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9 July 2025
The four atoll nations—namely Kiribati, Maldives, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu—faced existential climate adaptation challenges. Rising extreme sea levels accelerated coastal flooding, erosion, and ecosystem degradation, threatening the very foundations of these island…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development
31 May 2025
Under current climate projections, much of the world’s stored freshwater is set to disappear within the coming decades. Despite this significant impact on the freshwater supply, there is no straightforward pathway to future-proof communities relying on the frozen stores in the mountain cryosphere…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office
29 to 31 May 2025
The high-level International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation, held in Dushanbe from 29-31 May 2025, emphasized the urgency of addressing glacial melt, calving, and retreat. It advanced global efforts through scientific collaboration, policy alignment, and multi-stakeholder engagement. …
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office
12 to 13 June 2024
THIS IS A HYBRID EVENT.
The Asian Development Bank in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance Luxembourg and the University of Luxembourg conducted the Asia Pacific Futures Dialogue on 12 to 13 June 2024 in Luxembourg. This event aims to understand the developments and challenges in the…
Organizer: European Representative Office, Finance Sector Office
9 March 2022
This webinar was organized by the State of Green Denmark and ADB's European Representative Office to learn how Sri Lanka is going green.
Insights from the project were presented by Danish company Vestas Wind Systems A/S, a global player for sustainable energy solutions, and by ADB Sri Lanka…
Organizer: European Representative Office
30 June 2021
How has the Asian Development Bank (ADB) responded to the human and economic challenges triggered by the COVID 19 pandemic?
This event was an interactive discussion of the 2020 Development Effectiveness review, a reflection on ADB’s efforts to achieve the priorities set out in its corporate…
Organizer: European Representative Office
1 June 2021
9:00 a.m., Frankfurt (10:00 a.m., Helsinki; 3:00 p.m., Manila)
A webinar on Applying Finnish Educational Experience in Developing Asia and the Pacific
The Asia and Pacific region, home to almost 4.5 billion people, has significantly increased access to education and achieved the related…
Organizer: European Representative Office
24 March 2021
via Zoom
Developing Asia and the Pacific has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, threatening hard-won gains in poverty reduction and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals – millions of people have been infected with COVID19 and regional economic output contracted for the…
Organizer: European Representative Office
29 October 2020
The High-Level Technology Fund (HLT Fund) Management Team and the Japan Representative Office (JRO) organized a virtual seminar on 29 October to introduce this year’s Technology Innovation Challenge (TIC), where technology providers are invited to propose pilot projects using high-level…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Japanese Representative Office
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