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Social License to Operate: Balancing Stakeholder Expectations and Operational Needs

12 February 2026
Ports are the backbone of global trade, handling around 80% of the world’s goods by volume. In Southeast Asia, where economies are highly trade-dependent, and ports are closely linked to urban and coastal communities, port activities also concentrate environmental and social pressures. As…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

International Conference on Inclusive Energy Transition in Southeast Asia and Beyond

10 to 12 February 2026
The global energy transition presented both opportunities and challenges, requiring approaches that prioritized equity, climate justice, and social inclusion. Just energy transitions—from fossil fuel-based systems to renewable energy—needed to ensure the active participation of vulnerable and…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Piloting Innovation for Pasig River Cleanup: Insights from the 6-month Clearbot Pilot Study in the Philippines

28 January 2026
On 28 January 2026, ADB convened government agencies, local governments, development partners, and the private sector at ADB Headquarters to share insights from the 6-month ClearBot pilot—an AI-enabled river cleanup initiative deployed in San Juan City and Pasig City. Implemented with the…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 26: Transforming Health Systems for Climate Resilience: Designing Type 2B Projects

13 January 2026
Climate change poses escalating risks to health systems across Asia and the Pacific, disrupting service delivery, damaging infrastructure, and increasing the burden of climate-sensitive diseases. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms that climate change is already…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Event 2: Build Back Better Sector Dialogue: Transport

17 December 2024
The second webinar explored good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better in the transport sector, featuring a Palu Bay Port masterplan and reconstruction case study.
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Designing Competition Policy for Economic Development

16 December 2024
In this joint webinar of the Asian Impact Webinars and Competition Policy Dialogues, we examined the critical role of competition policy in national economic development. Drawing from the findings of the book Designing Competition Policy for Economic Development in Asia and the Pacific, speakers…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Unveiling Insights from the Indonesia Longitudinal Ageing Survey (ILAS) 2023

13 December 2024
Indonesia Longitudinal Ageing Survey (ILAS) 2023 is the first survey in Indonesia to provide representative and comprehensive information on the demographics, social and economic conditions, health status, and living environment of current and future cohorts of older people. The webinar presented…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Pacific Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar in Japan 2024

13 December 2024
Japanese Representative Office (JRO) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized the business opportunities seminar (BOS) to attract quality suppliers, contractors, and consultants from Japan for ADB-funded projects. This BOS focused on the Pacific region, where the Japanese government also…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Greening Road Construction Using Low-Carbon Concrete and 3D Printing

12 December 2024
This webinar featured Taisei Corporation’s latest advancements in low-carbon concrete, utilizing byproducts and innovative 3D printing techniques for concrete structures. Recently implemented at project sites in Japan, these cutting-edge technologies are now being explored for international…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Event 1: Build Back Better Sector Dialogue: Cross-cutting Themes

12 December 2024
This introductory webinar explored the principles and crosscutting measures likely relevant to any post-disaster recovery and reconstruction project, regardless of sector. This included governance arrangements, risk assessment, early warning systems, land-use planning, design standards, capacity…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster