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Learning with Partners CSO 3: Voice and Inclusion: Building Agency and Opportunity for Marginalized People

4 May 2023
by Plan International, APCOM Foundation, and International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific (ITUC-AP). The session showcased Plan International’s community-level programming experiences in Indonesia and the Philippines. Yayasan Plan International Indonesia shared examples of how to create…

Policy Dialogue with CSOs 2: Approaching the Last Mile for a Strong Safeguards Policy

3 May 2023
by NGO Forum on ADB and Accountability Counsel. Panelists from the NGO Forum on ADB discussed their feedback regarding the implementation of the ADB’s environmental and social safeguards citing examples and exhibiting related photos from Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines. ADB’s United States…

Learning with Partners CSO 1: Civic Engagement and Multistakeholder Partnerships for SDGs in Asia

3 May 2023
by Asia Civil Society Partnership for Sustainable Development (APSD) and Korea NGO Council for Overseas Cooperation (KCOC). The session opened with a note that while the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at the halfway mark to the 2030 Agenda, progress is on track for only 12% of the SDG…

Learning with Partners CSO 2: Pathways to Inclusive Carbon Transition in Asia: Greening Agriculture and Local Climate Governance

3 May 2023
by the Economy and Environment Partnership for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA). This session aimed to foster dialogue among participants and practitioners working on inclusive carbon transition in Asia. Nguyen Quang of the University of Economics Ho Chih Min City presented a policy review on inclusive low-…

Policy Dialogue with CSOs 1: Challenging Ways Forward: Asserting Communities' Considerations on Just Transition

2 May 2023
by NGO Forum on ADB, Asian People’s Movement for Debt and Development, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives – Asia Pacific, and Indus Consortium. In his opening remarks, ADB Vice President for East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ahmed Saeed highlighted that ensuring sustainable…

MLD: Strategic National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation 2010-2020

21 April 2023
This document presents the Strategic National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation 2010-2020.

AIIB’s Support for Climate Change Resilience And Disaster Risk Management

3 April 2023
This presentation gives an overview of AIIB's experience and track-record in resilience and disaster risk financing.

Global Perspective

30 March 2023
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed called for accelerated action as she addressed the fourth Southeast Asia Development Symposium held on 30 March. She urged Southeast Asian countries to go "further and farther" together in advancing their net-zero ambitions and stressed the…

Southeast Asia Perspective

30 March 2023
ASEAN can strengthen collective action on net-zero by sharing knowledge and experiences on best practices and emerging mechanisms such as carbon pricing and renewable energy trading, said United Nations Environment Programme Asia and the Pacific Office Regional Director and Representative Dechen…

ADB's Climate Response and Disaster Mitigation Priorities

23 March 2023
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's climate response and disaster mitigation priorities and potential opportunities for Canadian companies.