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Meeting Between Civil Society Organizations and ADB Management

3 May 2021
ADB senior management, represented by the ADB President, addressed representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) and nongovernment organizations (NGOs). It was followed by questions and answers covering topics related to ADB’s support to development across Asia and the Pacific and ADB’s…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Collaboration for Resilient & Green Recovery: Realizing the Potential of a Sustainable Blue Economy

3 May 2021
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) led this session to explore, using examples from the coastal and marine sector of  how to use COVID-19 recovery investments to ensure a more sustainable, inclusive, resilient post-pandemic economy.  The “blue economy” has been particularly hard hit by supply…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Creating Livable Asian Cities Book Launch and Panel Discussion

29 April 2021
Asia’s future is urban. Cities are booming in Asia because they are hubs of economic and social opportunities for people and enterprises. Increasing urbanization, however, does not necessarily translate to increasing opportunities for the residents of cities. ADB on 29 April launched Creating…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Office of the Vice-President (Sectors and Themes)

International Symposium on Mainstreaming Quality of Life in Evaluation of Transport and Spatial Planning

19 April 2021
Quality of life evaluation of transport infrastructure measures projects performance relative to its impact on individual happiness and social burden. Quality of life evaluation’s integrated approach could also boost transport infrastructure policymaking and the realization of the Sustainable…
Organizer: ADBI

Improving Road Safety in Mongolia and Samoa

25 March 2021
via MS Teams This knowledge sharing session provided updates on road safety interventions in specific DMCs, namely, developing road safety management in the remote, rural areas of Mongolia and empowering the youth towards safer roads in Samoa. The challenges and knowledge gaps for rural and remote…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

International Financial Institutions Transport Sector Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar in South Asia (IFI BOS)

17 March 2021
The IFI BOS focused on transport-related procurement opportunities with the Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and World Bank in three South Asian markets (India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan). The presentation by the IFIs included: 1) Transport sector priorities in South…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Webinar Series Part 6: Next Practice Smart Mobility Lab

2 February 2021
For decades, cities around the world have been developed to accommodate automobiles. As cities continue to grow, so have the consequences of a car-centric approach to urban mobility planning. Traffic congestion, parking shortages, road crashes, and air and noise pollution is putting more…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with Sweden

9 December 2020
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. For 2020, a series of…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Results for Impact: Deepening Engagement with Civil Society (2020 CSO Anchors Training)

17 to 19 November 2020
The 2020 CSO Anchors Training aimed to enhance the knowledge and skills of key ADB staff to engage effectively with CSOs in the pandemic context and using current ADB procedures throughout the project cycle. The target core participants of this 3-day training were the CSO Anchors or ADB…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Virtual Seminar on Technology Innovation Challenge

29 October 2020
The High-Level Technology Fund (HLT Fund) Management Team and the Japan Representative Office (JRO) organized a virtual seminar on 29 October to introduce this year’s Technology Innovation Challenge (TIC)​, where technology providers are invited to propose pilot projects using high-level…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Japanese Representative Office