Environmental Safeguard Conference and Environmental and Social Framework Orientation Workshop for Central and West Asia, and East Asia Regions

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 in Tbilisi, Georgia. This initiative aligns with ADB’s broader goal of enhancing safeguards policy implementation and improving the effectiveness of safeguards measures and systems across the region.

Reducing Extreme Poverty: Building Climate Resilience through Graduation Programmes

BRAC's presentation outlined their Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) programme that addresses extreme poverty through the "ABCs" approach: Assets (productive investments), Basic needs (consumption support), and Coaching (intensive mentorship). The programme has evolved since 2002 to integrate climate resilience, recognizing that climate change disproportionately affects vulnerable populations.