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Helping Sri Lanka Go Green: Lessons from Denmark’s Green Transition

9 March 2022
This webinar was organized by the State of Green Denmark and ADB's European Representative Office to learn how Sri Lanka is going green. Insights from the project were presented by Danish company Vestas Wind Systems A/S, a global player for sustainable energy solutions, and by ADB Sri Lanka…
Organizer: European Representative Office

Challenges, Lessons, and Innovations for Strengthening Integrated Flood Risk Management

9 March to 5 April 2022
This webinar sought to engage with flood managers, decision-makers, technical specialists, and ADB program professionals for an exchange of ideas and experiences directed toward strengthening the practice of flood management across Asia. The webinars were conducted in a series of five 90-minute…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

RCI Innovations Seminar Series: Green Ports, Shipping, and Maritime Decarbonization

24 February 2022
ADB recently commissioned a technical study on existing environmental standards and their implementation at selected regional seaports in Southeast Asia. The study covered a total of 13 seaports across three countries, Thailand, Indonesia, and Viet Nam, and examined the existing environmental…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Transforming Higher Education and Serving Future Learning Societies

23 February 2022
Higher education institutions are undergoing radical transformations arising from drivers of global change. Disruptive digital technologies, the rapid pace of innovation, demographic transitions, climate change, and COVID-19  are some of the forces influencing adaptations in higher education.…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Launch Webinar: ADB-ADBI Innovation and Structural Transformation Database

22 February 2022
This webinar introduced the new ADB-ADBI Innovation and Structural Transformation Database, a valuable, one-stop platform providing data on cross-border trade, production, and supply chains, capital, and their impacts on the economic development of Asia and the Pacific. The webinar was led by…
Organizer: ADBI

Bangladesh Climate and Disaster Risk Atlas - Publication Launch

17 February 2022
Due to its geographic location and climatic conditions, Bangladesh is one of the countries to be severely affected by climate change, projected to significantly impact the country’s agriculture and water sectors. Climate change adversely affects a country’s ability to achieve its Sustainable…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum: Innovative Solutions for Asia and the Pacific: Spotlight Session on Green Ports and Shipping

28 January 2022
Innovative solutions for Asia and the Pacific on Green Ports, Shipping, and Maritime Decarbonization. Objectives: Understand the imperative and the challenges of maritime decarbonization. Understand the role of the different stakeholders involved in maritime decarbonization and the greening of…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Transport Sector Office

Green Ports, Shipping, and Maritime Decarbonization

28 January to 7 April 2022
70% of global trade by volume (80% by value) is carried by maritime shipping, and 60% of these goods are loaded or unloaded in developing country ports. Maritime transport accounts for 3% of global GHG emissions - equivalent to the 6th largest GHG emitting country globally – and rising rapidly.…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Transport Sector Office

Education Sector Group Presentations

17 January 2022
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, technological advances brought by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) had already disrupted the world of work, leading to the growing demand for new sets of skills and competencies. Consequently, old jobs were being lost, while new jobs were created including…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Call for Applications: Atoll Youth Climate Leaders

1 to 31 January 2022
Description The Atoll Youth Climate Project under ADB’s Youth for Asia program is looking to recruit youth from atoll nations who are passionate and committed to being young leaders for change through climate action. The selected youth will be part of the project on “Catalyzing Youth-led Climate…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department