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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 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

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 ADB-Asian 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 Web-based Data Mining in Road Network Evaluation in the People's 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

Paving Clean and Low-Carbon Energy and Transport Systems using Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

16 September 2016
Current transport systems rely heavily on fossil fuels. Improving transport systems require major decarbonization, such as by optimizing low-carbon technologies like hydrogen and fuel cells. This workshop aimed to be a forward-thinking knowledge exchange on current applications of hydrogen and fuel…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Sustainable Freight and Logistics in Asia

16 September 2016
There is increasing demand for freight and logistics in Asia and the Pacific as the region’s economies grow. In addition, the competitiveness of the freight and logistics industry needs to be enhanced to sustain the global trade and consumption stemming from the region. On the other hand, more…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office