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Leveraging Carbon Finance for Mobilizing Private Capital in Southeast Asia

23 October 2025
2:00 – 3:00 p.m., MNL time Southeast Asia has advanced its decarbonization efforts, but more ambitious action is needed to slow climate change. The region is well-positioned for the global shift to net zero, yet financing needs are immense and current investment falls short. Mobilizing private…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Southeast Asia Department

Asian Development Policy Lecture - Joel Spicer

11 September 2025
Malnutrition is costing Asia billions of dollars every year, silently eroding national productivity, draining fiscal resources, and locking millions of children and families into intergenerational poverty. According to the World Bank’s “Investment Framework for Nutrition,” investing in nutrition…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Nutrition-Gender Webinar Series: Women’s empowerment and nutrition outcomes

4 September 2025
Why Join? Learn how enabling women’s empowerment can lead to stronger nutrition outcomes and social protection programs. Gain practical tools and lessons to strengthen your projects and programs.   Featured keynote speaker, Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator at the…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Increasing Investments in Climate Information and Early Warning Systems: Beyond Public Goods to Strategic Investments

2 September 2025
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized the Early Warning System (EWS) Investment Planning Workshop on 2 September 2025 in Manila. This workshop contributed to the goal of increasing investments and access to climate information and early warning systems (CIEWS). This was a key target of the…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Resilient Coasts, Thriving Communities: A Sea of Solutions

18 to 19 August 2025
India’s coastline stretches over 7,525 kilometers, supporting about 171 million people across 70 coastal districts. It sustains vital sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, renewable energy, tourism, transport, and trade. Coastal ecosystems provide essential biodiversity, livelihoods, and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Carbon Pricing Options and Implications for Asia

7 August 2025
  Putting a price on carbon is a crucial strategy for reducing emissions, lowering pollution, and addressing climate change, which are vital to support sustainable development. This webinar featured a presentation on the carbon pricing chapter of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Climate Report by ADB,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Mobilizing Private Capital for Climate Action

24 July 2025
The private sector contributed less than half of total climate finance in the region—far below the IMF’s estimated 90% share needed by 2030. With rising climate finance needs and limited public resources, private capital is essential. This webinar explored the drivers and barriers influencing…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Nutrition-Gender Webinar Series

21 July to 4 September 2025
  ADB is scaling up investments in food and nutrition security across Asia and the Pacific. Led jointly by ADB’s Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Officer (AFNR) and Gender Equality Division (CCGE), this online dialogue series aims to bring together global thought…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Nutrition-Gender Webinar Series: Status of Women in Agrifood Systems

21 July 2025
ADB scaled up investments in food and nutrition security across Asia and the Pacific. Women and girls were central to agrifood systems, playing vital roles as farmers, wage workers, retailers, entrepreneurs, and consumers. However, entrenched gender inequalities within and beyond the household…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Dialogue Series: Building Resilience of Infrastructure in Atoll Nations

9 July 2025
The four atoll nations—namely Kiribati, Maldives, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu—faced existential climate adaptation challenges. Rising extreme sea levels accelerated coastal flooding, erosion, and ecosystem degradation, threatening the very foundations of these island…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development