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17 to 19 April 2023
The 3rd Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium (APYS3) is a social dialogue exchange that convenes governments, young leaders, and other key stakeholders in development to discuss major and emerging issues in the region. APYS3 aims to bridge the discourse gap in the region by facilitating…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
30 March 2023
The climate change crisis is not gender-neutral. Its impacts affect women's and girls’ lives and livelihoods disproportionately, magnifying gender inequality globally. Women’s unequal participation in decision-making processes and the labor force prevents women from fully contributing to climate…
Organizer: ADBI
30 March 2023
Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change. At present, climate impacts in the region continue to grow more severe, disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities, and placing millions at risk of being thrown back into extreme poverty.…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
23 March 2023
This virtual session highlighted and featured ongoing developments towards integrated approaches to flood risk management in Pakistan post-2022 floods, incorporating both structural and non-structural measures. Presentations and Q&A featured a range of stakeholders overseeing, implementing,…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office
22 March 2023
The IFI Business Opportunities Seminar focused on climate response and disaster mitigation priorities for the Philippines/Southeast Asia and procurement guidelines, processes, and opportunities in Southeast Asia.
Key speakers from ADB, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and World Bank…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department
14 to 15 March 2023
This Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) Ecosystem Services Training Workshop was held during the 11th Meeting of Partners of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) in Brisbane, Australia. It aimed to enhance knowledge-sharing and site-level capacity in wetland management in RFI's…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
28 February to 1 March 2023
The Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) is a partnership program to help countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific region scale up investments in climate adaptation, especially investments at the community level, that explicitly target the nexus between climate change, poverty…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
20 to 22 February 2023
A growing number of countries in developing Asia are committing to more ambitious carbon reduction targets to achieve a 1.5 degrees Celsius global temperature reduction needed to fight climate change. For example, Indonesia, Nepal, the People’s Republic of China, Thailand, and Viet Nam have pledged…
Organizer: ADBI
15 February 2023
Trade and investment play an outsized role in the economic development of the Asia and Pacific region, but it has come with unintended environmental costs. Asia and the Pacific are on the frontline of climate change and are responsible for about half of global annual carbon dioxide emissions.
The…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
10 February 2023
Based on the key findings of a scoping study that analyzed the status of global voluntary carbon credit markets, existing credit standards and mechanisms, and emerging relevant technology solutions in agriculture and land use, land use change, and the forestry sector, this seminar discussed the…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, South Asia Department