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Impacts of Climate Change on Economic Sectors in South Asia

27 June 2016
Many economic sectors are dependent on or sensitive to weather and climate. Extreme weather events that bring multiple hazards have serious economic impacts, affecting people, infrastructure, and livelihood. This presentation highlights how climate change can affect various economic sectors,…

Climate Change, Sea Level, Islands, and Coastal Areas

27 June 2016
Warming raises averages sea levels from the oceans expanding as they warm and melting of land-ice. This has caused typhoons to become more extreme and for wind directions to change. This presentation tackles the effect of climate change on islands and coastal areas.

Leadership and Communication Challenges for Climate Change Aspects of Development Projects - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

21 June 2016
ADB's Charlotte Lapsansky discusses the need for project communications, stakeholder analysis and communications strategies in implementing development projects.

Leadership and Communication Challenges for Climate Change Aspects of Development Projects - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

21 June 2016
Matthias Gelber discussses the importance of communication and leadership after COP21.

Leadership and Communication Challenges for Climate Change Aspects of Development Projects - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

21 June 2016
Matthias Gelber and ADB's Charlotte Lapsansky discuss the importance of communication and leadership after COP21, as well as the need for project communications, stakeholder analysis and communications strategies in implementing development projects.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB and IFMR Workshop: Discussion Highlights

3 June 2016
This article summarizes the discussions during the different workshop sessions on catastrophe risk protection markets in India.

Lessons Learned from Proactive Reviews

24 March 2016
The Asian Development Bank closely looks into each project it supports through Project Procurement-Related Reviews. These reviews offer internal controls, identify irregularities, inspect project outputs, and recommend enhancements.

Fraud Concepts and Red Flags

23 March 2016
To find fraud, one needs to know what it looks like. There are a number of telltale signs of fraud and red flags that auditors need to get familiarized with.

Professional Skepticism

23 March 2016
This presentation tackles the relevance of professional skepticism in forensic accounting, and how this can help uphold integrity.

Financial Statement Fraud

23 March 2016
This presentation explains how errors and manipulations arise, and enumerates the types of financial statement frauds and analysis.