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ADB Business Opportunities Seminar with Republic of Korea

21 November 2023
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. These activities benefit…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management 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

Closing Workshop on Marine Aquaculture, Reefs, Renewable Energy, and Ecotourism for Ecosystem Services (MARES)

20 November 2023
ADB held in a hybrid format, a closing workshop for TA 6619 Marine Aquaculture, Reefs, Renewable Energy, and Ecotourism for Ecosystem Services (MARES) at ADB HQ on 20 November 2023. Representatives from the Philippine government, the British Embassy in Manila, the private sector, and ADB staff…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, 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

Transitioning Toward Multiple and Flexible Education and Skills Pathways to Work or Further Study

16 November 2023
Serendipity Knowledge Program (SKOP) is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names and serendipity refers to a fortunate fi­nding, which is a common occurrence throughout the history of product…
Organizer: South Asia Department

11th Better Air Quality (BAQ) Conference

15 to 17 November 2023
Clean Air Asia, along with co-organizers, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (a UNEP convened initiative), presented the 11th Better Air Quality Conference (BAQ),15-17 November 2023, with pre-events on 13-14 November, at the ADB Headquarters, Manila,…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

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

SARD Knowledge Spotlight - Reimagining Housing: Innovative One ADB Approach to Tamil Nadu's Urban Challenges

14 November 2023
Discover how ADB, in collaboration with the Government of Tamil Nadu in India, is transforming affordable housing through carefully sequenced interventions to help climate-vulnerable and disadvantaged households relocate to safe areas and sustainably rebuild their lives. This SARD Knowledge…
Organizer: South Asia Department

ADB Business Opportunities Seminar in the Pacific Islands

13 November 2023
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. These activities benefit…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

How to Stop Automotive Battery Recycling from Poisoning our Children

9 November 2023
Lead is a harmful substance that, if not properly handled, can impair cognitive development, especially among children. A major source of lead pollution nowadays is informal, open-air recycling of automotive batteries, particularly in developing countries. But as a recent ADB Policy Brief argues…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department