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How to Stop Automotive Battery Recycling from Poisoning our Children

9 November 2023
Lead is a harmful substance that, if not properly handled, can impair cognitive development, especially among children. A major source of lead pollution nowadays is informal, open-air recycling of automotive batteries, particularly in developing countries. But as a recent ADB Policy Brief argues…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Asia-Pacific Natural Capital Forum 2023

7 to 9 November 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in collaboration with Stanford University's Natural Capital Project, conducted the three-day “Asia-Pacific Natural Capital Forum 2023: Mainstreaming Natural Capital Assessments to Address Climate-Food-Nature Nexus” (formerly "ADB-Stanford Natural Capital Workshop…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Expert-Practitioner Workshop and Korea Showcase: Startup Ecosystem Development

6 to 10 November 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with a variety of public and private partners, initiated a program to help its member countries evolve enabling startup ecosystems. In 2019, a workshop on “Tech Start-ups Support Program in Asia and the Pacific” was organized in Seoul. Building on…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB Safeguard Policy Review and Update: Phase 3 Consultations

2 November 2023 to 10 May 2024
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is conducting a comprehensive review and update of the 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS). The SPS review adopted a robust Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) which describes the process and content for engagement with stakeholders throughout the SPS review.…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

Government Stakeholders of the People’s Republic of China

2 to 3 November 2023
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

SARD Knowledge Spotlight - Transformative Approaches to Rural Maharashtra's Agriculture: Addressing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

26 October 2023
This SARD Knowledge Spotlight event showcased synergies between the Maharashtra Rural High Voltage Distribution System Program (HVDS) and the Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MAGNET) Project to ensure reliable and good quality power supply, boost crop yields, conserve water, reduce farmers'…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Seismic Risk: A Changing Landscape

25 October 2023
This session convened two leading experts to share the latest developments and learning that can inform the work of ADB and its member countries in strengthening understanding of seismic risk and building resilience.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

East Asia Forum 2023

20 to 21 October 2023
This year’s East Asia Forum will be held alongside the Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low Carbon Development (APFGLCD). The event is jointly organized by ADB, ADB-PRC Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative (RKSI), ADB Institute and the Ecology and Environment Department of Hunan. It is a…
Organizer: East Asia Department

Unlocking Tomorrow's Resilience: Bridging Countries through ISO of Disaster Risk Reduction Infrastructure

19 October 2023
The session featured a presentation by David Nguyen from Tohoku University that discussed how the international standardization of disaster risk reduction infrastructure can strengthen the resilience agenda.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Pushing the Limits: Scaling up Climate and Disaster Resilience to Minimize and Address Loss and Damage

18 October 2023
This session discussed the limits to adaptation and how specific areas of investments in climate and disaster resilience can help push the limits and thereby help countries minimize and address loss and damage.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Human and Social Development Sector Office