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Plastic Odyssey: Tackling Plastic Pollution through Innovation

21 November 2024
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized a hybrid webinar, Plastic Odyssey: Tackling Plastic Pollution Through Innovation, on 21 November 2024, from 2:00–3:30 p.m. at Learning Resource Center 1, ADB Headquarters. The event featured Simon Bernard, CEO of Plastic Odyssey, and was coordinated by…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Training on Digital Infrastructure

12 November 2024
The inaugural training and orientation session on Digital Infrastructure and Economic Development held on November 12 under ADB’s digital transformation technical assistance, gathered key government officials from 20 federal and provincial ministries and departments. The session aimed to foster a…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Advocacy Workshop to Address Gender Based Violence – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Systems Strengthening Program

30 October 2024
On 30 October, ADB held an advocacy training session to address gender-based violence (GBV) for health professionals from 32 hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province to support health sector reforms under $100 Million KP Health Systems Strengthening Program. CD Emma Fan highlighted importance…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

SECURE Webinar 18: Blueprints to Breakthroughs: Enhancing Vaccine Manufacturing Ecosystems in DMCs

24 October 2024
The SECURE Webinar 18 is a collaboration with ADB’s Human and Social Development Office’s Solutions Development Working Group on Health Systems Strengthening (HSD-SDWG HSS), focusing on vaccine manufacturing and regulatory ecosystems. This 90-minute virtual event spotlighted ADB's initiatives to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department

The Global Plastics Treaty and Implications for Southeast Asia

12 September 2024
Each year, more than 462 million tons of plastic are produced, with 90% contributing to global pollution. An estimated 9 million to 14 million tons of plastic waste in our oceans annually, harming wildlife, ecosystems, and human health. In 2019, plastics generated approximately 1.8 billion…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Capacity Building Workshop for Pakistan Government Officials on ADB Processes and Procedures

19 to 23 August 2024
The Pakistan Resident Mission (PRM) Capacity Development Resource Centre (CDRC), in line with one of its core objectives to enhance the capacity of stakeholders in project preparation and implementation, conducted the Capacity-Building Program for Pakistan Government Officials on ADB Processes and…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Irrigation Modernization and Design of Pipe Distribution Networks

29 July to 2 August 2024
ADB conducted a 5-day training on Irrigation Modernization and Pipe Distribution Networks from 29 July to 2 August 2024 in Islamabad. PRM CD Yong Ye speaking at the closing session reiterated ADB’s commitment to impart new skills and strengthen capacity of project implementation agencies through…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Balochistan MDB e-GP Assessment

7 June 2024
PRM’s Capacity Development Resource Centre (CDRC) conducted a session on Balochistan e-GP on 07 June 2024. The eProcurement session covered ADB electronic public procurement system (ePPS) implemented in Balochistan Public Procurement Authority (BPPRA)​.
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

ADB Business Opportunity Seminar in Pakistan 2024

3 June 2024
ADB, the World Bank, and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), on 3 June, presented procurement policies and best practices at a Joint Business Opportunity Seminar held in Islamabad by the Contractors Association of Pakistan and the Association of Consulting Engineers Pakistan in collaboration with the…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Systems Strengthening Program - Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification Workshop

22 May 2024
Further to the initiative of capacity development resource center (CDRC), Pakistan Resident Mission has successfully conducted a one-day workshop on implementation, monitoring, reporting & verification under Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Systems strengthening Program at Peshawar on 22nd May 2024.…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department