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20 September 2022
Central and West Asia Department of ADB, in cooperation with East Asia Department, organized a session on climate-resilient housing. The session showcased two pioneering ADB projects on climate-resilient housing in Uzbekistan and Mongolia. It highlighted key components of the projects on building…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, East Asia Department
25 to 26 August 2022
Physical: Park Plaza Hotel Beijing Science Park, 25 Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing
Virtual: ZOOM
The workshop will share key findings from the TA work on technical, financial and institutional challenges of improving and coordinating solid waste management across the Beijing-Tianjin-…
Organizer: East Asia Department
9 August to 21 September 2022
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) feeds the largest population in the world, a task fraught with many challenges. Investments in agriculture together with institutional reforms have secured a stable food supply. The PRC made a remarkable achievement in expanding agriculture production by more…
Organizer: East Asia Department
23 June 2022
2:30 – 4:30 pm Manila, Philippines time (GMT+8)
via Zoom
Rapid population growth, aging population, climate change, and urban migration continue to affect the transport systems and significantly alter mobility across Asia and the Pacific. Understanding the key trends shaping transport needs and…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office
28 April to 26 October 2022
Environmentally sustainable and “green” infrastructure, including those applying nature-based solutions (NbS), are designed to deliver and/or protect a range of ecosystem services--such as water purification, air quality, space for recreation, and climate mitigation and adaptation--while…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Transport Sector Office, Energy Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office
20 to 21 April 2022
Economies in Asia and the Pacific are increasingly committing to the goal of carbon neutrality, in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change and outcomes of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26).
Cohosted by the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI),…
Organizer: East Asia Department
20 April 2022 to 21 October 2023
The ADB East Asia Department (EARD) organized the East Asia Forum (EAF) to share lessons from EARD operations and knowledge work with a wider audience. The EAF highlights East Asia’s efforts in providing innovative and sustainable solutions to climate change, provides an opportunity to exchange…
Organizer: East Asia Department
5 to 7 April 2022
(online via Zoom)
Background
The past two years since the previous Asia and the Pacific Transport Forum have seen an unprecedented change in how the globe understands transport and human mobility. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which began in 2020 caused a seismic shift in transport systems…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office
29 March 2022
via Zoom, 2-4 pm GMT+8 ; 8-10 am CEST ; 2-4 am EDT
On 29 March 2022, ADB hosted a Knowledge Symposium on “Integrated River Basin Management: Lessons from the People’s Republic of China and the Asia-Pacific region.” The event focused on presenting existing ADB projects and wider initiatives in…
Organizer: East Asia Department
28 January 2022
Innovative solutions for Asia and the Pacific on Green Ports, Shipping, and Maritime Decarbonization.
Objectives:
Understand the imperative and the challenges of maritime decarbonization.
Understand the role of the different stakeholders involved in maritime decarbonization and the greening of…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Transport Sector Office