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Dialogue Between ADB's Independent Evaluation Department and Civil Society Organizations

5 May 2024
In his opening remarks, Emmanuel Jimenez made a presentation on why there is an IED and what it does. According to him, the IED provides shareholders with an independent assessment of returns on their investment in ADB. Unlike in the private sector, return is not measured by profit but by the…
Organizer: Independent Evaluation Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Climate and Accountability: A Future ADB Accountability Mechanism?

4 May 2024
This session focused on what the ADB Accountability Mechanism should look like with the new standalone safeguard standard on climate change under its new Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). Julio Castor Achmadi, Communities Associate of the Accountability Counsel, cited several cases where…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Navigating Interconnected Challenges: Climate, Conflict, and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific

4 May 2024
This session discussed the complex interplay between climate change, conflict, crisis, and social development in the Asia and Pacific region, with a focus on the vulnerabilities faced by women and other marginalized populations, including LGBTI communities. In his opening remarks, Benjamin Graham…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Protecting People and Planet: Will ADB’s New Environmental and Social Framework Live Up to Its Promises?

3 May 2024
Chantale Wong opened the session by observing that strong environmental and social safeguards are key to prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable economies. She highlighted the new stakeholder engagement standard in the draft Environment and Social Framework (ESF) to engage with people. The upcoming…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

4th Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium

17 to 19 April 2024
The 4th Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium (APYS4) is a social dialogue exchange that convenes governments, non-government organizations, youth, and other key stakeholders in development to discuss major and emerging climate issues in the region. These meaningful discussions ultimately revolve…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Online Report Launch: Bringing Culture into the Conversation on Water Resources Management Policy

17 April 2024
The new report, Sociocultural Dimensions in Water Resources Management: Policies, Practices, and Challenges, aims to promote the importance of incorporating sociocultural dimensions in water resources management, an underexplored aspect for achieving water security and climate resilience. The…
Organizer: ADBI

Featured Speaker Seminar: Subramanian Ramadorai on Navigating the Future: Digital Public Goods, AI, and the Changing Landscape of Work

1 April 2024
This conversation with Subramanian Ramadorai, Chairperson at Karmayogi Bharat, was about the changing nature of work driven by digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and innovation. The world is moving from rule-based frameworks to role-based frameworks, bringing a transformation in…
Organizer: ADBI

Asian Development Policy Lecture - Caren Grown

26 March 2024
Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin showed economic growth did not always increase women’s workforce participation in the United States. Women’s work declined during the transition from agriculture to manufacturing but increased with greater jobs in the service sector. Despite progress, women continue…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Online Workshop: Utilizing Private Sector Involvement at the Local Level Through Public–Private Partnerships to Enhance the Delivery of Sustainable Water and Sanitation Services in Asia

25 March 2024
The public–private partnership (PPP) model, used by governments around the world, brings together public and private parties for the development and operation of various categories of infrastructure and stands out as a potential tool for addressing the infrastructure gap in water and sanitation…
Organizer: ADBI

Food and Nutritional Security in Asia and the Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities

18 to 19 March 2024
Asia and the Pacific underwent a rapid transition in diet and nutritional patterns due to ongoing shifts in economic conditions, urbanization, and global interconnectedness. Unfortunately, this transformation was accompanied by intricate nutritional failures among the population: childhood…
Organizer: ADBI