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Insight Thursday: Driving Disability Inclusion in ADB Operations

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

Building Sustainable Investment Policies: Lessons from Uzbekistan

2 December 2025
A comprehensive, long-term approach to investment policy was key to unlocking the potential of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asia and the Pacific. Such an approach looked beyond individual reforms to build a coherent investment framework that encompassed legal and regulatory systems,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Insight Thursday: Mainstreaming Inclusive Technologies in Asia and the Pacific

27 November 2025
Asia and the Pacific region is at the crossroads of demographic and digital transformations. Addressing the digital divide is more urgent than ever as the population of Asia and the Pacific ages, and age-related disabilities increase. As we approach the International Day of Persons with…

The Blue Way for SMEs in Asia and the Pacific

25 November 2025
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) are preparing a project proposal to accelerate SME investments in the blue economy across Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. This webinar aims to:  Validate project design and proposed components with national and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Finance Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 24: Smart Health Systems: Leveraging Digital Solutions for Health Governance

20 November 2025
The Asia and the Pacific region was at the forefront of complex health challenges, including rising noncommunicable diseases, aging populations, effects of climate change, workforce shortages, and fiscal constraints. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed systemic vulnerabilities and underscored the…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Scaling What Works: Private Sector Development as Catalyst for Growth in Southeast Asia

18 November 2025
Mobilizing private sector capital was essential to narrowing the multitrillion-dollar financing gap for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific—a gap that public funds alone could not fill. In line with its Strategy 2030, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had made private sector…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department, Southeast Asia Department

CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions

12 November 2025
  At the “CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions” webinar on 12 November, civil society representatives highlighted innovative strategies for how civil society organizations (CSOs) can connect governments and communities in planning and implementing climate…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Building Climate Resilience Through Social Protection

10 to 12 November 2025
As climate-related risks escalate across Asia and the Pacific, the need to equip vulnerable communities with tools for resilience is more urgent than ever. Social protection (SP) systems -when designed with adaptive features - can serve as powerful instruments to help individuals and communities…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Asia Pacific Climate Report 2025 Launch: Unlocking Nature for Development

30 October 2025
The second report of the series, Unlocking Nature for Development, highlighted the economic imperative of integrating nature into decision-making to scale investment and drive nature-positive transformation across the region. This webinar explored how upgrading governance, policy, and data…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility Roundtable Meeting

22 October 2025
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted a consultative meeting on the proposed Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility (CWFPF), an operational platform that will support sovereign project preparation, pre-commercialization of innovative technologies for private enterprises, and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Private Sector Operations Department