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Virtual Conference on Digital Connectivity Pathways: Exploring the Issues, Constraints, and Collaboration Prospects for Asia and the Pacific

5 to 6 June 2023
Digital connectivity in Asia and the Pacific continues to expand, boosted by governmental and intergovernmental efforts to harness fixed, mobile, and satellite technologies. Yet, significant disparities in digital connectivity persist among countries in the region. This virtual conference explored…
Organizer: ADBI

Greening Financial Systems and the Role of Multilateral Development Banks

17 to 18 May 2023
The climate investment and SDG financing gap in Asia are enormous. Based on ADB estimates, $1.7 trillion a year is needed for climate-adjusted infrastructure investments in developing Asian economies. MDBs have risen to the challenge. ADB, in particular, is committed to ensuring that at least 75…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Asian Development Outlook 2023 and Addressing Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis

4 April 2023
Serendipity Knowledge Program (SKOP) 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 the history of product…
Organizer: South Asia Department

ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2023): Imagining a Net-Zero ASEAN

30 March 2023
Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change. At present, climate impacts in the region continue to grow more severe, disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities, and placing millions at risk of being thrown back into extreme poverty.…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

11th Meeting of Partners (MOP) of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop

14 to 15 March 2023
This Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) Ecosystem Services Training Workshop was held during the 11th Meeting of Partners of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) in Brisbane, Australia. It aimed to enhance knowledge-sharing and site-level capacity in wetland management in RFI's…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Forum 2023

28 February to 1 March 2023
The Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) is a partnership program to help countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific region scale up investments in climate adaptation, especially investments at the community level, that explicitly target the nexus between climate change, poverty…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

22nd OECD-ADBI Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia

1 to 2 February 2023
Cohosted by ADBI, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Government of Japan, the 22nd Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia examined strategies for strengthening financial resilience. Policy makers and experts together explored recent trends…
Organizer: ADBI

International Anticorruption Day 2022 - Building Trust, Igniting Integrity: Sustaining relationships in rebuilding Asia and the Pacific

9 December 2022
ADB celebrated its 12th International Anticorruption Day on 9 December 2022 through a hybrid event hosted by OAI. President Masa delivered a speech reminding ADB personnel that in upholding the highest ethical standards, we are trustworthy, transformational, and client-centric. Two of the US State…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

ADBI 25th Anniversary Celebration: Strategies for Developing Asia’s Future

1 December 2022
ADBI has observed the 25th anniversary of its founding as the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Tokyo-based think tank under the theme Toward Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Development in Asia and the Pacific. This virtual celebratory event highlighted ADBI’s knowledge contribution and next steps…
Organizer: ADBI

2022 ADBI Annual Conference: Fostering Resilient Global Supply Chains Amid Risk and Uncertainty

28 to 30 November 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic, trade tensions, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has significantly disrupted global supply chains, reverberating through commodity markets and trade channels, threatening food and energy security, and weighing on sustainable economic recovery. While the world continues to…
Organizer: ADBI