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First Green Business Forum: Investing in Asia and the Pacific

22 to 24 November 2016
ADB hosted its first Green Business Forum with the aim to: (i) provide a networking platform to share lessons and knowledge among green business leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders in the region; and (ii) raise the profile and expand the focus of green investments beyond…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Eminent Speakers' Forum - Protecting People and Profits

22 November 2016
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development shows that governments are committed to the protection and equitable sharing of natural capital and the benefits it can bring. But it’s not enough. Lasting social, economic, and environmental progress can only be achieved with more private sector…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Social Marketing and Behavior Change for Environmental Protection

10 November 2016
Learn about using social mobilization and communication to encourage communities to be environmental stewards. Rare Philippines’ Vice President Rocky Sanchez Tirona discussed the results of Rare’s social marketing and behavior change campaigns in Asia and Africa. She shared her experiences on how…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

Highlights of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Course at UNESCO-IHE

27 October 2016
Central and West Asia Department's Lu Shen and South Asia Department's Vivian Castro-Wooldridge shared their experiences on the three-week course they attended at UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education in Delft, the Netherlands.
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Distinguished Water Leaders Series: Oyun Sanjaasuren

21 October 2016
In this learning event, Dr. Oyun Sanjaasuren presented the global and regional water risks and challenges we face today through 2030 and shared how they can be addressed through partnerships for water resource management at the country, regional, and global levels. She cited the the impact of…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Keeping an Eye on Asia

22 September 2016
Up to 3.4 billion people in Asia and the Pacific could be living in water-stressed areas by 2050, according to ADB's Asian Water Development Outlook for 2016. Tackling this threat requires broad coordinated measures, which were spelled out by experts from ADB at this Insight Thursday session. The…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

2016 Development Finance Institutions Social Experts Meeting

20 to 22 September 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted for the first time the Development Finance Institutions (DFI) Social Experts Meeting on 20-22 September 2016 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila. The meeting discussed the latest policies and good practices on labor standards and supply chain management,…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

Paving Clean and Low-Carbon Energy and Transport Systems using Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

16 September 2016
Current transport systems rely heavily on fossil fuels. Improving transport systems require major decarbonization, such as by optimizing low-carbon technologies like hydrogen and fuel cells. This workshop aimed to be a forward-thinking knowledge exchange on current applications of hydrogen and fuel…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Sustainable Freight and Logistics in Asia

16 September 2016
There is increasing demand for freight and logistics in Asia and the Pacific as the region’s economies grow. In addition, the competitiveness of the freight and logistics industry needs to be enhanced to sustain the global trade and consumption stemming from the region. On the other hand, more…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

ADB Transport Forum 2016

12 to 16 September 2016
Sustainable Transport for All is the world’s new ambition for transport, as reflected in the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Asia and the Pacific will be pivotal in mainstreaming sustainable transport. The region is home to majority of the world’s population…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office