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Intern Presentation - Gender Review of DMC Energy Policies

4 August 2021
This study “Gender Review of DMC Energy Policies” sought to find out how selected five Asia Pacific countries – Bangladesh, Fiji, Mongolia, Pakistan, and the Philippines – understand and incorporate the gender-energy nexus into their national frameworks. The aim was to see whether their energy…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Digital Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific: Strategies for Donor Impact

12 July 2021
ADB, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Grow Asia, and DFAT Australia organized this joint event to discuss how digital technologies are reshaping agriculture in the region; and transforming rural economies and food systems into becoming more inclusive, productive,…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department

Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results

28 to 30 June 2021
In consideration of ADB’s relevant investments in the next three to five years, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) experts and other partners shared the guidance they have developed on sustainable livestock and analysis on the sector's…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Towards Safe Food, Nutritious Diets, and Resilient Food Systems

28 June 2021
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and with the participation of the World Vegetable Centre, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, private sector, and academia discussed concrete solutions and actions to…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Gender Sensitive WASH: Opportunities for Girls’ Education

21 June 2021
School sanitation has been one of the main issues in achieving universal elementary and secondary education, and ADB has proceeded with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects since 2006. Many research findings have revealed that the lack of water and sanitation facilities is one of the…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

ADB-ITF: Consultations on Gender Equality in the Transport Sector

17 June 2021
The International Transport Forum (ITF) is expanding its work in the area of gender and transport and is developing a new gender analysis toolkit for transport policies for its member countries and beyond. ITF and ADB are exploring potential overlapping areas in their respective work on gender…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Transport Sector Office

World Oceans Day Webinar, 2021: Gender and Resilience in Coastal Communities

8 June 2021
To celebrate World Oceans Day, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) co-hosted a webinar that provided an overview of the urgent need to consider gender equality in coastal and fisheries resource management. Communities, especially women, in Asia and the Pacific are…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Gender Equality Division

The Business Case for Gender Equality at Work

20 May 2021
via Zoom The Asian Development Bank and the Nordic Embassies in the Philippines organized a special webinar on “The Business Case for Gender Equality at Work” that took place last 20 May, 2.30-4.30pm (Manila). This online event included high-level speakers from the public and private sectors of…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Wholesale Agricultural Markets: Innovations for a Competitive Future

20 April 2021
Wholesale markets play a key role in the distribution of agricultural products while considering aggregation of commodities, price formation ad stabilization, quality assurance, diversified demand of consumers, food safety and promotion of farmers' income increase. However, wholesale markets have…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Malala Fund Webinar on Girls’ Education and Climate Change

30 March 2021
via Zoom The Gender TG hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Malala Fund, Education Sector Group, and Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division to discuss a new report on how investment in girls’ education can lead to more effective climate action and greater climate resilience…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division