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E-Mobility Support and Investment Platform for Asia and the Pacific Webinar Series

20 December 2023
The aim of this webinar series is to provide an introduction to the e-mobility landscape in Asia and the Pacific. Further, the webinar series will dive deeper into topics relating to financing of e-mobility, private sector engagement, electric vehicle technologies, as well as showcase country…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP28)

30 November to 12 December 2023
Expo City Dubai, United Arab Emirates The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 28), to build on previous successes and pave the way for future ambition to effectively tackle the global challenge of climate change. The meeting…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Green Financing for Electric Vehicles

29 November 2023
This webinar will introduce climate financemarket as well as financing structures that are driving the adoption of electric vehicles with a particular focus on insights from Central Asia. The webinar explores the convergence of green financing and electric vehicles paving the way for a greener…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Gender and Inclusivity in Electric Vehicle Adoption

8 November 2023
This webinar discusses the pivotal factors that can pave the way for an inclusive and balanced transition to electric vehicle adoption. The webinar will explore the intersection of gender, inclusivity and E-mobility while discussing strategies to overcome gender disparities and how to ensure…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Urban Mobility For Just And Low Carbon Transition

7 to 10 November 2023
In Asia, since 2019, ADB and AFD are jointly implementing the MobiliseYourCity Partnership in the region. Funded by the European Union, the French and the German Governments, MobiliseYourCity has become the leading global Partnership for sustainable urban mobility planning, policy development,…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Expert-Practitioner Workshop and Korea Showcase: Startup Ecosystem Development

6 to 10 November 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with a variety of public and private partners, initiated a program to help its member countries evolve enabling startup ecosystems. In 2019, a workshop on “Tech Start-ups Support Program in Asia and the Pacific” was organized in Seoul. Building on…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Climate Risk Management in an Emergency Assistance Loan: The Pakistan Emergency Flood Assistance Project

27 October 2023
The session shared the approach and lessons learned in climate risk management for the Emergency Assistance Loan for the Pakistan 2022 floods. The presentation highlighted key approaches and results of rapid climate change assessments used to inform the build-back-better reconstruction of key…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Seismic Risk: A Changing Landscape

25 October 2023
This session convened two leading experts to share the latest developments and learning that can inform the work of ADB and its member countries in strengthening understanding of seismic risk and building resilience.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Unlocking Tomorrow's Resilience: Bridging Countries through ISO of Disaster Risk Reduction Infrastructure

19 October 2023
The session featured a presentation by David Nguyen from Tohoku University that discussed how the international standardization of disaster risk reduction infrastructure can strengthen the resilience agenda.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Pushing the Limits: Scaling up Climate and Disaster Resilience to Minimize and Address Loss and Damage

18 October 2023
This session discussed the limits to adaptation and how specific areas of investments in climate and disaster resilience can help push the limits and thereby help countries minimize and address loss and damage.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Human and Social Development Sector Office