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Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with Bangladesh

19 December 2021
ADB's Bangladesh Resident Mission (BRM) organized the Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS), which is a one-stop forum for consultants, contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers looking to provide goods and services for ADB projects under the Bangladesh portfolio.
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department, South Asia Department

The Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF): Exploring Opportunities for ADB

14 December 2021
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) established at COP26 in Glasgow, aims to mobilize $200 million in grant funds to support LDCs and SIDS improve their weather observation infrastructure. The support includes (i) TA resources to undertake…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Investing in Education, Skills, and Research Collaborations for Climate Action

10 December 2021
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Education and training have a critical role to play in combating the negative effects of climate change. Climate-induced disasters adversely affect education systems, like floods and natural disasters, disrupting education. However, education and training can be major drivers for…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Geohazard Risk Reduction: High-tech and Community Approaches

9 December 2021
The session presented case studies of landslide risk reduction in the Kyrgyz Republic and Pakistan. CWER presented the recently approved Landslide Risk Management Sector Project. The project featured the use of GIS and earth observation for site selection, feasibility study, and landslide…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

International Financial Institutions Water and Energy Sectors Business Opportunities Seminar in Southeast Asia (IFI BOS)

9 December 2021
The International Financial Institutions Business Opportunities Seminar focused on energy and water-related procurement opportunities in Southeast Asia. Key speakers from ADB, Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, and World Bank Group delivered presentations on: Energy and water sector priorities…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

International Anticorruption Day 2021 - Integrity: Enforcement and Impact

9 December 2021
ADB celebrated its 11th International Anticorruption Day on 9 December 2021 through a virtual knowledge-sharing event hosted by OAI. With the theme, Integrity: Enforcement and Impact, Managing Director General Woochong Um highlighted the importance of integrity in ADB’s policies and practices and…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Risk Assessment Frameworks for Resilient Infrastructure

3 December 2021
Drawing from a forthcoming SDCC publication on the “state of play” on disaster-resilient infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific, a risk assessment framework for infrastructure will be presented. The methodology includes the importance of a risk narrative, the role of risk modeling, and how this…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Youth for Climate Action: How young people are influencing climate policy and resilience in the region

3 December 2021
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Young people have taken to the streets ringing the alarm about the impacts of the climate change emergency. While the protests showcase youth’s frustration in current socio-political systems of managing the climate emergency, they are increasingly also engaging in climate…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Solutions Search: Meaningful Youth Engagement in ADB's Greater Mekong Subregion Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Program

30 November 2021
This contest is a solution-sharing platform for Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) youth. Through the form of a short video (2 minutes maximum) or an essay (500 words maximum), GMS youth are encouraged to showcase their current project/business/initiative that is relevant to any of the three main…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Partnering with Agribusinesses to Boost Climate Resilience of Smallholder Farmers in Asia and the Pacific

26 November 2021
Agriculture is one of the most affected sectors by climate change. About $350 billion of investments are needed annually to transform the food and agriculture system to become greener and more resilient. Alongside its investment programs on agribusinesses, PSOD’s Agribusiness Investment Team…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department