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Paddling to Create Cultured Reefs for New Habitats and Coastal Protection

6 May 2022
Dr. Will Bateman, CEO of CCell Renewable UK, presented the unique paddle technology to capture Marine Renewable energy to power coastal protection by growing artificial coral reefs. The core technology uses an electrolytic technique combined with marine renewable energy to grow rock within the…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Digital Transformation and Womens Employment The Case of South Korea

6 May 2022
The digital age offers significant opportunities to empower women - to earn additional income, enhance employment prospects, and acquire knowledge. But at the same time, digital transformation may have a negative impact on women’s access to resources and opportunities, including jobs, skills, and…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Gender Equality Division, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Green Road to Montreal Planning Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure for Biodiversity Conservation in Asia Workshop Series 2022

28 April to 26 October 2022
Environmentally sustainable and “green” infrastructure, including those applying nature-based solutions (NbS), are designed to deliver and/or protect a range of ecosystem services--such as water purification, air quality, space for recreation, and climate mitigation and adaptation--while…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Transport Sector Office, Energy Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 2 Making Womens Challenges and Roles in the COVID19 Vaccination Programs Visible

31 March 2022
In celebration of International Women’s Month, ADB Southeast Asia Human and Social Development Division organized the second SECURE Webinar on Making Women’s Challenges and Roles in the COVID-19 Vaccination Programs Visible. The webinar brought together experts, scholars, and practitioners to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department, Gender Equality Division

NatureBased Solutions that Promote Gender

30 March 2022
To conclude ADB’s Gender Month celebration, the Gender and Environment Thematic Groups hosted a webinar on “Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that Promote Gender Equality” to highlight innovative and gender-responsive pathways to address critical environmental and social issues, including climate…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Insight Thursday Delivering Gender Equality Results Drawing on Practices and Experiences of Project Teams

24 March 2022
KEY TAKEAWAYS Strong project design and at entry, SMART gender indicators, and implementation process that incorporates monitoring and evaluation systems from the beginning of the project implementation, and full engagement with executive and implementing agencies from an early…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Joint Gender Climate Environment Session Highlights Womens 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

Investing in Women Advancing the Transformative Gender Agenda in Central and West Asia in a PostCOVID19 Environment

9 to 10 March 2022
Asian Development Bank’s Central and West Asia Department and the Gender Equality Thematic Group of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department commemorated International Women’s Month through a virtual subregional workshop of ADB partners in Central and West Asia entitled “…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Gender Equality Division

2022 International Womens Day Celebration Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow

8 March 2022
President Masa on 8 March opened the International Women’s Day celebration for ADB and reiterated the bank’s commitment to accelerating gender equality and women's empowerment. In his remarks, he underscored that women's knowledge, skills, and leadership are some of the most significant resources…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

How FemaleFriendly 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