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Following the Money Trail of the Illicit Wildlife Trade

21 June 2022
| 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. HK / SGT | Virtual Free webinar jointly organized by the Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with the World Customs Organizations (Regional Office for Capacity Building for Asia and the Pacific and the Regional Intelligence…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Solutions to Mitigate Learning Losses due to COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Crisis

10 June 2022
Serendipity Knowledge Program is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names, and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout product invention and…
Organizer: South Asia Department

ADBI Virtual Workshop on Analyzing Infrastructure Impacts in Asia Through Big Data: Socioeconomic Spillover Assessment

16 to 18 May 2022
Infrastructure development could provide an important boost to COVID-19 recovery among developing Asian economies but will require financing solutions that address growing constraints on the use of public funds for projects due to the pandemic. New funding sources are particularly vital for…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-CI Virtual Workshop on Analyzing Infrastructure Impacts in Asia Through Big Data: Socioeconomic Spillover Assessment

16 to 18 May 2022
Infrastructure development could provide an important boost to COVID-19 recovery among developing Asian economies but will require financing solutions that address growing constraints on the use of public funds for projects due to the pandemic. New funding sources are particularly vital for…
Organizer: ADBI

Entrepreneurial Resilience During COVID-19

6 May 2022
Entrepreneurial firms are important enablers of economic resilience during crises. In this webinar, experts shared insights from a 2-year longitudinal study from four Asian countries and the UK on how entrepreneurs can build entrepreneurial resilience in their businesses. In addition, they…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Training on Planning and Design of Smart Linear Infrastructure for Biodiversity Protection

25 to 27 April 2022
In a world that is evolving and communities that are growing, transportation infrastructure needs to be built based on principles such as inclusion, affordability, equitable access and environment sustainability. Founded on such principles, transportation systems facilitate the mobility…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Asia and Pacific Transport Forum 2022: Accelerating Transformative and Decarbonized Transport

5 to 7 April 2022
(online via Zoom) Background The past two years since the previous Asia and the Pacific Transport Forum have seen an unprecedented change in how the globe understands transport and human mobility. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which began in 2020 caused a seismic shift in transport systems…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for Sustainable Tourism

17 March 2022
This session was part of the larger Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), ADB's preeminent development policy forum for the Southeast Asia region. ADB Youth for Asia (YfA), an initiative under the NGO and Civil Society Center, organized the "Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2022): Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asia’s Recovery

16 to 17 March 2022
Highlights The pandemic has had a deep and profound impact throughout Southeast Asia. Many of the region’s hard-won gains in reducing poverty, creating jobs, and enhancing health and well-being have been reversed, with the poor and vulnerable particularly hard-hit. While countries continue to…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Report Launch: Prospects for Transitioning from a Linear to Circular Economy in Developing Asia

1 March 2022
This ADBI-Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra webinar, a World Circular Economy Forum side event, highlighted key takeaways from the new report Prospects for Transitioning from a Linear to Circular Economy in Developing Asia. The editors and a panel of contributors discussed circular economy principles,…
Organizer: ADBI