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Stakeholders Consultative Workshop on Corporate Farming Laws in Pakistan

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

Thailand: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop

27 to 29 November 2023
The Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) Training Series: Workshop on Wetland Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Solutions -- Thailand, was co-organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), and BirdLife International, in partnership with…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Integrated Capacity Development Training on ADB-Funded Projects in Karachi, Pakistan

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

Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Pakistan Executing and Implementing Agencies

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

Risk Transfer Mechanisms: Partnerships for Coral Reef Finance and Insurance in Asia and the Pacific

14 November 2023
Healthy coastal ecosystems provide natural protective services and a first line of defense for coastal cities, communities, and infrastructure, as well as other valuable ecosystem services. For example, well maintained coral reefs provide critical ecosystem services, such as nurseries and feeding…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Indonesian Executing and Implementing Agencies

8 November 2023
On 8 November 2023, more than 50 Indonesia Resident Mission staff and ADB project executing and implementing agencies participated in two integrity learning sessions designed to refresh their knowledge of ADB’s integrity framework, increase their awareness of potential integrity risks and remedial…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Southeast Asia 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

FIDIC Gold Book Training on ADB-Funded Projects

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

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