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Nature and Climate Nexus: Nature-Based Solutions for Urban and Rural Landscapes

17 to 19 September 2024
Development projects in urban and rural communities focused on traditional gray infrastructure, such as seawalls, dams, and water treatment plants, especially in Asia and the Pacific, with limited consideration of biodiversity and climate impacts. Nature-based solutions (NBS) improved…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

The Global Plastics Treaty and Implications for Southeast Asia

12 September 2024
Each year, more than 462 million tons of plastic are produced, with 90% contributing to global pollution. An estimated 9 million to 14 million tons of plastic waste in our oceans annually, harming wildlife, ecosystems, and human health. In 2019, plastics generated approximately 1.8 billion…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Financing Nature-Positive Development

12 September 2024
Financing nature positive development involves strategies and activities focused on improving the natural environment while achieving economic gains. These investments target reversing biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and climate change by funding projects that restore, protect and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

SECURE Webinar 17: Leapfrogging Technologies for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases: Lessons from South Asia

5 September 2024
Globally, Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) account for 71% of deaths and 15 million premature deaths annually (WHO, 2018). The burden of NCDs in the Asia Pacific region followed a similar trend, with 70% of all deaths attributed to NCDs, a figure expected to rise significantly by 2030 (WHO, 2019…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Training on Health and Safety in Pakistan

19 to 22 August 2024
The Asian Development Bank’s Office of Safeguards conducted a 4-day training on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) for the various executing and implementing agencies (EAs/IAs) of ADB-funded projects in Islamabad, Pakistan entitled ‘Training on Occupational Health and Safety in Pakistan.’ The…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

Pensions in Ageing Asia - Policy Insights and Priorities

8 August 2024
Financial preparedness and comprehensive pension and social security strategies, tailored to address the country-specific urgency of demographic changes, are vital in ensuring old-age well-being. As Asia faces a rapidly aging population, how can policymakers guarantee adequate pensions and social…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Nature-Based Solutions: Scaling Sustainable Fisheries and Coastal Management

26 July 2024
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) dramatically scaled up its work on the environment and nature in response to the climate crisis, recognizing that healthy ecosystems are essential for climate resilience and sustainable development. The ADB Environment Group hosted the second part of the “Green…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Civil Society and ADB: BirdLife International – A Strategic Partnership on the Regional Flyway Initiative and Beyond

25 July 2024
On 25 July, ADB Managing Director General Woochong Um and Climate Change and Sustainable Department (CCSD) Director General Bruno Carrasco hosted a luncheon reception for officials from BirdLife International—one of ADB’s key partners in the Regional Flyway Initiative, along with the East Asian-…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB Data Room: Healthy Oceans and Coastal Resilience

23 July 2024
Oceans and coastal adaptation are core ADB business. Thirty of ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs) border the ocean, a sea, or a major river that drains into the ocean. ADB launched the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies (hereafter known as the “Healthy Oceans…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Investing in Blue Natural Capital

22 July 2024
The presentation addressed climate change and biodiversity loss as dual threats to humanity’s existence. It emphasized that the current economic paradigm, which promotes growth at the expense of nature, made economic growth unsustainable in the long term. The speaker argued that everything humans…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office