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Catalyzing Change Through Regional Strategies and Smart Solutions: A Capacity Development Event for Small Island Developing States in the Pacific

2 to 4 June 2025
The Emerging Areas Energy Sector team of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted four workshops at the Joy Nostalg Hotel in Manila, Philippines. The event brought together policymakers, regulators, utilities, and development partners from ADB’s developing member countries—particularly Pacific Small…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Thematic Session 11: Climate Finance and Investment for Glacier Preservation and Adaptation

31 May 2025
Under current climate projections, much of the world’s stored freshwater is set to disappear within the coming decades. Despite this significant impact on the freshwater supply, there is no straightforward pathway to future-proof communities relying on the frozen stores in the mountain cryosphere…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Thematic Session 4: Partnership for Climate Change, Glaciers and Transboundary Cooperation in Central and West Asia Region

30 May 2025
The countries of Central Asia, South Caucasus, and Pakistan are home to a significant portion of Asia's glaciers. It is estimated that around 80 per cent of the total river runoff in Central Asia is supplied by meltwater from snow, glaciers, and permafrost in the region. These rivers comprise a…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Harnessing the Benefits of Regional Cooperation and Integration

27 March 2025
The Asian Economic Integration Report 2025 examines how regional integration has driven growth in Asia and the Pacific over the past 2 decades. It highlights impacts on trade, global value chains, cross-border investment, finance, and the movement of people within the region. Additionally, it…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

International Anticorruption Day 2024: Integrity in Private Sector Development - A Conversation

10 December 2024
In celebration of this year’s International Anticorruption Day, ADB’s Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) hosted a knowledge-sharing session on Integrity in Private Sector Development: A Conversation to explore the intersection of integrity principles and private sector development to…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Mongolia: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop

28 to 29 November 2024
The Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) Training Series: Workshop on Wetland Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Solutions is co-organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), and BirdLife International, in partnership with Wildlife Science and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Environment Thematic Group, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

2024 Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Seminar: Government Incentives for Corporate Anti-Corruption Compliance

25 to 27 September 2024
ADB and OECD, co-secretariats of the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific (ACI), in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bhutan and the Royal Government of Bhutan, held the 2024 ACI regional seminar on 25-27 September 2024, in Thimphu, Bhutan. The seminar focused on…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

ADB Data Room: Emerging Areas Sustainable Solutions Initiatives

1 July 2024
The Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility (PREIF), a technical assistance (TA) of the Asian Development Bank is designed to finance a number of small value renewable energy projects in 11 small Pacific Island countries (PIC-11). The facility aims to support PIC-11 to have greater access to…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Accelerating Investments for Plastic Circularity

26 to 27 June 2024
The Asian Development Bank, in collaboration with the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), hosted a regional capacity building workshop: Accelerating Investments for Plastics Circularity, 26-27 June 2024, Jakarta, Indonesia. The workshop aimed to provide insights and strategies to…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Forum on Environmental & Social Governance and Climate Finance for Banks in Viet Nam

18 June 2024
9:00 A. M. - 5: 00 P. M. GMT +8 The Asian Development Bank arranged a one-day forum for representatives from local commercial banks and their private sector counterparts in Viet Nam entitled ‘Environmental & Social Governance (ESG) and Climate Finance for Banks in Viet Nam.’ The forum aims…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards, Private Sector Operations Department