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Core Labor Standards

12 April 2018
ADB encounters core labor standards (CLS) in its operations as most of the projects it finances involve some type of employment or labor contracting. It supports CLS through four sets of interrelated, official documents and guidelines: (i) social protection; (ii) safeguards; (iii) social analysis…

ADB Experience: Private Sector Operations

12 April 2018
ADB complies with internationally recognized core labor standards in loan design and formulation as part of its social protection strategy. Projects or activities that involve harmful or exploitative forms of forced labor or child labor do not qualify for ADB financing. This presentation features…

Energy Transition in Asia: Leapfrogging Development

4 April 2018
With over 400 million people without access to electricity and modern fuels, energy poverty persists in Asia. To assist the region leapfrog into a low-carbon economy, ADB has committed to continue investing in the energy sector, introduce new technologies that harness clean energy and improve…

Climate Change and Financing

15 March 2018
ADB has committed to double its annual climate financing by year 2020. This presentation discusses ADB’s approaches to climate finance mobilization and shares some examples of projects that support environmentally sustainable growth.

Inventory of Tools for Integrating Environment Related SDGs into National Development Plans

22 February 2018
This presentation presented the TA project’s draft inventory of tools for integrating the select environment-related goals and targets into national development policies, plans, and programs, and highlighted some of the tool-related findings from the regional stocktaking.

Sustainable Asia: Lessons learned from 10 years of SCP implementation in Asia

22 February 2018
This presentation gave an overview of the SCP Centre and their experience in implementing their sustainable consumption and production program in Asia.

Poverty-Environment-Climate Mainstreaming Tools

22 February 2018
This presentation discussed the range of Poverty-Environment-Climate (PEC) mainstreaming tools and approaches that are available in Asia, as well as an overview of the Compendium on PEC Mainstreaming Tools, Experiences, and Results.

Regional Perspectives on the Implementation of the Environment Dimension of the SDGs

21 February 2018
This presentation discussed the speaker's perspectives on the implementation of the environmental dimensions of the SDGs.

Regional Perspective on Environmental SDGs

21 February 2018
This presentation offered perspectives and efforts on implementation of the environmental dimensions of the SDGs and provided an overview of the status of SDGs 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, and 15 in Asia and the Pacific. It also stressed the importance of dynamic and holistic frameworks that bring out SDG…

Taking Stock of National Responses to Select Environment-Related SDGs and Targets: A Snapshot of Countries in Asia and the Pacific Region

21 February 2018
This presentation discussed the draft results and findings of the TA project’s regional stocktaking that aimed to answer four questions: (i) Which of the select environment-related goals and targets are issues and/or priorities for DMCs in the region? (ii) What kinds of activities have countries…