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Growing the Future Innovations in Urban and Controlled Environment Agriculture

14 April 2025
  As part of ADB's $14 billion commitment to regional food supply security, the Agriculture Food Nature and Rural Development (AFNR) sector office is working to raise awareness and catalyze networking of key agricultural sectors. To this end, selected businesses are invited to present their…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Highlights from the People Planet Prosperity Project Country Pilots Philippines and Sri Lanka

28 March 2025
Despite growing recognition that healthy, functioning ecosystems are fundamental to achieving food, water and nutrition security, poverty reduction, and sustainable development, the values provided by nature are not widely integrated into policy and investment decisions. Mechanisms that…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Ireland Agrifood Industry Innovations and Climate Measures

25 to 27 March 2025
This session was a product of continuous discussions between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Ireland to collaborate for sustainable agrifood sector development in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs). During ADB-DMC joint visit to Ireland’s National Ploughing…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Integrity Learning Series Lao PDR Anticorruption and Integrity Training

13 March 2025
On 13 March 2025, three representatives from the Lao People's Democratic Republic's Department of Water Supply joined a hybrid briefing on ADB's anticorruption and integrity framework. Organized by Sectors Department 2, the session covered integrity risks, red flags, and strategies for…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Integrity Learning Series Marshall Islands Anticorruption and Integrity Training

5 March 2025
On 5 March 2025, 10 representatives from the Integrated Urban Services and Resilience Improvement Project in Marshall Islands learned about ADB's anticorruption and integrity framework at a hybrid briefing, as part of an inception mission organized by the Sectors Group. The session covered…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Integrity Learning Series India ADB Procurement Procedures

4 March 2025
ADB OAI's integrity learning session for Executing and Implementing Agencies in India. OAI provides training tailored for participants exercising oversight functions and project responsibility under RETA 10349's Integrity Learning Series.
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

International Anticorruption Day 2024 Integrity in Private Sector Development A Conversation

10 December 2024
In celebration of this year’s International Anticorruption Day, ADB’s Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) hosted a knowledge-sharing session on Integrity in Private Sector Development: A Conversation to explore the intersection of integrity principles and private sector development to…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Webinar Countering Tax Treaty Abuse through the Principal Purpose Test

5 November 2024
In 2015, the OECD released its final report on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action 6. Among several new rules, the report introduced the Principal Purpose Test (PPT), as a minimum standard, the counter tax treaty abuse. Since then, the PPT has been incorporated in more than 1,000 tax…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

AIxADB Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence for Development

4 to 8 November 2024
AIxADB serves as a platform for collaboration and knowledge exchange to explore cutting-edge solutions, learn from successful case studies, identify pilots for implementation under the ADB AI Sandbox Program, and support DMCs to manage the transition for AI adoption through policies, skilling, and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Information Technology Department

Strengthening Cybersecurity and Resilience of Digital Infrastructure with the Cloud

24 October 2024
This webinar explored effective cybersecurity policies and how the cloud's security and resilience could improve outcomes for critical infrastructure entities. As countries embrace the digital economy, the importance of being alert to cyber threats has risen accordingly. Data provider Statista…
Organizer: Information Technology Department