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Roundtable for Knowledge Partnerships with Local Academic Institutions: Stronger, Better, and Faster Practical Knowledge for Development

27 April 2016
For the last 50 years, the Philippines has graciously hosted the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its premises. Local academic institutions such as the University of the Philippines, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, and the Asian Institute of Management, on their own or in various…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

The New Applications of Online Learning Management Systems

14 April 2016
The evolution of online learning in business and academic settings is rapidly diverging. In keeping up with this changing landscape, Dr. Phillip Ash discussed in this Insight Thursday session two new and practical ways to use online learning management systems: micro-learning and collaborative…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Conditional Cash Transfers in the Philippines

31 March 2016
ADB’s Karin Schelzig talked about the Pantawid Pamilya Conditional Cash Transfer program in this Insight Thursday session. She discussed how it benefits more than 4.5 million poor families, making it one of the region's largest social assistance programs. Ten years on, she delved into how it…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Climate Finance: Getting the Numbers Right

17 March 2016
In this Insight Thursday session, ADB’s Preety Bhandari presented the approach to tracking climate finance, following the multilateral development banks’ agreed methodology. She pointed out that a better understanding of how to count climate finance will enable ADB to track its $6 billion target by…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Innovative Project Development in Energy and Transport Sectors

9 March 2016
Held in Tokyo, Japan, this Knowledge Partnership Forum for Innovative Project Development in the Energy and Transport Sectors gathered 150 participants from private sector and public agencies. The forum aimed to strengthen partnerships with the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the private…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Realizing the New Climate Change Agenda and Initiatives in BRT and Road Safety

19 February 2016
This session of the Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series discussed the implications and applications of COP21 on the urban transport sector. It also presented an integrated approach to urban transport planning and management, including ADB's contributions to urban transport in terms of knowledge…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Online Learning: What's New and What Works

3 February 2016
This overview seminar, as part of Asian Development Bank's Know-How Learning Series, kicked-off the Knowledge Sharing and Services Center’s initiative to put in place a strategy to support the online learning goals of ADB’s Sector and Thematic Groups, as well as other communities interested in…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Legal Literacy for Women

1 January 2016 to 30 November 2020
This regional capacity development technical assistance (R-CDTA) is designed to address a plethora of issues affecting gender equality in the legal and related sectors and to plug significant gaps among institutions. It aims to strengthen the capacity of investigating, prosecuting, and decision…
Organizer: Office of the General Counsel

Knowledge Partnership for Clean Energy

16 to 18 December 2015
To support the establishment and operationalization of the Indonesia Center of Excellence for Clean Energy, this Knowledge Partnership for Clean Energy: Workout on the Indonesia Center of Excellence served as the first pilot test case of ADB's “knowledge department” in applying the integrated…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series: Moving Forward with Clean Energy

7 December 2015
This session of the Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series highlights how ADB assists countiries in implementing clean energy projects. Specifically, this webinar aimed to: Highlight energy development issues in Asia and the Pacific today with emphasis on clean energy; Identify developing member…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department