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23 July 2024
Oceans and coastal adaptation are core ADB business. Thirty of ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs) border the ocean, a sea, or a major river that drains into the ocean. ADB launched the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies (hereafter known as the “Healthy Oceans…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
11 June 2024
This session covered two broad themes: Abellon’s integrated waste management approach combining material recovery as well as energy recovery; and the second, the waste-to-energy technology approach that Abellon implements that is contextual to India and developing economies.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
27 to 28 February 2024
Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel | Bangkok, Thailand
The Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) is a partnership program to help countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific region scale up investments in climate adaptation, especially investments at the community level, that explicitly…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
21 February to 3 October 2024
ADB is organizing a training series on Circular Economy entitled “Accelerating the Circular Economy: Integrating Circularity into Programs, Projects, and Policies”. Delivered through four events in 2024, this initiative of the Environment Group presents cross-sectoral knowledge and experience…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
28 February to 1 March 2023
The Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) is a partnership program to help countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific region scale up investments in climate adaptation, especially investments at the community level, that explicitly target the nexus between climate change, poverty…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
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
12 April 2018
Learn about core labor standards (CLS) and their implementation in development projects.
An introduction to the Standards was presented in this learning event with specific examples of how CLS are applied in projects as part of multilateral banks’ due diligence adhering to international labor…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
22 to 24 November 2016
ADB hosted its first Green Business Forum with the aim to:
(i) provide a networking platform to share lessons and knowledge among green business leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders in the region; and
(ii) raise the profile and expand the focus of green investments beyond…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster