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Energy (East Asia)

14 March 2018
Learn more about the ADB Energy Policy, and how it is helping ADB developing member countries access reliable, adequate, and affordable energy. This presentation focuses on lending and non-lending programs of ADB on energy in East Asia.

Recruitment of Consutants

14 March 2018
Check out the process and rules of ADB when it comes to recruitment of consultants.

Procurement of Goods and Works

14 March 2018
Learn more about ADB's procurement process, particularly on goods and works.

Update on ADB Procurement Reforms

14 March 2018
ADB has adopted fitness for purpose as the operational model in designing project procurement arrangements. Learn more about ADB's new procurement process.

Women in Decision-Making, The Pacific Island Challenge: A Samoan Story

8 March 2018
Fiame Naomi Mataafa, Deputy Prime Minister of Samoa, talked about how women leaders can promote positive change in their communities and in society Hon. Fiame Naomi Mataafa drew on her personal journey in sharing the importance of women's leadership in bringing positive change at ADB’s celebration…

ADB Perspectives on Smart City

2 March 2018
Project officers of ADB who are supporting the development of various smart cities projects share their experiences and updates in this presentation. As no universal definition exists for smart city, the commonalities identified from ADB’s smart cities projects were used as a starting point for…

Evolution of Law and Judicial Remedies in Environmental and Climate Change Matters: Pakistan View Point

27 February 2018
In Pakistan, the court focused the goals of the National Climate Change Policy 2010 to ensure that climate change is mainstreamed in the economically and socially vulnerable sectors of the economy; and to steer the country towards climate resilient development. The court established the Climate…

Dignity Rights and Climate Justice

27 February 2018
While courts are necessary, they are not sufficient in the struggle for climate justice. Courts must recognize not only the limitations of the political branches and the private sector, but also their potential. They must work together with government and civil society to impel effective solutions…

Climate Justice for Future Generations

26 February 2018
Restoring the vital organs of life on earth requires adhering to the law of life by conserving, protecting, and restoring. Environment is about life and life sources. Anything that is worth doing cannot be done in one lifetime, and only seeds of hope can be planted.

Recent Climate Litigation Concerning Environmental Rights

26 February 2018
An emerging feature of more recent climate change litigation is the use of some type of environmental right as the basis of the claim. The environmental rights invoked include the right of the public under the public trust doctrine; constitutional rights, particularly the right to life and the…