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16th Global Forum on Human Settlements: Accelerate Green Transformation and Innovation towards Healthy, Resilient, and Carbon-neutral Cities

27 to 29 October 2021
The 16th Annual Session of Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS 2021) was held in a virtual format to observe the World Cities Day from October 27 to 29, 2021, with the theme being “Accelerate Green Transformation and Innovation towards Healthy, Resilient and Carbon-neutral Cities”.…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Office of the Vice-President (Sectors and Themes)

High-relief Artificial Reefs for Biodiversity Enhancement

22 October 2021
​In response to the areal loss of natural reefs and degradation of existing reefs due to coastal urbanization, high-relief artificial reef structures were deployed in Singapore to assess their contribution to ecosystem recovery service in the vicinity of the Jurong Island Energy Hub. This…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Digitalizing Trade in Asia Needs a Legislative Reform

21 October 2021
3:00 pm Manila time (GMT+8) The pandemic caused massive disruption to global trade and revealed that a dependency on physical documents is not only obsolete but is a source of significant risk to supply chains. While paperless trade has been promoted for some time, a lack of facilitating…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye

20 October 2021
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-19…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low-Carbon Development (APLC Forum)

20 to 22 October 2021
The Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low-carbon Development (APLC) hosted by the Government of Hunan Province and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is the fifth forum to be conducted after the signing of the MOU between the Government of Hunan Province and the ADB in 2015. The past four forums were…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, East Asia Department

ADB's 2nd e-Marketplace for a Water-Secure and Resilient Asia and the Pacific

18 to 27 October 2021
ADB's 2nd e-Marketplace will gather stakeholders from ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs) to discuss the latest digitalization solutions and best practices to deliver smart, resilient, safe, and inclusive water management and services. ADB's e-Marketplace aims to raise participants’…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Yuqing Xing on Global Value Chains and Export Performance in the People’s Republic of China

5 October 2021
This webinar featured Yuqing Xing of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo, who discussed the key findings of his new book Decoding China’s Export Miracle: A Global Value Chain Analysis. He explained the implications of global value chains (GVCs) for export performance and…
Organizer: ADBI

Revealing What Works for Investment Decisions in the Blue Economy – Experience from Island States

5 October 2021
President James Michel, Former President of The Republic of Seychelles, shared his experience implementing the blue economy. Belinda Bramley from NLA International Ltd (NLAI) shared the recent whitepaper co-authored with President Michel.
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Refrigerant Management for Centralized Air-conditioning Systems

29 September 2021
Studies show that transmission of viruses, such as the coronavirus causing COVID-19, can be prompted by airconditioned ventilation. In developing member countries (DMC), the risks of virus transmission are higher because of poor hygiene including the use of old air-conditioning equipment, lack of…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

PRC - Preliminary Working Meeting to Implement the RFI in the People’s Republic of China

29 September 2021
The wetlands of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) support globally important biodiversity values and ecosystem services which support the livelihoods of millions of people. The PRC’s wetlands provide critical habitats for over 210 species of waterbirds to rest and refuel, as well as water,…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department