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On the Margins of Development: Asia Pacific LGBT Inclusion, Poverty Reduction, and Prosperity

5 December 2016
Explore the connections between LGBT issues and economic development in Asia and the Pacific. Gender equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people is usually viewed through a human rights lens, but equality and inclusion of LGBT people are also important economic development issues…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Office of the General Counsel

5th International Conference on Eco-Compensation 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

Social Protection Innovators Program - Phase 1

23 to 25 November 2016
In partnership with GIZ, the ADB’s Social Development Thematic Group will conduct an in-depth course on social protection financing that is highly relevant for strengthening ADB’s support to its developing member countries (DMCs). This training program aims to create within ADB a network of experts…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

National Workshop for Promoting Gender Equality in the Labor Market: Gender, Labor, and Migration in the People’s Republic of China

17 to 18 November 2016
Co-hosted by ADB's East Asia Regional Department and Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, International Labor Organization (ILO), and Beijing Normal University, this workshop shared the findings of the Technical Note on Gender, Migration, and Labor Market, which shows trends in…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, East Asia Department

Financial Executives National Conference

7 October 2016
The Financial Executives (FINEX) National Conference in 2016 tackled the importance of financial inclusion in economic development. Its five technical sessions provided inputs on overcoming obstacles to financal inclusion, the advantages of digital financing, and the role of technology in fostering…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Eminent Speakers' Forum - Resilience and Sustainability for Asia and the World

12 September 2016
Earth Institute's Jeffrey Sachs talked about economic resilience and sustainability, two critical challenges facing Asia and the world. He also discussed what governments and society can do to better manage future technological, social, demographic, and environmental challenges facing the region.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Deep Dive Lateral Learning Program on Inclusive Energy Solutions

29 August to 2 September 2016
This program aimed to further enhance the capacity of energy sector leaders, particularly the ADB executing agencies and implementing agencies in competencies required to mainstream social inclusion, gender equity, and women’s empowerment in key aspects of energy sector development through…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Workshop on Bond Market Development in Emerging East Asia

17 to 18 August 2016
The Asian Develoment Bank, through its Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department – Macroeconomics Research Division, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia coducted a workshop on Bond Market Development in Emerging Asia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The workshop covered topics…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Gender Community Exchange Week

29 July to 5 August 2016
Asian Development Bank's Gender Equity Thematic Group organized an Orientation for New Gender Specialists and 2016 Gender Specialists' Consultation Meeting in conjunction with the Gender Equity Thematic Group Retreat. All of these fell under the Gender Community Exchange week which aims to discuss…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Results of the Financial Reforms for Economic Development

15 June 2016
Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Gambhir Bhatta, Srinivasan Janardanam, and Anouj Mehta discussed the main results of and lessons from the forum organized by World Bank and the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants from 17 to 18 May 2016 in Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur. They also…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office