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5 May 2021
While climate disasters are plaguing the world, ADB has spent roughly US$10 billion on fossil fuels under its 2009 Energy Policy. Considering ADB’s historical responsibility to the climate, the current Energy Policy review provides the opportunity to significantly shift its role as an Asian…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
4 May 2021
ADB has pledged US$29.0 billion in COVID-19 assistance, the vast majority of which is public sector support. While the NGO Forum on ADB and its members are pleased to see a proactive approach from ADB in supporting member countries' roadmaps to recovery, concerns have been raised over…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
4 May 2021
Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), a Georgian civil society organization (CSO), led a panel discussion with government and CSO leaders from the Caucasus region on their experiences in institutionalizing and localizing the SDGs and the importance of adopting a…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
3 to 5 May 2021
The Civil Society Program (CSP) was one of the programs during the 54th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors. CSP is a venue for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) dialogue with ADB and its developing member countries on key development topics, consistent with its Strategy 2030 seven…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
3 May 2021
ADB senior management, represented by the ADB President, addressed representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) and nongovernment organizations (NGOs). It was followed by questions and answers covering topics related to ADB’s support to development across Asia and the Pacific and ADB’s…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
3 May 2021
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) led this session to explore, using examples from the coastal and marine sector of how to use COVID-19 recovery investments to ensure a more sustainable, inclusive, resilient post-pandemic economy. The “blue economy” has been particularly hard hit by supply…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
29 April 2021
Asia’s future is urban. Cities are booming in Asia because they are hubs of economic and social opportunities for people and enterprises. Increasing urbanization, however, does not necessarily translate to increasing opportunities for the residents of cities.
ADB on 29 April launched Creating…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Office of the Vice-President (Sectors and Themes)
28 April 2021
It is estimated that only 45% of the population across Asia and the Pacific is using the Internet and over three billion live farther than 10 kilometers away from high-capacity fiber-optic networks that provide access to fast broadband connectivity. Rapid technology advances in broadband…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
23 April 2021
A new SDCC webinar series
How can governments and other stakeholders address the urgent challenge of ensuring the COVID-19 recovery is jobs-rich and inclusive? How can accelerated digital transformation drive quality job creation and what are the skills needed for these new jobs? ADB’s…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office
24 March 2021
Rural regions have the advantage of not only having the space for solar and wind energy production - which are low-carbon electricity technologies - but also have the potential to generate carbon neutral bioenergy. This scenario sets the opportunity on leading the process towards carbon…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department