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Using Marine Renewable Energy for Just Transition to a Regenerative Blue Economy

27 January 2022
Humanity is becoming increasingly aware of the challenges to the health of our Oceans. Ocean Acidification is being driven by excess carbon saturation as a direct result of unabated fossil fuel use. This is compounded by other pollutants and a collapse in biodiversity. Extractive Industries (…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum: Innovative Solutions for Asia and the Pacific

26 to 28 January 2022
How can technology and finance protect our oceans, increase resilience, and accelerate the growth of sustainable blue economies? The ADB Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum aimed to promote and share innovative technologies, good practices, case studies, and practical solutions to protect and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Book Launch: Harnessing Digitalization for Sustainable Economic Development: Insights for Asia

26 January 2022
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from the new book Harnessing Digitalization for Sustainable Economic Development: Insights for Asia, to be discussed by the coeditors and a panel of contributors to the book. The focus will be on the impact of digitalization on economic performance and trade,…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2022 with France (MEDEF)

20 January 2022
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. In response to the COVID-19…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Digitalization and Credit Scoring for Women SMEs: Part II – The Technical Challenges

20 January 2022
This is the second installment of a three-part series, "Digitalization and Credit Scoring for Women SMEs," with credit scoring specialist Dean Caire and fintech expert Steven Landman. The first part in December 2021 unraveled how credit scoring works and how new approaches can make traditional…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

ADB Distinguished Speakers Program—Daron Acemoglu

19 January 2022
Is the world today afflicted with excessive automation? In this lecture, Professor Daron Acemoglu discussed automation and its consequences, including the potential economic, political, and social costs of the current path of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. By displacing…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADB’s Knowledge Journey - The Role of Research and Collaboration

19 January 2022
ADB aims to combine finance and partnerships with the knowledge to help achieve its vision of a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific. While COVID-19 exacerbated the region’s development challenges, it also underscored the importance of evidence-based…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Education Sector Group Presentations

17 January 2022
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, technological advances brought by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) had already disrupted the world of work, leading to the growing demand for new sets of skills and competencies. Consequently, old jobs were being lost, while new jobs were created including…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Stakeholder Engagement, Information Disclosure and Grievance Redress Mechanism

14 to 19 January 2022
via Zoom. 14 January 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation with Government Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia 14 January 2022, 5:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Pakistan (GMT +5) / 2:30 p.m. India (GMT +5:30) Consultation with Government…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) in Hawaii and Beyond

14 January 2022
Richard Argall is an expert in ocean energy and marine renewables works on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) projects for Makai Ocean Energy Division. He explained OTEC work which produces electricity 24/7 by using the temperature difference between deep cold ocean water and warm tropical…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office