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2016 Development Effectiveness Review: Is ADB Really Set Up to Deliver Results?

25 May 2017
ADB’s Bernard Woods discussed the Development Effectiveness Review 2016 and how ADB reviews its performance against its own indicators and targets, takes stock of its achievements, and identifies areas to strengthen its approach. The Development Effectiveness Review 2016 is the culminating report…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB Gender Month 2017 Celebration

1 to 31 March 2017
ADB holds a series of gender-related activities annually throughout the month of March to reaffirm its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment. The month-long activities aim to: (i) promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the work culture and environment; (ii) provide an…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability at Work for Asia and the Pacific

28 February to 2 March 2017
An understanding of the updated PEFA 2016 Framework helps strengthen public financial management and contribute to its reform. The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) program was established in 2001 by the World Bank, the European Commission, the IMF, and the Governments of…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

On the Margins of Development: Asia Pacific LGBT Inclusion, Poverty Reduction, and Prosperity

5 December 2016
Explore the connections between LGBT issues and economic development in Asia and the Pacific. Gender equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people is usually viewed through a human rights lens, but equality and inclusion of LGBT people are also important economic development issues…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Office of the General Counsel

National Workshop for Promoting Gender Equality in the Labor Market: Gender, Labor, and Migration in the People’s Republic of China

17 to 18 November 2016
Co-hosted by ADB's East Asia Regional Department and Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, International Labor Organization (ILO), and Beijing Normal University, this workshop shared the findings of the Technical Note on Gender, Migration, and Labor Market, which shows trends in…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, East Asia Department

Asian Evaluation Week 2016

5 to 9 September 2016
This inaugural learning event, co-sponsored by the People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Finance Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute, and the Asian Development Bank Independent Evaluation Department, focused on the exchange and synthesis of ideas on the latest and practicable thinking…
Organizer: Independent Evaluation Department

Deep Dive Lateral Learning Program on Inclusive Energy Solutions

29 August to 2 September 2016
This program aimed to further enhance the capacity of energy sector leaders, particularly the ADB executing agencies and implementing agencies in competencies required to mainstream social inclusion, gender equity, and women’s empowerment in key aspects of energy sector development through…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Gender Community Exchange Week

29 July to 5 August 2016
Asian Development Bank's Gender Equity Thematic Group organized an Orientation for New Gender Specialists and 2016 Gender Specialists' Consultation Meeting in conjunction with the Gender Equity Thematic Group Retreat. All of these fell under the Gender Community Exchange week which aims to discuss…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

7 Development Myths

16 June 2016
ADB Director General of Independent Evaluation Department Vinod Thomas presented seven examples of perceived wisdom about development, and then discussed why these are myths and not reality. This event is part of ADB's in-house Insight Thursday lecture series.​
Organizer: Independent Evaluation Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Using Institutional Reforms to Prevent Child Marriage in Indonesia

28 April 2016
Maternal mortality and teenage pregnancy are health concerns in some Indonesian districts. The event discussed how the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Kinerja supported institutional reforms to address the issues, and reduced cases of child marriage births to mothers…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office