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The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Pakistan Executing and Implementing Agencies

10 May 2023
On 10 May 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) and Central and West Asia Department's Portfolio, Results, Safeguards and Gender Unit (CWOD-PSG) held a hybrid integrity learning session for more than 80 Pakistan portfolio executing and implementing agencies and project…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department

11th Regional Conference: From Pandemic to Recovery: Building Resilient Economies through Transparency, Integrity, and Trust

9 to 11 May 2023
On 9–11 May, ADB and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) organized the 11th Regional Conference of the Anti-Corruption Initiative (ACI) for Asia and the Pacific at ADB Headquarters. The ACI, for which ADB and OECD serve as co-Secretariat to the Initiative and guide the…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Agricultural Burning: Sectoral to Regional Impacts and Solutions

27 April 2023
The burning of residues and other wastes from agricultural lands and processes lead to pollutant emissions that contribute to air pollution and climate change. In different parts of Asia, seasonal crop residue burning is identified as a major contributor of air pollution. Agricultural burning…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Circular Solutions to Address Plastic Pollution in the Maritime Industry (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 14)

20 April 2023
In the Philippines, at least 2.5 million metric tons of plastic were being consumed pre-pandemic, out of which only 9% was being recycled and 35% was leaking into the open environment. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Grieg Group partnered to implement the “Clean Ports, Clean Oceans:…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Armenian Executing and Implementing Agencies

20 April 2023
On 20 April 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) organized an integrity learning session for 15 participants from the Armenian Territorial Development Fund, Yerevan Municipality, and Road Department, who are implementing ADB projects in the Armenian portfolio. The integrity…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department

The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for India Project Executing and Implementing Agencies

14 April 2023
On 14 April 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) held a hybrid integrity learning session for 93 government officials working on ADB projects part of India’s portfolio. The session was part of the India Resident Mission Capacity Development Resource Center and Procurement Unit…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, South Asia Department

The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Grant 9231 – Renewable Heating Demonstration in Remote Areas Project

5 April 2023
On 5 April 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) conducted a session for 10 participants from the executing agency and project implementation unit of the Renewable Heating Demonstration in Remote Areas Project in Mongolia. Conducted during the project’s inception mission, the…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, East Asia Department

Research Assessment on the Attitudes and Motivations of Women in Waste: A Gender-responsive Approach on Addressing Plastic Pollution (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 13)

30 March 2023
The ADB CEWG recognizes the need to highlight the human side of our commitment to a circular economy. In partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Bayi Inc., this session showcased more of the social side of addressing plastic pollution and a call for inclusivity in our approaches while we…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Gender Equality Division

NUTEC Plastic - NUclear TEchnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 12)

16 March 2023
There are about 12 million tons of plastic that enter the oceans every year. The oceans are expected to contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish by 2025, and by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish. Plastic pollution is a major concern in the Asia and Pacific Region, where…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

11th Meeting of Partners (MOP) of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop

14 to 15 March 2023
This Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) Ecosystem Services Training Workshop was held during the 11th Meeting of Partners of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) in Brisbane, Australia. It aimed to enhance knowledge-sharing and site-level capacity in wetland management in RFI's…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster