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Keynote Lecture: Enhancing Environmental Sustainability in Asia-Pacific: Role of ADB

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

Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Planning

25 to 27 November 2019
Climate change imposes a dynamic challenge on the food system in Asia and has already started adversely impacting farming and food value chains in ADB’s DMCs. Climate change adaptation and mitigation investments, hence, are relevant to the food and nutrition security agenda of Asia and the Pacific…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

ADB Strategy Seminar: Promotion of Strategy and Partnership

25 November 2019
Tomoyuki Kimura, Director General of ADB's Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships Department, on 25 November spoke at a special seminar organized by the Japan Representative Office on ADB's partnership strategy. He gave an overview of ADB's integrated approach that combines finance, knowledge, and…
Organizer: Japanese Representative Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department

Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing International Tax Standards in the Pacific

21 November 2019
This regional event provided a platform for developing countries in the Pacific to share their successes, challenges, lessons learned and national priorities, with respect to tax transparency and EOI, UBO, and the BEPS minimum standards. It focused on national policies and strategies for ensuring…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Doing Business with ADB

7 November 2019
Hiroki Kasahara, Senior Financing Partnerships Specialist of ADB's Partner Funds Division spoke at a seminar co-organized by ADB's Japan Representative Office and the ASEAN-Japan Centre on 7 November 2019 to address potential business opportunities in ADB operations funded by the trust funds for…
Organizer: Japanese Representative Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department

Envisioning the Future: Fifth Forum on Successful Project Design and Implementation

22 to 24 October 2019
One of ADB’s operational priorities in Strategy 2030 is strengthening governance and institutional capacity. It commits ADB to promoting effective, timely, and transparent delivery for better public service. Institutional strengthening efforts are critical to achieving desired outcomes, which…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Enhanced Water Security Investment Project Workshop

9 to 10 October 2019
The Asian Development Bank is providing technical assistance to the Government of Indonesia, particularly its Directorate General of Water Resources (DGWR) - Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH), in preparing the Enhanced Water Security Investment Project (EWSIP). The proposed EWSIP will…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Asia-Pacific Judicial Conference on Climate Change Adjudication: Trends and Impacts

7 to 8 October 2019
The Supreme Court of Fiji (SCF), in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the United Nations Environment Programme, cohosted the Asia-Pacific Judicial Conference on Environmental and Climate Change Adjudication (Conference) on 7-8 October 2019, in Nadi, Fiji under the banner of the…
Organizer: Office of the General Counsel

5th Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network Conference

1 to 2 October 2019
ADB is organizing the 5th e-GP Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network (APPeN) on 1–2 October 2019 at ADB headquarters in Manila, Philippines. This year’s conference will focus on Emerging Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) Technologies and Innovation, and…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific

27 September 2019
The Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific (ACI) was established in 1999 as a regional forum to support national and multilateral efforts that address and reduce corruption in Asia and the Pacific. It is ADB’s flagship program on anticorruption and is composed of 34 members that have…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity