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Investing in Education, Skills, and Research Collaborations for Climate Action

10 December 2021
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Education and training have a critical role to play in combating the negative effects of climate change. Climate-induced disasters adversely affect education systems, like floods and natural disasters, disrupting education. However, education and training can be major drivers for…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

A New Pathway for the Creative Economy: Recovery, Growth and Jobs?

8 December 2021
Before the pandemic hit, the creative economy was on track to account for 10% of global GDP by 2030. In recognition, the United Nations declared 2021 the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. The pandemic, however, changed the trajectory of the creative economy in two…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Building Resilience into School Systems: Policy and Practice: An Online Workshop for Policymakers, Teacher Educators and School Leaders

6 to 10 December 2021
The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic beginning March 2020 has wrought huge disruptions in normal life, difficult as it already was in many countries. For schools, students, and parents, the impact of closed schools and children stuck at home with little or no access to learning, the effects have…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Youth for Climate Action: How young people are influencing climate policy and resilience in the region

3 December 2021
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Young people have taken to the streets ringing the alarm about the impacts of the climate change emergency. While the protests showcase youth’s frustration in current socio-political systems of managing the climate emergency, they are increasingly also engaging in climate…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Solutions Search: Meaningful Youth Engagement in ADB's Greater Mekong Subregion Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Program

30 November 2021
This contest is a solution-sharing platform for Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) youth. Through the form of a short video (2 minutes maximum) or an essay (500 words maximum), GMS youth are encouraged to showcase their current project/business/initiative that is relevant to any of the three main…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

ADB-BNU Conference on Future Proofing Aged Care

23 to 24 November 2021
This virtual conference provided the opportunity to identify key trends, share exciting innovations and articulate how to harness the opportunities emerging from adaptations to population aging. It brought together officials from ADB developing member countries, as well as ADB staff involved in…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Building Water Resilience in a Changing Climate

17 November 2021
This Pacific WASH Webinar was about building resilience to the impacts of climate change focusing on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Climate change is affecting us all and we need to ensure that our water supplies are well planned to adapt to changes in rainfall and water…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Resilience for the Urban Poor Forum 2021

16 to 18 November 2021
Building the resilience of the urban poor is a critical issue for rapidly urbanizing countries in Asia and the Pacific. Cities and other urban areas are major drivers of national economies and home to an increasing urban poor population who are significantly contributing to productivity, both in…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Wastewater Surveillance: Helpful in the Pacific for COVID-19 Response and Beyond?

1 October 2021
Wastewater surveillance has been successfully used to monitor pathogen presence, persistence, and occurrence patterns within populations. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 has helped inform many countries’ public health responses. Across the Pacific, this…
Organizer: Pacific Department

CIE-ADB Knowledge Sharing Seminar: Strengthening Clinical Care and Community Services to Fight COVID-19

17 September 2021
Taipei,China suffered seriously from SARS but learned valuable lessons for responding to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. To fight COVID-19, Taipei,China employed a strategy focused on three elements: border control; community pandemic prevention; and preservation of the clinical care system. The…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office