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Insurance to Support the Resilience of Marine Coastal Ecosystems

11 November 2021
Healthy coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs, are natural buffers that provide the first line of defense against extreme weather events. These ecosystems are rapidly declining, however, despite their importance for coastal cities, communities, and infrastructure. Insurance can financially…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Tackling Climate Change and Building Developing Member Countries Resilience the One Health Way

10 November 2021
Tackling climate change is fundamental to the long-term health and resilience of communities. At the same time, healthy ecology and the protection of biodiversity are vital to human wellbeing. The One Health approach promotes resilience based on harmony between human, animal, and ecological health…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Sponge City Green Infrastructure: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience

9 November 2021
Nature-based solutions (NbS) to improve climate resilience have been rediscovered and universally promoted and identified as essential moving forward on climate action, as in the UNFCCC’s 2020 annual report. ADB has been supporting NbS and green capital development in various countries. The seminar…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Climate and Disaster Risk Information for Climate Change Adaptation: Challenges and Solutions

2 November 2021
In this high-level exploration, participants reflected on the generation of useful and credible risk information and how to incorporate the uncertainties of a changing climate in resilient spatial and infrastructure investment planning. This included spotlighting perspectives on current and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

2021 Resilience Learning Month

2 November to 9 December 2021
In celebration of Resilience Learning Month, ADB has organized a series of online events and capacity building workshops that will highlight regional and global innovation and lessons learned on tackling climate change and building climate and disaster resilience, delivered in partnership with ADB…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Virtual Conference on Boosting Decent Work in Asia for an Inclusive Recovery

27 to 28 October 2021
Day 1: 13:00-15:30 Tokyo time Day 2: 13:00-15:40 Tokyo time The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to unprecedented employment losses, disproportionately affecting youth, women, migrant, and informal workers. Pandemic responses in many developing Asian economies have included massive cash transfer…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-KIPO-USPTO Workshop on Patents for Innovation

21 October 2021
Innovation is crucial to resilient, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth and prospects for early COVID-19 recovery in Asia and the Pacific. Patents are essential tools for driving innovation in the region, incentivizing innovators with certain exclusive rights and fair returns, and…
Organizer: ADBI

ADB Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar Series: Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management and Procurement

7 October 2021
The Business Opportunities Seminars (BOS) are regular events organized by ADB's Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department for its consultant and contractor community to share news and updates on how to access to ADB opportunities and its procurement framework. Since the pandemic…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

The Integrity Learning Series: Integrity Risks in Vaccine Programs

30 September 2021
The Integrity Learning Series: Integrity Risks in Vaccine Programs seeks to equip DMC partners with knowledge and tools to identify and mitigate integrity risks in project design and throughout the life cycle of a vaccination program. The session discussed the challenges of maintaining and…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

ADBI-University of Cambridge Online Course on Fintech & Regulatory Innovation

30 September to 25 December 2021
Rapid advancements in financial technology, or fintech, are opening the door to greater financial inclusion and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. However, the growing knowledge gap between innovators and regulators regarding fintech and business models that apply it threatens to…
Organizer: ADBI