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Last Mile Connectivity Addressing the Affordability Frontier

31 December 2022
The Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Internet Operation Technology (APRICOT) took place in Manila in February 2023, attracting over 700 participants from 40 countries. The event featured discussions on various technologies and policies relevant to the operation of the Internet within the…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Safeguards in Private Sector Operations

12 to 13 December 2022
via Zoom 12 December 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 Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia 13 December 2022, 10:00 a.m., Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Indonesia Incountry Consultation with Government Stakeholders and Civil Society Organizations

29 November to 2 December 2022
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

The World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment SNGWOFI and the Special Report for ADB on Fiscal Decentralization

23 November 2022
Background The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) collaborated under the knowledge partnership agreement in March 2022 for the preparation of the third edition of the World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

India Incountry Consultation with Government Stakeholders and Civil Society Organizations

21 to 24 November 2022
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Toilet Talk How to Create Transformative Global Movement on Sanitation

17 November 2022
Access to water and sanitation services should be a basic human right. Yet this is not the case for billions of people worldwide. In observance of UN World Toilet Day 2022, the Asian Development Bank organized a "Toilet Talk" webinar with the Founder of the World Toilet Organization (WTO), Jack Sim…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Philippines Incountry Consultation with Government Stakeholders and Civil Society Organizations

15 to 17 November 2022
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

1st AsiaPacific Housing Conference Making Housing Affordable Inclusive and Resilient

8 to 9 November 2022
A city must provide housing to all its residents if it is to be called livable. Are cities in Asia and the Pacific livable from this perspective? Most cities in the lower- and middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific face severe housing challenges. The urban poor and informal settlers…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Finance Sector Office, Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Special Initiatives and Funds

Republic of Marshall Islands Incountry Consultation with Government Stakeholders and Civil Society Organizations

8 to 9 November 2022
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB Distinguished Speakers Program Driving Food Security through Digitalization of Food Supply Chains

8 November 2022
​ Digitalization of both trade and financial flows can streamline access to finance enabling efficient and timely use of capital by swiftly directing it to pockets of need. Asia’s recovery from the pandemic and the current shocks present opportunities for MSMEs to digitalize without compromising…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department