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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
5 to 14 August 2025
Countries worldwide, from 5 to 14 August 2025, are gathering in Geneva, Switzerland for the second part of the fifth Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Session, also known as INC-5.2. This is a continuation of the INC-5 session held in November 2024 in Busan,…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
9 July 2025
Drawing on Bangladesh's Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme and examples from India, the session shared insights into how integrating climate adaptation measures into graduation approaches can create more sustainable and transformative outcomes for vulnerable populations. It is built on research…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
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
17 to 18 June 2025
Asia and the Pacific is the planet’s hotspot for plastic pollution. Of the 10 rivers that transport 88%–95% of the world’s plastic into the sea, eight are in Asia. Moreover, most plastic waste entering the ocean are from six Asian countries: Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China, the…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
3 to 6 June 2025
The Stanley Hotel and Suites, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
10 to 13 June 2025
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
The Pacific Women Leaders Program (PWLP) is part of ADB’s flagship Asia Women Leaders Program (AWLP) that aims to address significant gaps in women’s leadership in Asia and…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division
31 May 2025
Under current climate projections, much of the world’s stored freshwater is set to disappear within the coming decades. Despite this significant impact on the freshwater supply, there is no straightforward pathway to future-proof communities relying on the frozen stores in the mountain cryosphere…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office
30 May 2025
The countries of Central Asia, South Caucasus, and Pakistan are home to a significant portion of Asia's glaciers. It is estimated that around 80 per cent of the total river runoff in Central Asia is supplied by meltwater from snow, glaciers, and permafrost in the region. These rivers comprise a…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office
29 to 31 May 2025
The high-level International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation, held in Dushanbe from 29-31 May 2025, emphasized the urgency of addressing glacial melt, calving, and retreat. It advanced global efforts through scientific collaboration, policy alignment, and multi-stakeholder engagement. …
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office
21 May 2025
Circularity can be applied across all sectors and industries, including the fashion and textile sectors. Every year, the textile sector contributes 2%–8% of the world’s greenhouse gases, uses about 86 million Olympic-sized swimming pools of natural water resources, and accounts for 9% of…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Environment Thematic Group