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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

From Data to Data Deal: Designing Bankable Pathways for Transport Decarbonization

12 December 2025
This webinar explored how open-source modelling tools can translate strategies into investment-ready scenarios that attract and unlock climate finance.
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

International Anticorruption Day 2025 - Embedding a Culture of Integrity: Lessons from Local Government and Procurement

11 December 2025
ADB's International Anticorruption Day (IAD) celebration concluded on 11 December 2025. This year’s commemoration focused on “Embedding a Culture of Integrity: Lessons from Local Governments.”  Keynote speaker, Mayor Victor Ma. Regis Sotto of Pasig City, Philippines, shared his…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Unlocking MSME Potential amid Global Trade Uncertainty

11 December 2025
The Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2025 looks at financial and non-financial conditions, progress, and policy interventions for MSMEs in the region. How can ADB operations help DMCs design effective MSME development strategies that unlock MSME potential amid global trade…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Financing

10 December 2025
As part of the 2025 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day campaign, ADB organized the webinar, partnering with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), openIMIS, and Amref Health Africa, and it brought together experts, policymakers, and social health insurance leaders…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Insight Thursday: Driving Disability Inclusion in ADB Operations

4 December 2025
This Insight Thursday event marked the International Day for People with Disabilities with a deep dive into the results of the disability inclusion assessment of ADB operations. With many of the estimated 690 million people with disabilities in the Asia and the Pacific region living in poverty,…

11th ADB International Education and Skills Forum: Applying a Fresh Lens to Unlock the Power of Human Capital

3 to 5 December 2025
ADB hosted the 11th International Education and Skills Forum from 3–5 December 2025 at its headquarters in Manila, themed “Applying a Fresh Lens to Unlock the Power of Human Capital.” The forum sought to enable education systems to respond more quickly to transformational trends and to better…
Organizer: Education Sector Group