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11 April 2022
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from the new Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) - Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute book COVID-19 and Potential for Economic Recovery in the CAREC Region, to be discussed by the coeditors of the book.
The event focused on the…
Organizer: ADBI, Central and West Asia Department
6 April 2022
Asia has made significant progress in expanding sanitation infrastructure, but challenges remain toward ensuring that sanitation services are environmentally, financially, and technically sustainable. These needs can be addressed via city-wide inclusive sanitation policy and investment strategy…
Organizer: ADBI
1 April 2022
This webinar will inaugurate the new ADBI Voices of Inclusion Speaker Series, aimed at promoting gender inclusion in Asia and the Pacific through knowledge and experience-sharing by influential thinkers. It will feature Chantale Wong, who was recently appointed as the United States Executive…
Organizer: ADBI
31 March 2022
In celebration of International Women’s Month, ADB Southeast Asia Human and Social Development Division organized the second SECURE Webinar on Making Women’s Challenges and Roles in the COVID-19 Vaccination Programs Visible.
The webinar brought together experts, scholars, and practitioners to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department, Gender Equality Division
30 March 2022
To conclude ADB’s Gender Month celebration, the Gender and Environment Thematic Groups hosted a webinar on “Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that Promote Gender Equality” to highlight innovative and gender-responsive pathways to address critical environmental and social issues, including climate…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division
29 March 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for progress toward gender equality in Asia. The UN Women’s Rapid Gender Assessment—which provides snapshots of how the region’s women and girls have experienced the pandemic—is helping expose the extent of these impacts and their implications…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
24 March 2022
This is the third and final installment of the three-part series, "Alternative Credit Scoring for Women SMEs." The series aimed to provide practical knowledge on gender, alternative data, and insights on credit scoring for financial institutions . Watch previous episodes: part 1 – the basics and…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department
24 March 2022
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Strong project design and at entry, SMART gender indicators, and implementation process that incorporates monitoring and evaluation systems from the beginning of the project implementation, and full engagement with executive and implementing agencies from an early…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division
23 to 25 March 2022
The promotion of energy-efficient, climate-friendly technology is critical to meeting developing Asia’s rapidly increasing demand for cooling while advancing net-zero carbon targets, climate change mitigation under the Paris Agreement, and the Sustainable Development Goals. However, such…
Organizer: ADBI
16 to 17 March 2022
Highlights
The pandemic has had a deep and profound impact throughout Southeast Asia. Many of the region’s hard-won gains in reducing poverty, creating jobs, and enhancing health and well-being have been reversed, with the poor and vulnerable particularly hard-hit.
While countries continue to…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department