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Strengthening MSME Dynamics for Resilient Economic Growth

24 August 2022
Serendipity Knowledge Program is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout the history of product…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Country Safeguard Systems: Pacific

5 August 2022
ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples. Country safeguards systems are composed of the policies, practices, legal frameworks, and institutions that a country puts…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

Country Safeguard Systems: Southeast Asia

4 August 2022
ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples. Country safeguards systems are composed of the policies, practices, legal frameworks, and institutions that a country puts…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

Country Safeguard Systems: East Asia

2 August 2022
ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples. Country safeguards systems are composed of the policies, practices, legal frameworks, and institutions that a country puts…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

Workshop on Transition Finance in Asia

6 to 7 July 2022
Global asset owners are increasingly prioritizing “green” investments in their portfolios and establishing clear and well-explained targets in this regard. To convince global investors to finance issuers and projects in Asia that have yet to become “green,” it is important to consider information…
Organizer: ADBI

K–12 Education Transformation Framework for a ‘New Normal’ Summit

28 to 30 June 2022
ADB, through Southeast Asia Human and Social Development Division (SEHS) and Sector Advisory Service Cluster-Education, collaborated with Microsoft to organize the K-12 Education Transformation Framework for a “New Normal” Summit for 21 DMC participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines,…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Peer Learning Sessions: Innovations in Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge

27 June to 29 July 2022
This session was the first of three technical sessions to explore risk knowledge in the Pacific in more detail. We will hear from government departments and regional experts who summarized the current availability of risk information in the Pacific. They presented examples of how risk insights have…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Winners of the 2022 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award

23 June 2022
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Economic Association (IEA) were pleased to announce the three (3) best papers for the 2022 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award. The award-winning papers were selected from over 250 papers covering a wide range of economic topics. Each…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Seventh Tokyo Fiscal Forum

22 to 23 June 2022
Post-COVID-19 limitations on fiscal space continue to affect Asia’s economic recovery and development agenda. The region’s sustainable growth challenges are compounded by spiking energy and food prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, exacerbating pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions.…
Organizer: ADBI

AASCTF Smart Cities Networking Days 2022

21 to 22 June 2022
AASCTF supports ASEAN cities with a strong vision to transform their cities and become pioneers in developing and executing holistic and smart city plans and strategies prioritizing livability. This two-day virtual networking event served as a platform to showcase ideas, approaches, digital…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department