Spotlight Blue Skies Jakarta: Dissemination Webinar on Meta Study Insights and Financing Pathways 26 February 2026 Air quality in the Greater Jakarta area remains a significant public health and environmental challenge, with particulate matter (PM) 2.5 levels consistently exceeding national and WHO standards.… Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Financing 10 December 2025 As part of the 2025 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day campaign, ADB organized the webinar, partnering with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), openIMIS, and Amref… 2025 International Procurement Workshop 26 to 27 November 2025 The International Procurement Workshop, jointly organized by ADB and the Public Procurement Service of Korea (PPS), was held on 26-27 November 2025 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The workshop… Environment and Nature Learning Week 2025 7 to 8 October 2025 Philippines The Asia and the Pacific is facing the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change that require integrated solutions. As a flagship activity under the Environment… Gender-Responsive Climate Action Training 2 October 2025 This training responded to ADB's commitments under the Climate Change Action Plan 2023-2030 and Strategy 2030, which prioritize gender equality and climate action. Recognizing the disproportionate… Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Partnership Forum 2026 24 to 25 February 2026 Thailand The Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) supports countries and communities in the Asia and Pacific region to scale up investments in climate adaptation that explicitly target the nexus… Building Climate Resilience Through Social Protection 10 to 12 November 2025 Philippines As climate-related risks escalate across Asia and the Pacific, the need to equip vulnerable communities with tools for resilience is more urgent than ever. Social protection (SP) systems -when… Scaling What Works: Private Sector Development as Catalyst for Growth in Southeast Asia 18 November 2025 Mobilizing private sector capital was essential to narrowing the multitrillion-dollar financing gap for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific—a gap that public funds alone could not fill… CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions 12 November 2025 Philippines At the “CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions” webinar on 12 November, civil society representatives highlighted innovative strategies for how civil society… PreviousNext Major Events ADB at UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (ADB@COP30)10 to 21 November 2025 The Government of Brazil hosted the 30th UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Pará, in the heart of the Amazon. The meeting comprised the thirtieth session of the Conference of the… International Anticorruption Day 2025 - Embedding a Culture of Integrity: Lessons from Local Government and Procurement11 December 2025 ADB's International Anticorruption Day (IAD) celebration concluded on 11 December 2025. This year’s commemoration focused on “Embedding a Culture of Integrity: Lessons from Local Governments… Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility Roundtable Meeting22 October 2025 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted a consultative meeting on the proposed Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility (CWFPF), an operational platform that will support sovereign… Civil Society Partnership Days: Papua New Guinea21 to 22 October 2025 The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Civil Society Partnership Days brought together the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Government of Papua New Guinea, and civil society organizations… Environmental Safeguard Conference and Environmental and Social Framework Orientation Workshop for Central and West Asia, and East Asia Regions 29 September to 2 October 2025 ADB hosted the Environmental Safeguard Conference and Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) Orientation Workshop for Central and West Asia, and East Asia Regions on 29 September – 2 October 2025… Recent Events Asian Development Bank’s Business Opportunities Seminar in Brussels, Belgium (European Roadshow 2026)30 March 2026 hub.brussels, in collaboration with the Treasury of the FPS Finance, AWEX and FIT, is pleased to welcome the Asian Development Bank Roadshow in Brussels on 30 March. This seminar is part of the… SECURE Webinar 28: Resilient Border Areas: Climate and Health Lessons from Laos and Cambodia26 March 2026 Climate change in the Lao PDR has affected multiple domains, including health and migration. Intensified floods, droughts, and extreme weather had damaged infrastructure, reduced livelihoods, and… It is About Time: Measurement, Challenges, and Policies for Asia26 March 2026 Time, though universal, is distributed unevenly. Time-use surveys show how people allocate hours among paid work, care, learning, leisure, and self-care, revealing gaps in productivity and… CSO Conversations: CSO-led Solutions for Addressing Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence26 March 2026 Overview At the webinar CSO-led Solutions for Addressing Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence held on 26 March, speakers from Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Philippines shared how civil society… Asian Development Bank’s Business Opportunities Seminar in Madrid, Spain (European Roadshow 2026)26 March 2026 ICEX – Trade and Investment will take part in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Business Opportunities Seminar – European Roadshow to be held in March 2026. Organized in close coordination with ADB,…