2026 Resilience Learning Month
16 April to 19 May 2026

The Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD), in partnership with the Learning and Development Unit of the Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department (BPMSD), organized a series of virtual and in-person learning events for the 2026 Resilience Learning Month.

This capacity development course serves as the flagship training program on climate change and disaster risk management, exclusively designed for ADB staff. The program combines introductory to intermediate-level modules on a variety of climate change and disaster risk management topics to support ADB’s integrated approach to tackling climate change and building climate and disaster resilience.

 

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
16 April-15 May 2026 Resilience Learning Month 2026 Capacity Development Course
This year’s program covered seven major topics: low-carbon transition, carbon pricing and carbon finance, climate and disaster resilience, climate…
23 April 2026 Resilient Design for Dynamic Landscapes: Working with Nature to Build Infrastructure that Lasts
Shifting rivers, evolving floodplains, and glacier melt are transforming Himalayan landscapes and challenging contemporary approaches to…
28 April 2026 Turning Data into Action: How Risk Information Systems Improve Disaster Resilience and Investment Decisions
The session focused on the importance of reliable risk information for resilient infrastructure and disaster loss reduction, highlighting the role of…
5 May 2026 Climatic Extremes and Pastoral Vulnerability: The Impact of Dzud on Household Livestock in Mongolia
This seminar examined dzud—recurring severe winter disasters that cause large‑scale livestock losses and represent one of the most serious climate…
5 May 2026 From Risk to Resilience: Scaling Regional Investment through the HKH DRR Hub
The session explored how disasters in the Hindu Kush Himalayas are increasingly interconnected and cascading, and why multi‑hazard risk assessment…
7 May 2026 Exploring the Pacific’s Approach to Planned Relocation in the Context of Climate Change and Disasters
Pacific Island countries have been working together for over a decade to better understand and plan for climate mobility. Pacific Leaders endorsed…
19 May 2026 Financing Nature for Climate Action: A Framework for Impact and Scale
The session featured the new Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) taxonomy for nature finance, which offers a harmonized structure for identifying and…

Disclaimer

The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

Event Coordinator/s

  • Jesus Dominic Dizon
  • Marlene Vinluan

ADB Organizer/s

  • Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
  • Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Disaster Risk Management
  • Environment