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The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for India Project Executing and Implementing Agencies

14 April 2023
On 14 April 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) held a hybrid integrity learning session for 93 government officials working on ADB projects part of India’s portfolio. The session was part of the India Resident Mission Capacity Development Resource Center and Procurement Unit…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, South Asia Department

The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for Grant 9231 – Renewable Heating Demonstration in Remote Areas Project

5 April 2023
On 5 April 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) conducted a session for 10 participants from the executing agency and project implementation unit of the Renewable Heating Demonstration in Remote Areas Project in Mongolia. Conducted during the project’s inception mission, the…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, East Asia Department

Webinar on Digital Technology and Data in the Transport Infrastructure of India

28 March 2023
Rapid urbanization, high population density, and chronic traffic congestion have increased the importance of transport infrastructure development in Asia’s cities, with new opportunities to adopt digital tools such as cloud technology, artificial intelligence, and GPS systems that can streamline…
Organizer: ADBI

Policy Maker E-Training Course: Applying Principles of Quality Infrastructure Development in Asia

6 March to 29 April 2023
The Asian Development Bank report Supporting Quality Infrastructure in Developing Asia emphasizes the importance of the Group of 20 (G20) Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment for sustainable development and recovery. However, quality infrastructure growth is a complex process that…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Workshop on Energy Transition from Coal to a Low-Carbon Future

20 to 22 February 2023
A growing number of countries in developing Asia are committing to more ambitious carbon reduction targets to achieve a 1.5 degrees Celsius global temperature reduction needed to fight climate change. For example, Indonesia, Nepal, the People’s Republic of China, Thailand, and Viet Nam have pledged…
Organizer: ADBI

ECOBRICKS: A Circular Economy Solution to Transform Plastic Waste into Sustainable Concrete (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 11)

2 February 2023
The built environment and the construction industry are major contributors to the planet's greatest environmental challenges - plastic waste and carbon emissions. There is a common misconception that these are separate and unrelated issues. However, they are very much interdependent, and we…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Energy Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Economic Impacts of Urban Transit Infrastructure Upgrading

20 January 2023
Mass transit infrastructure can have a wide range of development benefits—many of which are not captured in traditional cost-benefit analysis. Beyond shorter commuting times and improved traffic, these investments can alter the economic landscape of a metropolis as firms and families relocate.…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Economists' Forum

18 to 20 January 2023
Since 2019, the annual Asian Development Bank (ADB) Economists’ Forum has served as a platform for economists and staff to present and discuss original research, network, and learn cutting-edge techniques. The forum aimed to raise the profile and quality of ADB research while providing an…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

2022 ADBI Annual Conference: Fostering Resilient Global Supply Chains Amid Risk and Uncertainty

28 to 30 November 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic, trade tensions, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has significantly disrupted global supply chains, reverberating through commodity markets and trade channels, threatening food and energy security, and weighing on sustainable economic recovery. While the world continues to…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Workshop on Hydrogen in Decarbonization Strategies in Asia and the Pacific

25 November 2022
Green hydrogen produced by renewable energy can help tackle sustainability challenges in sectors such as transportation, building development, and power generation, and enable larger-scale penetration of variable renewable energy when combined with emerging low-carbon technologies. Yet, global…
Organizer: ADBI