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Understanding Barriers to Women’s Public Transport Ridership

22 May 2025
This webinar, held last 22 May, disccused the key barriers to women’s public transport ridership and what this means for society. 
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

SECURE Webinar 21: Leveraging Insurance and Innovative Financing for Noncommunicable Diseases: South Asia-Southeast Asia Synergies

15 May 2025
Globally, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 71% of deaths and 15 million premature deaths annually (WHO, 2018). The burden of NCDs in Asia and the Pacific region follows a similar trend, with 70% of all deaths attributed to NCDs, which are expected to rise significantly by 2030 (WHO,…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

The Guide to Mobility for Livable Pacific Cities

8 May 2025
This webinar, held last 8 May, discussed the concept of livable cities that focused on major urban centers, and lesser guidance for implementation in smaller cities in developing countries. 
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Engaging Stakeholders Meaningfully on Sustainable Development Projects: Lessons from Community Participatory Approaches

6 May 2025
The session objective was to share good practices on how community participation and monitoring can enhance the effectiveness of activities, finances, and climate change adaptation outcomes in ADB-supported programs. The session aimed to develop recommendations for the ADB based on case studies…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Ground-up Perspective on the Effectiveness of ADB Accountability Mechanism and Safeguards Delivery

6 May 2025
While the ADB’s new Environmental and Social Framework introduces updated commitments to safeguards, its effectiveness will ultimately depend on robust and transparent accountability mechanisms. The success of this framework is contingent upon ensuring that these safeguards are not merely…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Biodiversity and Roads: Road Needs, Environmental Challenges

24 April 2025
This webinar, held last 24 April, discussed addressing biodiversity concerns associated with roads, including wildlife deaths, habitat fragmentation, introduction of invasive species, and impacts on wetlands and water quality. 
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Rethinking Poverty: Strengthening ADB’s Approach for an Inclusive and Equitable Future

14 April 2025
Background Economic growth has fundamentally changed lives in Asia and the Pacific, lifting more than 1.5 billion people out of poverty over just two generations. In only one generation, poverty rates in our region dropped from 75% of the population to less than 10%. A new middle class now enjoys…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Low Carbon Emission Concrete for Walkways & Paths

10 April 2025
This webinar, held last 10 April, discussed AnyWay Solutions' patented low-carbon concrete technology for walkways and paths.

Leveraging Satellite Data for Resilient and Climate-Friendly Infrastructure

3 April 2025
This webinar, held last 3 April 2025, discussed leveraging satellite data to support recovery from climate shocks and monitor infrastructure resilience in emerging economies. The session covered the analysis of impacts and recovery efforts from the 2022 Pakistan floods, the use of high-frequency…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Rethinking Skills for Women in the Evolving Labor Market

14 March 2025
Women’s labor market attachment remains weak in many developing economies, even as the gender gap in education disappears. The case of Indonesia provides helpful insights into the problem. As national labor force data show, many women enter wage employment in their early 20s, only to drop out…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department