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Social License to Operate: Balancing Stakeholder Expectations and Operational Needs

12 February 2026
Ports are the backbone of global trade, handling around 80% of the world’s goods by volume. In Southeast Asia, where economies are highly trade-dependent, and ports are closely linked to urban and coastal communities, port activities also concentrate environmental and social pressures. As…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

International Conference on Inclusive Energy Transition in Southeast Asia and Beyond

10 to 12 February 2026
The global energy transition presented both opportunities and challenges, requiring approaches that prioritized equity, climate justice, and social inclusion. Just energy transitions—from fossil fuel-based systems to renewable energy—needed to ensure the active participation of vulnerable and…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Piloting Innovation for Pasig River Cleanup: Insights from the 6-month Clearbot Pilot Study in the Philippines

28 January 2026
On 28 January 2026, ADB convened government agencies, local governments, development partners, and the private sector at ADB Headquarters to share insights from the 6-month ClearBot pilot—an AI-enabled river cleanup initiative deployed in San Juan City and Pasig City. Implemented with the…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 26: Transforming Health Systems for Climate Resilience: Designing Type 2B Projects

13 January 2026
Climate change poses escalating risks to health systems across Asia and the Pacific, disrupting service delivery, damaging infrastructure, and increasing the burden of climate-sensitive diseases. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms that climate change is already…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

24th Steering Group Meeting

17 December 2020
Over 60 participants composed of member countries and economies of the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific (ACI), development partners, and observer countries participated in the 24th Steering Group Meeting held on 17 December 2020. Steering group members welcomed Azerbaijan and Georgia as…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Brown Bag: #BounceBackBetter with CAREC Tourism – #VisitSilkRoad

16 December 2020
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism sector is still highly relevant for socio-economic development. The CAREC tourism strategy 2030 will promote the development of safe tourism destinations, helping to support employment for millions of people. Join the speakers to know more…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

PRE-EVENT: 9th Asia Smart City Conference

14 to 18 December 2020
Smart city development should raise the quality of life of citizens by promoting well-balanced sustainable development and making use of diverse and innovative technologies created by public and private sector partnerships. The Asia Smart City Conference (ASCC) is an international conference that…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with Sweden

9 December 2020
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. For 2020, a series of…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

International Anticorruption Day 2020 - Strengthening Governance Systems to Combat Illicit Financial Flows at a Time of COVID-19

9 December 2020
A major constraint towards financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pertains to leakages in member countries’ development budgets that are caused by illicit financial flows (IFFs). The COVID-19 pandemic presents additional challenges as developing countries struggle to balance health and…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Food Security Forum

9 December 2020
ADB’s Strategy 2030 calls for urgent attention to meet the challenges of poverty, food insecurity, and rural prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. The Rural Development and Food Security Forum aims to seek knowledge on enabling policies, technologies, and investments that will help DMCs/ADB…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office