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ASM 2025: Global Uncertainty, Trade, and Private Sector Businesses in Asia and the Pacific

12 to 13 November 2025
  ADB is organizing the Launch Seminar of the Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor (ASM) 2025 Edition, addressing the theme “Global Uncertainty, Trade, and Private Sector Businesses in Asia and the Pacific” on 12–13 November 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The ASM is a signature…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Girls Takeover: Ending Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Asia and the Pacific

27 October 2025
In celebration of the International Day of the Girl (IDG) 2025, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Plan International will co-host the Girls Takeover: Ending Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Asia and the Pacific. This flagship event amplifies girls’ voices and leadership in driving gender…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Gender Equality Division

Accelerating Asia’s Growth with AI and Cloud Technologies

16 October 2025
Synergistic adoption of AI and cloud technologies is unlocking unprecedented opportunities for regional growth. Learn how a modest 1% increase in AI spending can drive a 0.03% growth in GDP, and explore how these technologies contribute to economic expansion through both direct and indirect…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

SECURE 23: Advancing Green Procurement in Health Systems towards Sustainable Pathways in Southeast Asia

2 October 2025
Healthcare systems worldwide accounted for about 5% of global carbon emissions—surpassing those from aviation and shipping. Around 71% of this footprint came from the supply chain of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, including manufacturing, packaging, transport, and disposal. Without urgent…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

2025 CSO Conversations: Gender and Heat Stress

24 September 2025
2:00–3:15 p.m. Manila time (GMT+8) via Zoom:  Please register in advance for this webinar. Background Across Asia and the Pacific region, heat waves take a hidden and disproportionate toll on women. Understanding how heat stress impacts women is essential to strengthening their resilience.…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Gender Equality Division

CSO Insights: A Listening and Dialogue Forum

15 to 16 September 2025
On 15–16 September 2025, the Asian Development Bank's NGO and Civil Society Center, in collaboration with the Office of Safeguards, hosted civil society organizations (CSOs) from across Asia and the Pacific for the inaugural CSO Insights: A Listening and Dialogue Forum in Manila, Philippines.…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Digital Sector Office, Energy Sector Office, Environment Thematic Group, Gender Equality Division, Office of Safeguards, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Asian Development Policy Lecture - Joel Spicer

11 September 2025
Malnutrition is costing Asia billions of dollars every year, silently eroding national productivity, draining fiscal resources, and locking millions of children and families into intergenerational poverty. According to the World Bank’s “Investment Framework for Nutrition,” investing in nutrition…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Nutrition-Gender Webinar Series: Women’s empowerment and nutrition outcomes

4 September 2025
Why Join? Learn how enabling women’s empowerment can lead to stronger nutrition outcomes and social protection programs. Gain practical tools and lessons to strengthen your projects and programs.   Featured keynote speaker, Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator at the…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Measuring Sustainability in Global Value Chains

26 August 2025
Hard-won development gains are increasingly threatened by environmental risks that cross borders. Drawing on new data from Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2025, panelists examine how emissions along global supply chains are shifting with cleaner production and trade. The discussion…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Carbon Pricing Options and Implications for Asia

7 August 2025
  Putting a price on carbon is a crucial strategy for reducing emissions, lowering pollution, and addressing climate change, which are vital to support sustainable development. This webinar featured a presentation on the carbon pricing chapter of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Climate Report by ADB,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department