Learn about core labor standards (CLS) and their implementation in development projects.

An introduction to the Standards was presented in this learning event with specific examples of how CLS are applied in projects as part of multilateral banks’ due diligence adhering to international labor standards.

This event was organized by the Environment and Safeguards Division under ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department.

ADB hosted its first Green Business Forum with the aim to:

(i) provide a networking platform to share lessons and knowledge among green business leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders in the region; and

Extreme weather conditions brought about by climate change have been threatening the development and security of the Asia Pacific region. The poor are bearing the brunt of climate change given their vulnerability. ADB has a crucial role to play in leading the way towards a greener path. In line with this, ADB has committed to double its annual climate financing to $6 billion by 2020.

To ensure that ADB project officers and focals are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge, an in-house training on tracking climate finance was conducted.

World Bank consultants and ARUP presented a draft decision-making tool for incorporating climate risks into performance-based contracts at this event. This workshop aimed to get feedback on the consultant's draft outputs and incorporated staff's experience for the development of the knowledge product on “Guidelines for Incorporating Climate Adaptation Risks in Performance-Based Contracts.”

Representatives from South Asian countries attended the training that offered insights on climate change risks and approaches to climate risk management in sector planning and investment.

Co-organized by the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network, the three-day training involved presentations, case studies, and interactive sessions that aimed to enhance the knowledge and capacity of participants.

Urgent steps need to be taken to manage risks of loss and damage associated with climate change.

Upon the invitation of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) convened its fourth forum that mainly tacked the financial instruments that address the risks of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change.

Acquire knowledge on addressing involuntary resettlement and livelihood restoration in development projects.

Alex Chapman from the University of Southampton reported on the latest adaptation and migration research in Asia's mega-river deltas. These regions are highly populated and vital to global food security, but most are rapidly sinking into the sea.

In this Insight Thursday session, ADB’s Preety Bhandari presented the approach to tracking climate finance, following the multilateral development banks’ agreed methodology. She pointed out that a better understanding of how to count climate finance will enable ADB to track its $6 billion target by 2020.

In 2012, global climate finance flows reached $360 billion, and were channeled through multiple actors and funds. ADB's Preety Bhandari discussed how the Green Climate Fund will transform this picture. This event is part of ADB's in-house Insight Thursday lecture series.​