ADB Build Back Better Sector Dialogues 12 December 2024 to 31 March 2025 When a disaster occurs, timely support for recovery and reconstruction efforts is critical to minimize potential long-term setbacks to sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development. The ADB Build Back Better Sector Dialogues aim to share regional voices, stories, ideas, and lessons learned on enhancing climate and disaster resilience through effective and well-designed emergency assistance. The series will feature perspectives from ADB staff, global thought leaders, and local voices. This knowledge series centers on ADB’s new Build Back Better Sector Guides. ABOUT THE BUILD BACK BETTER SECTOR DIALOGUES Asia and the Pacific bears the largest share of the world’s disaster impacts, with 36% of worldwide natural hazard events occurring in Asian Development Bank (ADB) developing member countries (DMCs) from 2004 to 2023. The brunt of disaster impacts falls disproportionately upon poor and vulnerable populations and can generate long-term setbacks to sustainable economic development. The trend of increasing disaster losses across the region underscores the continued importance of investing in resilience as a central tenet of recovery and reconstruction. Transforming countries toward resilient long-term development pathways by building back better is critical to prepare for tomorrow’s challenges. The ADB Build Back Better Sector Dialogues aim to share regional voices, stories, ideas, and lessons learned on enhancing climate and disaster resilience through effective and well-designed emergency assistance. The series will feature perspectives from ADB staff, global thought leaders, and local voices. This knowledge series centers on ADB’s new “Build Back Better” sector guides. It launched in October 2024 as practical, solution-oriented resources to support its clients, partners, and staff to enhance the climate and disaster resilience of communities, infrastructure, and systems by building back better. The guides are based on principles, measures, and lessons learned from the international literature, over 20 years of ADB disaster and emergency assistance, and wide-ranging consultations and expert inputs. The six guides cover cross-cutting themes (volume 1) and transport, water, sanitation and hygiene, irrigated agriculture, social infrastructure, and power sectors (volumes 2-6). For more information, click here. Program and Learning Materials 12 December 2024 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 12 December 2024 Event 1: Build Back Better Sector Dialogue: Cross-cutting Themes This introductory webinar explored the principles and crosscutting measures likely relevant to any post-disaster recovery and reconstruction… 17 December 2024 Event 2: Build Back Better Sector Dialogue: Transport The second webinar explored good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better in the transport sector,… 28 January 2025 Event 3: Build Back Better Sector Dialogue: Power The third webinar explored good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better power systems, featuring a case… 10 February 2025 Event 4: Build Back Better Sector Dialogue: Irrigated Agriculture The fourth webinar will explore good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better agriculture systems,… 27 February 2025 Event 5: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene This fifth webinar explored good practice solutions and lessons for building back better of water, sanitation, and hygiene systems, featuring a… March 2025 Event 6: Social Infrastructure 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 Belinda Hewitt Michelle Imperial Sifayet Ullah Maria Anna Orquiza ADB Organizer/s Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department Read Also Build Back Better Sector Guides—Volume 1: Overview Build Back Better Sector Guides—Volume 2: Transport Build Back Better Sector Guides—Volume 3: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Build Back Better Sector Guides—Volume 4: Irrigated Agriculture Build Back Better Sector Guides - Volume 5: Social Infrastructure Build Back Better Sector Guides—Volume 6: Power Topics Disaster Risk Management