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Training on Planning and Design of Smart Linear Infrastructure for Biodiversity Protection

25 to 27 April 2022
In a world that is evolving and communities that are growing, transportation infrastructure needs to be built based on principles such as inclusion, affordability, equitable access and environment sustainability. Founded on such principles, transportation systems facilitate the mobility…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

ADB Data Room: Circular Economy

20 April 2022
The Circular Economy is an emerging theme internationally. A Circular Economy is a systemic approach to decouple economic development and activity from consuming finite resources. A Circular Economy will allow ADB to tackle global environmental challenges, including climate change, resource…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Asian Impact Webinar: Asian Development Outlook 2022 Launch

6 April 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened uncertainty and rattled commodity markets, even as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Recovery in developing Asia continues, but it now faces significant global headwinds—even as many economies still lag behind their pre-pandemic trends. The Asian…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Two Years On - COVID-19 Impacts on Gender Equality in Asia

29 March 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for progress toward gender equality in Asia. The UN Women’s Rapid Gender Assessment—which provides snapshots of how the region’s women and girls have experienced the pandemic—is helping expose the extent of these impacts and their implications…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Joint Gender, Climate, Environment Session Highlights Women’s Leadership in Tackling Climate Change

11 March 2022
As part of ADB’s Gender Month celebrations, the Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Environment thematic groups hosted a session entitled, “What will it take to tackle climate change?”. SDCC Director General Bruno Carrasco, in his opening remarks, reiterated that as Asia and the Pacific’s…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Making Big Data Work for Economic Assessment

8 March 2022
Big data offers unprecedented advantages for monitoring economic trends in real-time and assessing the socioeconomic impact of major events. The webinar explored different types of innovative data sources and tools, and discuss how Asian economies can improve accessibility, capacity, and…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

How Female-Friendly Are Workplaces in Urban Pakistan?

4 March 2022
The webinar presented results from a representative survey of firms in in Lahore, Pakistan—a metropolis of over 10 million—to shed light on how comfortable workspaces in Lahore currently are for women and the extent to which they can be made more favorable, both for women who are currently…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

The Sustainability of Asia’s Debt

23 February 2022
Slowing growth and government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have lifted debt levels globally, with developing Asia also catching up in this trend. In the new book, The Sustainability of Asia’s Debt: Problems, Policies, and Practices, 24 renowned experts and practitioners explore the anatomy…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asian Economic Integration Report 2022 Launch

9 February 2022
Another year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the report describes an Asia and Pacific region that has more experience in tackling pandemic hardships, better data showing positive integration trends, and greater confidence in cooperation to address shared concerns. The report also features a theme…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Aligning Public Development Banks with the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

31 January 2022
The webinar discussed how public development banks (PDBs) can support the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and make a positive contribution to biodiversity. ​ The session unpacked the ‘financing green’ concept and how PDB’s invest in nature. It also tackled how PDBs can support in-country…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster