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Girls Takeover: Girls’ and Young Women’s Leadership in Nature-based Solutions for Climate Action

17 October 2024
Background The International Day of the Girl (IDG), celebrated annually on October 11, is a key global moment to celebrate the power of girls and highlight the barriers they face. This event aims to amplify their voices to share the issues they experience across the world and the support they…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

4th Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium

17 to 19 April 2024
The 4th Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium (APYS4) is a social dialogue exchange that convenes governments, non-government organizations, youth, and other key stakeholders in development to discuss major and emerging climate issues in the region. These meaningful discussions ultimately revolve…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Integrating Gender and Climate Change Actions in ADB Operations in Central and West Asia

9 to 11 October 2023
Asian Development Bank’s Central and West Asia Department and the Gender Equality Division of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department held a subregional workshop of ADB partners in Central and West Asia entitled “Integrating Gender and Climate Change Actions in ADB Operations in…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Gender Equality Division, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Workshop on How to Best Engage in International Trade for Women Entrepreneurs (Mongolia)

9 June 2023
ANSWER THIS POST-EVENT EVALUATION FORM TO RECEIVE DIGITAL CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION: https://forms.office.com/r/22WrUYfx2S Workshop on How to Best Engage in International Trade for Women Entrepreneurs Topics Covered: Breaking Barriers: Creating an Inclusive Workplace and Promoting Women's…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

IDAHOTB 2023: Together Always, United in Diversity

17 May 2023
ADB led the webinar commemoration of the 2023 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) on May 17th with the theme "Together Always, United in Diversity." At the event, ADB highlighted its strategic initiatives to promote the inclusion of people with diverse…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, South Asia Department

Workshop on Increasing Trade Potential for Women Entrepreneurs

9 May 2023
TSCFP and ICC Bangladesh collaborate for a Workshop for Women Entrepreneurs in Dhaka, Bangladesh Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP), in recognizing the importance of supporting women-owned businesses, has collaborated with ICC to promote women led business in trade. The promotion of…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Workshop for Women Entrepreneurs: How to Best Engage in International Trade

21 April 2023
CLICK THIS TO ANSWER THE EVALUATION FORM ADB Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program would like to invite you to a free half-day training event on International Trade and Finance. The training event aims to help women entrepreneurs to increase their business potential and provide inputs on how to…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Gender and Tech: The Necessary Frontier

29 March 2023
As part of the activities of the Women’s Finance Exchange for the Women's Month 2023, we held this fireside chat which delved into the reasons behind the scarcity of women in leadership roles and the boardrooms within the startups technology space. Gender bias, lack of female role models, and…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

The Women's Finance Exchange: Sustainable and Inclusive: How Are Financial Institutions Closing Gender Gaps in Green Finance

5 September 2022
Women and women-led enterprises often face greater vulnerabilities to the impacts of climate change and disasters, as they are more reliant on threatened natural resources. Despite this, a large gender gap exists in sustainable/climate finance. The Women’s Finance Exchange (WFX) would bring…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC)

6 to 7 June 2022
via Zoom 6 June 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 Civil Society and Non-Government Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia 7 June 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department