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Collaboration for Resilient & Green Recovery: Realizing the Potential of a Sustainable Blue Economy

3 May 2021
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) led this session to explore, using examples from the coastal and marine sector of  how to use COVID-19 recovery investments to ensure a more sustainable, inclusive, resilient post-pandemic economy.  The “blue economy” has been particularly hard hit by supply…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Digital Connectivity and Low Earth Orbit Satellite Constellations: Opportunities for Asia and the Pacific

28 April 2021
It is estimated that only 45% of the population across Asia and the Pacific is using the Internet and over three billion live farther than 10 kilometers away from high-capacity fiber-optic networks that provide access to fast broadband connectivity. Rapid technology advances in broadband…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Knowledge-sharing 4: Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Options in Zone Operations

28 April 2021
Denzel Hankinson, PPP Specialist, described the characteristics of public-private partnerships (PPPs), different types, example of major types, and some considerations of PPP models for Mongolia. He showcased SEZ case studies including the Busan New Port in South Korea, Bejaja International…
Organizer: East Asia Department

Info Session on Consulting Services for Output 1 of TA 6724 Armenia: National Standardized Spatial Data Infrastructure

26 April 2021
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $1.3 million technical assistance (TA) initiative to support Armenia in developing a digital platform to host standardized data on land ownership and other geographic information to help improve land resource management in the country. The TA will be…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with Malaysia

20 April 2021
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-19…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with Portugal

14 April 2021
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

SEADS 2021: Deep Dive Workshop on Reinventing Smart Cities after COVID-19

18 March 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is symbolic of the major shocks and stresses that cities can expect to encounter in the future. COVID-19 has exposed and magnified the underlying vulnerability of our rapidly urbanizing and highly interconnected world. As cities and governmental bodies shift from immediate…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Social Protection for Economic Inclusion: Adapting the Graduation Approach in Asia and the Pacific

16 to 17 March 2021
The NGOC and Social Development TG hosted an online event on social protection for economic inclusion, which centers on the Graduation approach as a key strategy for addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequality in Asia and the Pacific. The keynote speaker was Nobel Laureate Abhijit…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

International Anticorruption Day 2020 - Strengthening Governance Systems to Combat Illicit Financial Flows at a Time of COVID-19

9 December 2020
A major constraint towards financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pertains to leakages in member countries’ development budgets that are caused by illicit financial flows (IFFs). The COVID-19 pandemic presents additional challenges as developing countries struggle to balance health and…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Panel and Group Discussion: Stimulating Private Sector Investment in Resilient Infrastructure

25 November 2020
Held via Zoom. This online event explored opportunities to stimulate private sector investment in climate and disaster-resilient infrastructure. Elizabeth Petheo of Miyamoto International shared private sector perspectives on resilient infrastructure, while Elisa McLennan of Arup explained the role…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department