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Philippines: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop

27 to 30 June 2023
This RFI Ecosystem Services Training Workshop for the Philippines was held at ADB Headquarters in Manila and included a field visit to Balanga Nature and Wetland Park in Bataan Province. The Balanga wetlands are a critical site for migratory birds along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Agricultural Waste Burning: Technology Solutions and Incentives

20 June 2023
The Asian Development Bank aims to play a more active role and be a leader in air quality management by scaling up investments and capacity-building support to developing countries in Asia and the Pacific. Through the Asia Clean Blue Skies Program, this virtual knowledge-sharing event discuss the…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Asia in the Global Transition to Net Zero

8 June 2023
Developing Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change, even as it is an increasing contributor to the global climate crisis. This webinar explored what a transition to global net zero emissions could mean for the region’s key mitigating sectors and its socioeconomic implications.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Webinar on the Economic Impact of Exclusion Based on SOGIESC (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics) and the Promotion of Inclusion

7 June 2023
LGBTQIA+ people and communities continue to experience stigma and discrimination, which negatively affect their employment prospects and access to healthcare, education, and social protection. This type of exclusion is also detrimental to economies and the achievement of the Sustainable Development…
Organizer: ADBI

NBER East Asian Seminar on Economics 2023: Foreign Exchange and Capital Flows

5 to 6 June 2023
This National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) seminar featured new research on foreign exchange and capital flows, with a focus on Asian economies. The event helped to shed light on optimal monetary policy options in crisis times, the interaction of monetary and fiscal policies, macroprudential…
Organizer: ADBI

Yellow River Ecological Corridor (YREC) Seminar Series: Institutions and Governance for a Water Secure and Resilient Yellow River Basin

24 to 26 May 2023
Location: Onsite – Henan Province (Zhengzhou city), hybrid (online participation for Day 1 and Day 3) Objectives of the Henan onsite hybrid seminar (3 days) The onsite seminar is hosted by ADB and co-hosted by YRCC and MEE, with external participation of sector relevant PRC agencies and…
Organizer: East Asia Department

The Power of Partnerships in Fostering a Circular Economy (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 15)

11 May 2023
ADDENDUM: Please note that the numbers or figures shown in the presentation delivered in this webinar may no longer be updated. These figures were accurate and/or relevant at the time of the webinar and the publishing of this event page. As the Philippines tackles the plastic waste problem,…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

ADBI Session: Diving into ADB-ADBI Support for the G20 (56th ADB Annual Meeting)

3 May 2023
Held alongside the 56th Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting in Incheon, this ADBI session explored Group of 20 (G20)-ADB engagement and options for the G20, the Group of Seven (G7), and the Global South to address shared challenges. Senior policy makers and experts examined G20 efforts to…
Organizer: ADBI

Winners of the 2023 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award

2 to 5 May 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Economic Association (IEA) are pleased to announce the three (3) best papers for the 2023 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award. The award-winning papers were selected from over 100 papers covering a wide range of economic topics. Each…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: IMF’s Mahvash Qureshi on Geopolitics, Financial Fragmentation, and the Implications for Macro-Financial Stability

25 April 2023
This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Mahvash Qureshi, who presented new research on geopolitics, financial fragmentation, and the implications for macro-financial stability, as documented in the IMF’s April 2023 Global Financial Stability Report.…
Organizer: ADBI