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Transforming Bangladesh’s Participation in Trade and Global Value Chains

20 October 2022
The textile and textile products sector in Bangladesh has helped the economy reap the benefits of participating in global value chains (GVCs). To assess how the economy can upgrade its participation in GVCs and transform its economy, this seminar discussed current patterns of trade and GVCs in…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Upstream Climate Assessments – Rationale, Types, and Examples

23 September 2022
ADB's Central and West Asia Department together with Pacific Asia and Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division presented the rationale for upstream climate assessments and highlighted different approaches. It showcased examples including climate assessments to support CPS preparation,…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Pacific Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Briefing on the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 (GAR2022): Our World at Risk – Transforming Governance for a Resilient Future

22 September 2022
COVID-19 and climate change are making it clear that disaster impacts increasingly cascade across geographies and sectors. Despite progress, risk creation is outstripping risk reduction. To change course, new approaches to governance systems and an understanding of systemic risk are needed. The…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Designing Climate-resilient Housing: Best Practices from ADB-supported Projects

20 September 2022
Central and West Asia Department of ADB, in cooperation with East Asia Department, organized a session on climate-resilient housing. The session showcased two pioneering ADB projects on climate-resilient housing in Uzbekistan and Mongolia. It highlighted key components of the projects on building…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, East Asia Department

Adaptation without Borders

19 September 2022
Implications of climate risk are increasingly being felt beyond borders. The session introduced the global partnership Adaptation Without Borders, created in response to the emerging global challenge of transboundary climate risk, to create opportunities to strengthen international cooperation and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Low-carbon and Climate-resilient Urban Development

16 September 2022
Cities in Asia and the Pacific region play a critical role in stepping up climate actions. The session shared experiences from Baguio, Philippines, and Xiangtan, PRC on good practices in integrating low carbon and climate resilience into their development agenda and actions. The discussion…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Climate Disaster Risk Management

15 to 21 September 2022
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) invited project officers, consultants, and practitioners to attend the Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Lecture and Clinic on 15 September and 21 September. This activity aimed to mainstream NbS into ADB operations by raising…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Nature and Climate Nexus Webinar Series: Promoting Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Infrastructures in Asia and the Pacific

15 September to 8 December 2022
Background Nature-based solutions (NbS) can help address challenges in climate change, disaster risk management, water security, biodiversity loss, and food security. These solutions protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems. NbS also address societal challenges…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

2022 Resilience Learning Month

15 to 23 September 2022
In celebration of Resilience Learning Month 2022, ADB has organized a series of online events and capacity-building workshops that highlight regional and global innovation and lessons learned on tackling climate change and building climate and disaster resilience, delivered in partnership with ADB…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Book Launch on Creative Economy 2030: Imagining and Delivering a Robust, Creative, Inclusive, and Sustainable Recovery

5 September 2022
Before the COVID-19 crisis, the creative economy, broadly encompassing knowledge-based economic activities underpinning the creative and cultural sectors and bridging art, culture, technology, and business, was on pace to account for 10% of the global GDP by 2030. However, micro, small and medium-…
Organizer: ADBI