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ADB-Japan Funds Week: Towards a Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific

27 June to 1 July 2022
With the theme, Beyond the Pandemic: Forging Ahead with the Enhanced Japan Funds, the first ADB-Japan Funds Week was held from 27 June to 1 July 2022. This week-long online event was ADB’s way of showing appreciation to the Government of Japan for its continued generous support for Japan Funds in…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Inclusive WASH Workplaces in the Pacific

8 June 2022
Access to water and sanitation services is vital for everyone, but some parts of our communities need special consideration. Although women and girls are primarily responsible for domestic work relating to WASH, less than one in five people working for water utilities in the Pacific are women.…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for Sustainable Tourism

17 March 2022
This session was part of the larger Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), ADB's preeminent development policy forum for the Southeast Asia region. ADB Youth for Asia (YfA), an initiative under the NGO and Civil Society Center, organized the "Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Citywide Inclusive Sanitation: Pacific Applications

23 February 2022
Across the Pacific, 71% of Islanders have access to basic sanitation services (JMP 2020, excluding PNG). Lack of safe sanitation access is not only a major health concern but also affects educational and health outcomes, as well as Pacific island country overall development. As the contexts and…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Serendipity Knowledge Program: Enabling Public-Private Partnerships in Sri Lanka: Highlights of the PPP Monitor

12 January 2022
Sri Lanka is on the cusp of becoming an upper-middle-income country (UMIC). Private investments in key sectors will be an important ingredient in facilitating economic advancement and establishing the country as a UMIC. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) can bring private sector capital and…
Organizer: South Asia Department

The Communication Story of Estero de Paco

13 December 2016
If a movie or a TV serial was made about Manila’s Estero de Paco before, it would have been titled, “the flowing dead.” This learning event discussed how the estero, a formerly dead tributary of the Pasig River in the Philippines, is not just flowing and alive, but also showcased how communications…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

High-Level Technology Public-Private Seminar

15 September 2016
ADB is promoting the use of high-level technologies across the infrastructure sectors, including transport, energy, water, and urban development. Such technologies will help lower greenhouse gas emissions and raise development impacts, among other advantages. This seminar brought together public…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Innovative Project Development in Energy and Transport Sectors

9 March 2016
Held in Tokyo, Japan, this Knowledge Partnership Forum for Innovative Project Development in the Energy and Transport Sectors gathered 150 participants from private sector and public agencies. The forum aimed to strengthen partnerships with the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the private…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department