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Eminent Speakers' Forum - Resilience and Sustainability for Asia and the World

12 September 2016
Earth Institute's Jeffrey Sachs talked about economic resilience and sustainability, two critical challenges facing Asia and the world. He also discussed what governments and society can do to better manage future technological, social, demographic, and environmental challenges facing the region.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Workshop on Bond Market Development in Emerging East Asia

17 to 18 August 2016
The Asian Develoment Bank, through its Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department – Macroeconomics Research Division, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia coducted a workshop on Bond Market Development in Emerging Asia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The workshop covered topics…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Gender Community Exchange Week

29 July to 5 August 2016
Asian Development Bank's Gender Equity Thematic Group organized an Orientation for New Gender Specialists and 2016 Gender Specialists' Consultation Meeting in conjunction with the Gender Equity Thematic Group Retreat. All of these fell under the Gender Community Exchange week which aims to discuss…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Takatoshi Ito

7 January 2016
Asian emerging market countries have followed a path of growth convergence from a low-income, high-growth state to a middle-income, middle-growth state, through industrialization. Although Asian economies were severely affected by the Asian Currency Crisis of 1997-98, they recovered rapidly.…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Women's Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Empowerment: Moving Forward in Imperfect Markets

20 to 22 May 2015
ADB, through its Gender Equity Thematic Group, held a regional seminar on Women's Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Empowerment: Moving Forward in Imperfect Markets designed primarily for senior government officials and private sector partners associated with implementing ADB-financed loan…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Paul Romer

28 January 2015
In this session of the ADB Distinguished Speakers Series, Paul Romer gave a lecture on "Urbanization and Development: The Power of the Grid". He highlighted the critical role of urbanization in driving economic growth and catch-up, stipulating that urbanization leads to formal sector employment (…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

eLearning  Module: Addressing Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment

26 November 2024
This eLearning module presents key concepts related to Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Harassment (SEAH). Designed for all ADB staff, implementing partners, clients and other interested parties, this module is a companion piece to ADB’s Good Practice Notes on Addressing Sexual…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Gender and Heat Stress Fact Sheet

16 October 2024
This is a fact sheet about Gender and Heat Stress.
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Heat Stress Assessment: Landscape Mapping, Preliminary Findings

5 October 2024
This presentation by Nation Partners maps ADB’s existing work on heat stress and identifies strategic entry points for action. It invites reflections on early findings and points to next steps to strengthen ADB’s support to developing member countries.
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

TA 10127 Report

1 October 2024
An overview of ADB’s technical assistance on gender and heat, outlining its objectives, approach, and planned activities across five developing member countries.
Organizer: Gender Equality Division