacific Youth Exchange, India | |
| 05 May 2024 | Dialogue Between ADB's Independent Evaluation Department and Civil Society Organizations | Emmanuel Jimenez, Director General, Independent Evaluation Department, ADB |