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ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar AIIB Chief Economist Erik Berglof on State Capacity and Private Sector Mobilization Toward Net Zero in Emerging Economies

2 December 2022
This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Chief Economist Erik Berglof, who presented AIIB’s 2022 Asian Infrastructure Finance report on the transition to net zero carbon emissions in emerging economies and related policy challenges and solutions.…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Workshop on Hydrogen in Decarbonization Strategies in Asia and the Pacific

25 November 2022
Green hydrogen produced by renewable energy can help tackle sustainability challenges in sectors such as transportation, building development, and power generation, and enable larger-scale penetration of variable renewable energy when combined with emerging low-carbon technologies. Yet, global…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar European Bank for Reconstruction and Developments Alexander Plekhanov on Business Unusual Transition Report

25 November 2022
This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted Alexander Plekhanov of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), who presented EBRD’s 2022-23 Transition Report on the policy implications of “business unusual” conditions in the global economy. He discussed the effects of COVID-19…
Organizer: ADBI

At the Intersection Smart Inclusive Cities in Southeast Asia

26 October 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has derailed many of the development gains made in Southeast Asia in recent decades, severely impacting the lives of the poor and marginalized. In the ‘new normal’, can Southeast Asian cities use the rise of digital technologies to overcome inequalities and improve he lives…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Measuring and Mitigating Methane Emissions from Agriculture Municipal Solid Waste and Wastewater ADB CE Webinar Series Session 06

20 October 2022
Nick Elger with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided an overview of tools and resources offered by the EPA to support methane mitigation from agriculture, waste, and wastewater. Nick also highlighted EPA's work with international partners through engagement in the Global…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Leveraging Social Media to Discern the Public Voice for Development

7 October 2022
Researchers and policymakers rely on timely, granular data to enhance the impact of analysis underlying policies to support development. The emergence of social media presents new opportunities for real-time data, but can it be harnessed for sustainable development? At this event, a panel of…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion OTEC Viability as a Catalyst for Transformative Island Development

30 September 2022
Professor Ikegami Yasuyuki, Institute of Ocean Energy, Saga University, Japan, and Benjamin Martin, Xenesys Inc., presented the integrated Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion solution based on extensive demonstration experience in Japan and Hawaii. OTEC is a process or technology for producing…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Eliminating the Idea of Waste with the TerraCycle Global Foundation ADB CE Webinar Series Session 05

22 September 2022
Thousands of tons of plastic waste are polluting Thailand’s canals, rivers, and seas every year. The TerraCycle Global Foundation collects and recycles that waste before it reaches and gets degraded and diluted across the ocean. In the space of 2 years, the Foundation has prevented over 560,000…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

20 Years of ADB and Civil Society

29 August 2022
ADB celebrates its meaningful engagement with civil society organizations over the past 20 years since the founding of the NGO and Civil Society Center (NGOC). At the same time, the bank looks ahead at the future of its collaboration with civil society in support of the Strategy 2030. ADB…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB and Civil Society 20 Years and Beyond

29 August 2022
Since the late 1980s, ADB has worked closely with civil society organizations in the design and implementation of development projects. Meaningful engagement with civil society has helped the bank increase its efforts to reduce poverty and increase the effectiveness, quality, and sustainability…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department