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Policy Dialogue with CSOs 2: Approaching the Last Mile for a Strong Safeguards Policy

3 May 2023
by NGO Forum on ADB and Accountability Counsel. Panelists from the NGO Forum on ADB discussed their feedback regarding the implementation of the ADB’s environmental and social safeguards citing examples and exhibiting related photos from Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines. ADB’s United States…

Learning with Partners CSO 1: Civic Engagement and Multistakeholder Partnerships for SDGs in Asia

3 May 2023
by Asia Civil Society Partnership for Sustainable Development (APSD) and Korea NGO Council for Overseas Cooperation (KCOC). The session opened with a note that while the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at the halfway mark to the 2030 Agenda, progress is on track for only 12% of the SDG…

Learning with Partners CSO 2: Pathways to Inclusive Carbon Transition in Asia: Greening Agriculture and Local Climate Governance

3 May 2023
by the Economy and Environment Partnership for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA). This session aimed to foster dialogue among participants and practitioners working on inclusive carbon transition in Asia. Nguyen Quang of the University of Economics Ho Chih Min City presented a policy review on inclusive low-…

Policy Dialogue with CSOs 1: Challenging Ways Forward: Asserting Communities' Considerations on Just Transition

2 May 2023
by NGO Forum on ADB, Asian People’s Movement for Debt and Development, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives – Asia Pacific, and Indus Consortium. In his opening remarks, ADB Vice President for East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ahmed Saeed highlighted that ensuring sustainable…

Technology Innovation for Sustainable Growth and Development in Asia–Pacific Talk and APAC Sustainability Seed Fund Announcement

30 March 2023
Google Vice-President for Government Affairs and Public Policy for Asia–Pacific Michaela Browning gives a talk at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) fourth Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) where she traced how the tech giant has adopted sustainability in its operations. She also talked…

Featured Keynote (Afternoon Session)

30 March 2023
In his keynote at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), Nusantara National Capital Authority Chairman Bambang Susantono said the government envisions Indonesia's new capital to be the first city in the country to achieve net-zero. He said the government is…

Scope ESG Analysis

15 March 2023
This presentation gave an overview of scope analysis of Certified Gender Bonds.

Crystal Analysis

15 March 2023
This presentation gave an overview of the Crystal analysis of Certified Gender Bonds.

Doing Business with ADB and the ADB Procurement System

24 February 2023
This presentation gives an overview of business opportunities at the ADB and explains its procurement framework.

ADB’s Energy Policy and Portfolio

24 February 2023
This presentation gives an overview of key energy challenges and energy policy in Asia and the Pacific.