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SECURE Webinar 3: COVID-19 Vaccination Programs and Climate Change

28 June 2022
The SECURE Webinar Series #3: COVID-19 Vaccination Programs and Climate Change brought together experts, scholars, and practitioners to share experiences and observations over climate change and health issues that beset the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination programs globally, and to help…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department

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

ADB-Japan Funds Week: Towards a Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific

27 June to 1 July 2022
With the theme, Beyond the Pandemic: Forging Ahead with the Enhanced Japan Funds, the first ADB-Japan Funds Week was held from 27 June to 1 July 2022. This week-long online event was ADB’s way of showing appreciation to the Government of Japan for its continued generous support for Japan Funds in…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Recent Technological Advances in ASEAN+3 Financial Market Infrastructure

23 June 2022
Financial markets in East and Southeast Asia have become increasingly sophisticated and interlinked over the last two decades. A panel of experts discussed six new technologies that are helping financial market infrastructure evolve to meet the challenges of the digital age. The experts…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ACEF 2022 Deep Dive Workshop: The Future of Ocean Energy and Hydrogen - Just Transition to a Safer World

16 June 2022
Our Ocean has enough energy to power our civilization. However, Ocean energy has been slow to be adopted due to technology costs, subsidization of fossil fuels, and a general lack of awareness of the ocean environment. For too long, the Ocean has been a dumping ground from which we extract what…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

10th OECD-AMRO-ADB/ADBI-ERIA Asian Regional Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Structural Policies

15 to 16 June 2022
The OECD-AMRO-ADB/ADBI-ERIA Asian Regional Roundtable convened leading experts to discuss issues at the fore of recent economic developments in the region. Previous roundtables were held in Singapore, Manila, Tokyo, Jakarta, and most recently virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent topics…
Organizer: ADBI, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asia Clean Energy Forum 2022: Innovative and Integrated Solutions for a Low-Carbon and Resilient Future

14 to 17 June 2022
The 17th ACEF 2022 shared and explored proven and new ideas on policy, technology, and Paris-aligned financing to accelerate the low-carbon energy transition in Asia and the Pacific, which is fundamental to achieving the region’s climate and development goals. ACEF 2022 operationalizes ADB’s 2021…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Biochar as a Circular Solution for Sustainable Agriculture and Poverty Reduction (ADB CE Webinar Series, Session 01)

7 June 2022
Asia is home to an estimated 350 million smallholder farmers, who produce around 80% of the food consumed in the region. The impacts of climate change on soil quality and productivity, exacerbated by a growing fertilizer shortage, threaten the region's food security and smallholder farmers'…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy,” “SME Finance,” and “Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change

27 to 28 May 2022
Financial technology (fintech) development could significantly increase access to financial services in Asia and the Pacific, but also poses risks to consumers, especially among disadvantaged groups. A greater understanding of the relationship between fintech, financial literacy, and financial…
Organizer: ADBI