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IDAHOTB 2022 Driving Inclusion Addressing Legal Barriers for Sexual and Gender Minorities

18 May 2022
ADB marked the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) on 18 May with a webinar, Driving Inclusion: Addressing Legal Barriers for Sexual and Gender Minorities. In part of a collaboration with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Climate Change

17 to 20 May 2022
via Zoom. 17 May 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia 17 May 2022, 9:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 10:00 a.m. Washington DC (GMT –4) / 4:00 p.m.…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

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

Unlocking Opportunities to Deliver DisasterResilient Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific

27 April 2022
The Asian Development Bank convened a webinar to explore practical approaches for disaster-resilient infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific. Vivid Economics and the Asian DisasterPreparedness Centre presented their key findings. A panel of leading thinkers also shared their perspectives, followed…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Country Safeguard Systems

4 to 6 April 2022
via Zoom. 4 April 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation with Government Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia 4 April 2022, 5:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Pakistan (GMT +5) / 2:30 p.m. India (GMT +5:30) Consultation with Government…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Digital Health Credentials in Building Trust at Population Scale COVID19 and Beyond

30 March 2022
Digital COVID-Credentials has proven to be an effective tool for countries to restart mobility for work and travel. Such credentials have aided policymakers in negating the risk of COVID- 19 spread, by virtue of clearly ascertaining the vaccination or testing status, in a fast and automated way…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, South Asia Department

Safeguards in Fragile and ConflictAffected Situations and Small Island Developing States FCASSIDS

29 to 31 March 2022
via Zoom. 29 March 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation with Government Stakeholders in the Pacific 31 March 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in the…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Environmental and Social Impacts and Risk Assessment

21 to 23 March 2022
via Zoom. 21 March 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation with Government Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia 21 March 2022, 5:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Pakistan (GMT +5) / 2:30 p.m. India (GMT +5:30) Consultation with Government…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Youth in Action Driving Solutions for Sustainable Tourism

17 March 2022
This session was part of the larger Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), ADB's preeminent development policy forum for the Southeast Asia region. ADB Youth for Asia (YfA), an initiative under the NGO and Civil Society Center, organized the "Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Assessing the Promise of Low Earth Orbit LEO Satellites in Accelerating Rural Connectivity and Closing the Digital Divide

17 March 2022
High-level policymakers and experts discussed and explored the exciting potential of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in expanding broadband access, encouraging investment in new broadband technologies, and bringing more users online, especially in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department