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Cultural Heritage

10 to 11 January 2022
via Zoom. 10 January 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation with Governments, Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia 10 January 2022, 10:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 9:00 a.m. Washington DC (GMT –5…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Explaining Ocean Acidification – Science, Observation and Mitigation

7 January 2022
The Global Ocean Acidification-Observing Network (GOA-ON) presented the science behind ocean acidification (OA) illustrating the causes and impacts. Dr. Jan Newton introduced monitoring efforts on ocean chemical and biological changes whilst highlighting mitigating measures. Dr. Steve Widdicombe…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Strategic Routes for Financial Resilience in ASEAN+3

14 December 2021
Regional financial cooperation remains crucial for East and Southeast Asian economies to adapt to the changing financial landscape. This Asian Impact webinar discussed how regional financial cooperation can help achieve financial resilience and sustained recovery post-pandemic, in the context of…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

AgTech Marketplace: Promising Technologies to Help Improve Farmer Producer Organizations' Market Access

6 December 2021
To increase the farming income of smallholder farmers and minimize food waste in horticulture value chains, ADB assisted the state governments in Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh, farmer producer organizations (FPOs), and their value chain partners under horticulture value chain development…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, South Asia Department

Farm-to-Market Produce Logistics: Cases and Emerging Trends in Korea and India

6 December 2021
Innovations in fresh produce agri-supply chains are happening across a wide spectrum of stakeholders and channels. Direct sourcing from farmers, connecting farmer producer organizations (FPO) to business and end consumers, digital supply chain management tools, engagement of e-commerce platforms…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, South Asia Department

RFI Inception Workshop

6 to 7 December 2021
via Zoom. In July 2021, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the regional knowledge and support technical assistance (KSTA) on Scaling Up the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) Initiative. The EAAF is one of 8 major flyways for migratory birds worldwide, recognized for its globally…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

2021 ADBI Annual Conference: Climate Change Mitigation and Green Finance

1 to 3 December 2021
The COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow sought to rally global efforts to reduce carbon emissions and achieve a 1.5 degree Celsius temperature drop needed to fight climate change. Correspondingly, governments and international financial institutions, such as the Asian Development Bank, are…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-Stanford University Training Program on Public Policy for Infrastructure

16 to 18 November 2021
ADBI and the Stanford University Leadership Academy for Development (LAD) hosted a 3-day training program exclusively for government officials from developing Asia and the Pacific on role of public policy in infrastructure development. This course-based training program, led by Professor Francis…
Organizer: ADBI

Building a Scalable and Sustainable Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) for Southeast Asia: Partnership Launch

3 November 2021
The Asian Development Bank, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, launched a partnership to design and establish an Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) to accelerate the transition from coal to clean energy in Southeast Asia, in a just…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Book Launch: Unlocking Transport Connectivity in the Trans-Caspian Corridor

25 October 2021
This ADBI-Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute webinar highlighted key takeaways from the new book Unlocking Transport Connectivity in the Trans-Caspian Corridor, to be discussed by the co-editors and a panel of contributors to the book. The focuses will include the Trans-…
Organizer: ADBI