CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions 12 November 2025 Philippines On 12 November, the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) NGO and Civil Society Center will host “CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions” to discuss how meaningful community engagement can lead to better outcomes in planning and implementing climate and environmental projects. Marking a first in this kind of collaboration for the CSO Conversation knowledge-sharing series, CCFE-NGOC has partnered with People Powered to organize and deliver this session. People Powered is a global union of over 200 local and national organizations, government practitioners, researchers, and advocates that aims to increase and improve citizen participation in government. This session will feature country examples of meaningful stakeholder engagement and will share practical tools to help plan, implement, and improve participatory programs. Citizen engagement experts from Kota Kita (Indonesia), Centre for Environment Education (India), and PRIA (India) will lead discussions on how early engagement, co-implementation, and community empowerment can enhance development effectiveness. Register now! Program and Learning Materials 12 November 2025 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Preliminaries Welcome and Introductions Maria Lucien, People Powered (Moderator) Preliminaries Sharing on how CSO engagement fits into ADB's priorities and frameworks ADB NGO and Civil Society Center Lighting talk From information-sharing to co-creation: Why early engagement pays off Silvania Utami, Kota Kita (Indonesia) Q&A Maria Lucien, People Powered Lightning talk Participation as partnership: CSOs as co-implementers and accountability partners Navneet Wadkar, Centre for Environment Education, CEE (India) Lightning talk Closing the loop: Community insights for learning and resilience Dr Anshuman Karol, PRIA Moderation discussion and Q&A, and presentation of climate engagement tools Maria Lucien, People Powered Q&A Maria Lucien, People Powered Closing Maria Lucien, People Powered 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 Michelle Ann Ramirez ADB Organizer/s Climate Change and Sustainable Development Partner Organization/s People Powered Topics Civil Society Climate Change Social Development and Protection