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The eLearning course on ADB project cycle for sovereign operations provides an overview of the five stages of ADB’s project cycle: 1) project identification, 2) design and preparation, 3) approval, 4) implementation, and 5) evaluation. The course is designed for DMCs and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Office of Safeguards, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department
8 to 9 November 2022
A city must provide housing to all its residents if it is to be called livable. Are cities in Asia and the Pacific livable from this perspective? Most cities in the lower- and middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific face severe housing challenges. The urban poor and informal settlers…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Finance Sector Office, Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Special Initiatives and Funds
8 July 2021
In 2020, ADB and its financing partners provided agile, bold, innovative, and swift responses to the health and humanitarian challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ADB’s convening power galvanized development partners to consolidate their resources around ADB's flexible financing products and…
Organizer: Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department
8 March 2021
In his opening remarks at a virtual celebration with staff on 8 March, President Masa reiterated his full commitment to placing gender equality at the center of ADB's COVID-19 response and stressed the importance of women's leadership for building back better. He also underscored our internal…
Organizer: Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department, Gender Equality Division
26 November 2019
Tomoyuki Kimura, Director General of ADB's Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships Department gave a keynote lecture during the Opening Plenary of the International Symposium on Education and Research in Global Environmental Studies in Asia organized by Kyoto University on 26 November 2019. He presented…
Organizer: Japanese Representative Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department
25 November 2019
Tomoyuki Kimura, Director General of ADB's Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships Department, on 25 November spoke at a special seminar organized by the Japan Representative Office on ADB's partnership strategy. He gave an overview of ADB's integrated approach that combines finance, knowledge, and…
Organizer: Japanese Representative Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department
7 November 2019
Hiroki Kasahara, Senior Financing Partnerships Specialist of ADB's Partner Funds Division spoke at a seminar co-organized by ADB's Japan Representative Office and the ASEAN-Japan Centre on 7 November 2019 to address potential business opportunities in ADB operations funded by the trust funds for…
Organizer: Japanese Representative Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department
9 to 11 October 2018
Climate change imposes a dynamic challenge on the food system in Asia and has already started impacting farming and food value chains in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs). Climate adaptation and mitigation investments, hence, are relevant to the food and nutrition security agenda of Asia and…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department
6 July 2018
Leakages in the water supply system is one of the major challenges of water supply and treatment companies across Asia. In this learning event, TWC of Taipe,China, shares the various strategies it used to reduce water loss. These strategies has helped reduce non-revenue water within its concession…
Organizer: Special Initiatives and Funds, Transport Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office
1 to 31 March 2018
The dearth in women leaders is one of the main gender challenges in the Asia and Pacific region. The low representation of women in public and political spheres and processes has adverse consequences for both women as well as national development outcomes. This year, as ADB joins the international…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department