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Developing Judicial Capacity for Adjudicating Climate Change and Sustainable Development Issues Training on Environmental Law

14 December 2016
The TA will assist judiciaries develop seminal jurisprudence responsive to climate change and sustainable development issues as follows: (i) by exposing them to global and regional developments in this field, especially emerging concepts, principles, and jurisprudence from different jurisdictions…
Organizer: Office of the General Counsel

5th International Conference on EcoCompensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services

24 to 25 November 2016
The 2016 international eco-compensation conference provided a platform for discussing innovations, developments, and lessons in implementing eco-compensation and payments for ecosystem services in the People’s Republic of China and other countries. Over 150 representatives from ADB developing…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

First Green Business Forum Investing in Asia and the Pacific

22 to 24 November 2016
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 (ii) raise the profile and expand the focus of green investments beyond…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Behavioral Economics and Public Policy Nudging in the Philippines

17 November 2016
Anish Mehta, Senior Advisor with the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), examined how applying behavioral science approaches can help deliver better public policy in the Philippines in this Insight Thursday session. He focused on the potential for fiscal revenue mobilization, drawing on evidence from…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

2016 ADBAsian Think Tank Development Forum

27 to 28 October 2016
With the theme, “Promoting Sustainable Urbanization in Asia and the Pacific”, the 2016 Asian Development Bank (ADB)-Asian Think Tank Development Forum gathered around 70 participants representing 24 countries in the region. Held in New Delhi India, this year's forum was co-organized by the National…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Intern Presentation Application of Webbased Data Mining in Road Network Evaluation in the Peoples Republic of China

23 September 2016
Asian Development Bank’s East Asia Department intern Zilong Wang shared his findings on road network performance in the People’s Republic of China using data mining approach. The relationship between road network in different provinces and a variety of factors related to economy, geography, and…
Organizer: East Asia Department

Transformational Leadership for Sustainable Development

20 September 2016
Designing and delivering sustainable development initiatives requires more than in-depth knowledge of technical concepts and practical applications. For change agents to be effective in integrating innovative solutions into policies and programs, they must be leaders who create a common vision with…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

2016 Development Finance Institutions Social Experts Meeting

20 to 22 September 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted for the first time the Development Finance Institutions (DFI) Social Experts Meeting on 20-22 September 2016 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila. The meeting discussed the latest policies and good practices on labor standards and supply chain management,…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

Country Safeguard Systems South and Southeast Asia Subregional Workshop

23 to 25 August 2016
Eighty participants from 13 DMCs in South and Southeast Asia attended the Country Safeguard Systems Subregional Workshop in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam on 23-25 August 2016. The workshop was organized by Asian Development Bank's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department with support…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

Leadership and Communication Challenges for Climate Change Aspects of Development Projects

21 June 2016
Effective communication among different parties and stakeholders regarding climate change, environmental impact and mitigation issues is highlighted as one of the biggest leadership challenges in the successful execution of projects, including ADB projects. For example, environmental non-government…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department