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Subregional Conference on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in South Asia: Reflections and Way Forward for ADB

4 October 2022
ADB’s South Asia Department (SARD) has recently developed a gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) framework with accompanying guidance notes to assist SARD's GESI teams, sector divisions, resident missions, and project teams in fulfilling the GESI-related vision and operational priorities…
Organizer: South Asia 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

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 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

Mongolia: In-country Consultation with Government Stakeholders and Civil Society Organizations

14 to 15 September 2022
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

AASCTF Guided Learning Program Webinar on Data Collection and Storage

8 September 2022
Data is rapidly transforming our world. Cities, in particular, are giant data machines – creating, consuming, and capturing vast amounts of data through a range of systems embedded in the functioning of different services and institutions, from transport control centers to timekeeping systems.…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Virtual Conference on Farmers’ Organizations and Sustainable Development

8 to 9 September 2022
Farmers’ organizations such as cooperatives, associations, self-help groups, producer organizations, farmer-based organizations, farmer groups, and collective action can help to boost farmer productivity and bargaining power, farm management skills, household welfare and livelihoods, and rural…
Organizer: ADBI

AASCTF Guided Learning Program Webinar Series

8 September 2022
The ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund (AASCTF) has launched a new knowledge and capacity-building initiative, known as the Guided Learning Program (GLP). It included three webinars focused on data management to help cities in the region become well-versed in managing the growing amounts of…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Papua New Guinea: In-country Consultation with Government Stakeholders and Civil Society Organizations

5 to 7 September 2022
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Main Page: Country Safeguard Systems

26 August 2022
ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples. Country safeguards systems are composed of the policies, practices, legal frameworks, and institutions that a country puts…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards