Waging War on Traffic: Using Technologies as Weapons Read more about Waging War on Traffic: Using Technologies as Weapons Traffic is an enemy that affects everyone’s health, well-being, and productivity. This presentation discusses the worsening traffic situation in the Philippines, particularly Metro Manila, and highlights the increasing importance of taking a serious look at this challenge. It proposes medium- and long-term goals as solutions on how to utilize technologies as weapons to combat traffic congestion.
Lessons and Urban Development Solutions from the City of Seoul Read more about Lessons and Urban Development Solutions from the City of Seoul Seoul has gained much knowledge and experience through trial-and-error that ADB's developing member countries (DMCs) can learn from and build on.
14th Business Opportunities Fair 2026 Read more about 14th Business Opportunities Fair 2026 The ADB BOF is a one-stop forum for consultants, consulting firms, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and civil society organizations looking to provide goods, works, and services for ADB and ADB-financed projects.
Regional Forum on Successful Project Design and Implementation (SPDI 2026) Read more about Regional Forum on Successful Project Design and Implementation (SPDI 2026) The SPDI Forum is ADB’s flagship platform for strengthening how development projects are designed and implemented. It brings together ADB experts, policymakers, and executing and implementing agencies (EAs/IAs) from across Asia and the Pacific to share knowledge, tackle implementation challenges, and build institutional capacity in project management, quality at entry and readiness, risk management, and overall quality implementation of public projects.
Asia Clean Energy Forum 2026 Read more about Asia Clean Energy Forum 2026 The Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2026 marked a significant milestone as it celebrated the Asian Development Bank’s 60th anniversary and addressed the most pressing challenges in the clean energy transition.
Facilitating the Growth of Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in ASEAN Read more about Facilitating the Growth of Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in ASEAN Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) account for the overwhelming majority of businesses and employment across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), yet they attract a disproportionately small share of investment. Much of the gap is not a shortage of opportunity, but a set of practical legal, regulatory, and institutional obstacles that make investing in MSMEs harder than it needs to be.
ADB-NHIS Technology Solutions to Noncommunicable Disease (NCDs) and Mental Health Workshop Read more about ADB-NHIS Technology Solutions to Noncommunicable Disease (NCDs) and Mental Health Workshop
Waves of Change: Harnessing Technology to Power the Sustainable Blue Economy Workshop Read more about Waves of Change: Harnessing Technology to Power the Sustainable Blue Economy Workshop Busan, Republic of Korea
Southeast Asia: Emerging Macrofiscal and Governance Challenges and Opportunities Read more about Southeast Asia: Emerging Macrofiscal and Governance Challenges and Opportunities
Better Air Quality (BAQ) Conference 2026 Read more about Better Air Quality (BAQ) Conference 2026 Clean Air Asia, along with co-organizers, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), presented the 12th Better Air Quality conference (BAQ 2026) held on 11-13 March 2026, with pre-events on 9–10 March, in Bangkok, Thailand.