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Workshop and Korea Showcase: Universities as Enablers of Vibrant Startup Ecosystems

26 to 29 February 2024
The startup ecosystem of the Central Asia Regional Economic Regional Cooperation (CAREC) region needs a constant supply of quality talent to operate and grow. Universities are one of the biggest producers of talent embraced with the latest technology and potential to innovate and disrupt. Many…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADBI

ADB Circular Economy Training Series: Accelerating the Circular Economy: Integrating Circularity into Programs, Projects, and Policies

21 February to 3 October 2024
ADB is organizing a training series on Circular Economy entitled “Accelerating the Circular Economy: Integrating Circularity into Programs, Projects, and Policies”. Delivered through four events in 2024, this initiative of the Environment Group presents cross-sectoral knowledge and experience…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

1st Expert Committee Meeting on Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Low-Carbon Food Systems in the ASEAN Region

31 January 2024
As Japan and ASEAN countries had similar climate conditions and agricultural practices, Japan was able to share its knowledge and experiences in paddy field management to increase food production while reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector of the ASEAN region. Taking this into…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

E-Mobility Support and Investment Platform for Asia and the Pacific Webinar Series

20 December 2023
The aim of this webinar series is to provide an introduction to the e-mobility landscape in Asia and the Pacific. Further, the webinar series will dive deeper into topics relating to financing of e-mobility, private sector engagement, electric vehicle technologies, as well as showcase country…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP28)

30 November to 12 December 2023
Expo City Dubai, United Arab Emirates The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 28), to build on previous successes and pave the way for future ambition to effectively tackle the global challenge of climate change. The meeting…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Green Financing for Electric Vehicles

29 November 2023
This webinar will introduce climate financemarket as well as financing structures that are driving the adoption of electric vehicles with a particular focus on insights from Central Asia. The webinar explores the convergence of green financing and electric vehicles paving the way for a greener…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Gender and Inclusivity in Electric Vehicle Adoption

8 November 2023
This webinar discusses the pivotal factors that can pave the way for an inclusive and balanced transition to electric vehicle adoption. The webinar will explore the intersection of gender, inclusivity and E-mobility while discussing strategies to overcome gender disparities and how to ensure…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Urban Mobility For Just And Low Carbon Transition

7 to 10 November 2023
In Asia, since 2019, ADB and AFD are jointly implementing the MobiliseYourCity Partnership in the region. Funded by the European Union, the French and the German Governments, MobiliseYourCity has become the leading global Partnership for sustainable urban mobility planning, policy development,…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Expert-Practitioner Workshop and Korea Showcase: Startup Ecosystem Development

6 to 10 November 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with a variety of public and private partners, initiated a program to help its member countries evolve enabling startup ecosystems. In 2019, a workshop on “Tech Start-ups Support Program in Asia and the Pacific” was organized in Seoul. Building on…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Climate Risk Management in an Emergency Assistance Loan: The Pakistan Emergency Flood Assistance Project

27 October 2023
The session shared the approach and lessons learned in climate risk management for the Emergency Assistance Loan for the Pakistan 2022 floods. The presentation highlighted key approaches and results of rapid climate change assessments used to inform the build-back-better reconstruction of key…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department