Building Climate Resilience through Social Protection 10 to 12 November 2025 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 designed with adaptive features - can serve as powerful instruments to help individuals and communities anticipate, absorb, and adapt longer-term to the impacts of climate shocks and stresses. Yet, climate-responsive measures are still nascent in SP operations, and many development practitioners are not yet familiar with its potential. This learning event is designed to address that gap. It will bring together a diverse group of developing member country (DMC) representatives and ADB staff for a focused, hands-on exploration of how adaptive SP can be embedded into ongoing and future operations. Program and Learning Materials 10 November 2025 11 November 2025 12 November 2025 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Opening Welcome and Opening Remarks Activity Learning Goals and Icebreaker Keynote Session Keynote: How can Adaptive SP promote Climate Resilience? Discussion Interactive Q&A Session 1 Rapid Diagnosis: Assessing Progress towards Adaptive SP in your context Session 2 Lessons from the Field Session 3 Why invest in Adaptive Social Protection? Activity Learning Journal Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Field Visit Courtesy Call to Mayor Wes Gatchalian, City Government of Valenzuela Opening Activities Welcome Message Mayor Wes Gatchalian Local Chief Executive, City of Valenzuela Atty. Michael Joseph J. Lorico Regional Director, DSWD Field Office NCR Congressman Kenneth Gatchalian Representative, District 1 Introduction Background and Objectives of the Learning Visit and Introduction of the ADB Team Presentations Presentation of DSWD Adaptive and Shock-Responsive Social Protection (ASRSP) programs Disaster Response and Management Programs Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT), Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest), B-SPARED (Building on Social Protection for Anticipatory Action and Response in Emergencies and Disasters) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Open Discussions Open Discussions Presentation Presentation of the City Situationer from the City of Valenzuela Representative and Open Discussion Presentation Presentation of the Field Visit Itinerary and Groupings Field Visit Travel to Barangay Field Visit Focus Group Discussion with ECT/Project LAWA and BINHI beneficiaries Field Visit Site Visits Closing Closing Observations and Recommendations Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Recap Recap of ASP framework (from Day 1) and discussion of Co-Creation Workshop Goals and Approach Working Session 1 Policy Working Session 2 Programs Working Session 3 Systems Closing and End of Training Final takeaways, and reflection on areas for collaboration and knowledge integration 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. ADB Organizer/s Human and Social Development Sector Office Topics Climate Change Social Development and Protection