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Pacific Utilities Delivering WASH Services in Peri-Urban Areas

17 August 2022
As Pacific Island countries continue to urbanize, the provision of safely managed water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services becomes increasingly important. With urban growth rates now outstripping national population growth in many Pacific nations, towns and cities are seeing peri-urban…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Asia Water Forum 2022: Towards a Resilient and Water Secure Asia and the Pacific

8 to 11 August 2022
Asia and the Pacific continues to be a fast-growing and dynamic region. The overall trend for urbanization will see an estimated 2.5 billion people or 55% of the population living in urban areas by 2030. However, almost 500 million people in the region still do not have access to at least basic…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Yale University’s Rohini Pande - When the Tide Turns: Poverty, Inequality, and Power

14 June 2022
This webinar highlighted Rohini Pande, Yale University economics professor and Director of the Yale Economic Growth Center, who discussed the interlinkage between poverty, inequality, and power and the role of policy in driving inclusive growth, with ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe and experts. Pande,…
Organizer: ADBI

Regional Workshop on Policy and Legal Frameworks for Gender-Inclusive Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management

9 to 10 June 2022
via Zoom. RETA Workshop Highlights Day 1 RETA Workshop Highlights Day 2 Branwen Martha Millar Highlights Shanthi Dairiam Highlights The Gender Equality Thematic Group held ADB's first hybrid event -- the Regional Workshop on Policy and Legal Frameworks for Gender-Inclusive Climate…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Inclusive WASH Workplaces in the Pacific

8 June 2022
Access to water and sanitation services is vital for everyone, but some parts of our communities need special consideration. Although women and girls are primarily responsible for domestic work relating to WASH, less than one in five people working for water utilities in the Pacific are women.…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC)

6 to 7 June 2022
via Zoom 6 June 2022, 5:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Pakistan (GMT +5) / 2:30 p.m. India (GMT +5:30) Consultation with Civil Society and Non-Government Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia 7 June 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH)

30 to 31 May 2022
via Zoom 30 May 2022, 5:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Pakistan (GMT +5) / 2:30 p.m. India (GMT +5:30) Consultation with Governments, Civil Society and Non-Government Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia 31 May 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12)…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

IDAHOTB 2022: Driving Inclusion: Addressing Legal Barriers for Sexual and Gender Minorities

18 May 2022
ADB marked the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) on 18 May with a webinar, Driving Inclusion: Addressing Legal Barriers for Sexual and Gender Minorities. In part of a collaboration with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Digital Transformation and Women’s Employment: The Case of South Korea

6 May 2022
The digital age offers significant opportunities to empower women - to earn additional income, enhance employment prospects, and acquire knowledge. But at the same time, digital transformation may have a negative impact on women’s access to resources and opportunities, including jobs, skills, and…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Gender Equality Division, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Water Safety Plans: Pacific Case Studies

27 April 2022
Thousands of people in the Pacific still lack access to safely managed household drinking water (JMP 2020), leaving them vulnerable to disease. Over the past 20 years, progress has been made towards achieving universal access to basic water services, but progress is slow across the region. This…
Organizer: Pacific Department