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21 December 2023
The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) is drafting a piece of legislation for corporate farming: (i) support corporate farming, (ii) corporateize smallholder farming, and (iii) contract farming. The draft laws would incorporate the best international practices and lessons…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department, Central and West Asia Department
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
20 November 2023
On 20 November, 120 representatives of ADB project executing and implementing agencies in Pakistan learned how to identify integrity risks and red flags as well as preventive and remedial actions. The hybrid session was part of the 3rd Integrated Capacity Development Training Program held in…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department
20 to 22 November 2023
Further to the initiative of the capacity development resource center (CDRC), the Pakistan Resident Mission successfully conducted the third Integrated Capacity Development Training (ICDT) in Karachi from 20 to 22 November 2023. PRM organized the 3rd ICDT in collaboration with CWOD-PSG, CWER, PPFD…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department, Central and West Asia Department
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
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
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
24 to 25 October 2023
Pakistan Resident Mission, under the CDRC initiative, conducted a two-day training on the FIDIC Gold Book (Design, Build, and Operate (DBO) modality) at Islamabad from 24 to 25 October 2023. CDRC PRM organized the training.
The 2-day interactive training equipped the participants with practical…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department, Central and West Asia Department
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
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