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International Women’s Day Women and Leadership: Looking beyond disparities of the Pandemic

8 March 2021
In his opening remarks at a virtual celebration with staff on 8 March, President Masa reiterated his full commitment to placing gender equality at the center of ADB's COVID-19 response and stressed the importance of women's leadership for building back better. He also underscored our internal…
Organizer: Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department, Gender Equality Division

Food Security Forum

9 December 2020
ADB’s Strategy 2030 calls for urgent attention to meet the challenges of poverty, food insecurity, and rural prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. The Rural Development and Food Security Forum aims to seek knowledge on enabling policies, technologies, and investments that will help DMCs/ADB…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

ADB-UN Women Webinar: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery

10 September 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak has hit the Asia-Pacific region hard, particularly the most vulnerable, and is deepening pre-existing inequalities — exposing vulnerabilities in social, political, and economic systems. A recent UN Women report found that women in the region, in both the formal and informal…
Organizer: Office of the Vice-President (Sectors and Themes), Gender Equality Division

Joint Gender Equity TG and Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management TG Webinar: Enhancing Women-Focused Investments in Climate and Disaster Resilience

3 June 2020
Women are agents of change for resilient development. However, substantial gaps remain in building women’s capacity. In this webinar, Zonibel Woods and Arghya Sinha Roy shared key findings of a recent publication that calls for women-focused investments in resilience to meet the gender and climate…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Fighting the Gendered Impact of Corruption

26 March 2020
One hundred and sixty-two people tuned in to Fighting the Gendered Impact of Corruption, the first virtual Insight Thursday held on 26 March 2020. UN Women’s Gaelle Demolis discussed why women, especially poor women, are disproportionately impacted by corruption at the point of access for basic…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Gender Equality Division

Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Planning

25 to 27 November 2019
Climate change imposes a dynamic challenge on the food system in Asia and has already started adversely impacting farming and food value chains in ADB’s DMCs. Climate change adaptation and mitigation investments, hence, are relevant to the food and nutrition security agenda of Asia and the Pacific…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Training on Market Infrastructure and Agriculture Value Chains: Potential of Wholesale Markets

11 November 2019
One of the issues highlighted in the 2016 Food Security Forum was the need to improve market linkages and supply chain through the development of wholesale markets. ADB has approved Technical Assistance (TA) 9218: Investment Assessment and Application of High-Level Technology for Food Security in…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019: Transformative Changes for Rural Prosperity and Nutritious Food

28 to 30 October 2019
The Asia Pacific region has made significant progress in terms of reducing food insecurity. Despite the remarkable gains, the region is still faced with challenges such as the increasing demand, climate change, shrinking agriculture workforce, and unsustainable use of natural resources, among…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Justice for Women: Fighting the Gender-Based Violence Pandemic

27 November 2018
Gender justice is necessary to protect women’s physical integrity and rights and ensure that their voices are heard to challenge the social norms that perpetuate gender-based violence. One in three women in Asia and the Pacific region report having suffered some form of physical and sexual violence…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Office of the General Counsel

Climate-Smart Agriculture Training for Practitioners

9 to 11 October 2018
Climate change imposes a dynamic challenge on the food system in Asia and has already started impacting farming and food value chains in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs). Climate adaptation and mitigation investments, hence, are relevant to the food and nutrition security agenda of Asia and…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department