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Winners of the 2023 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award

2 to 5 May 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Economic Association (IEA) are pleased to announce the three (3) best papers for the 2023 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award. The award-winning papers were selected from over 100 papers covering a wide range of economic topics. Each…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

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

20 April 2023
On 20 April 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) organized an integrity learning session for 15 participants from the Armenian Territorial Development Fund, Yerevan Municipality, and Road Department, who are implementing ADB projects in the Armenian portfolio. The integrity…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department

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

Building Post-flood Resilience in Pakistan through Integrated Flood Risk Management

23 March 2023
This virtual session highlighted and featured ongoing developments towards integrated approaches to flood risk management in Pakistan post-2022 floods, incorporating both structural and non-structural measures. Presentations and Q&A featured a range of stakeholders overseeing, implementing,…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Forum 2023

28 February to 1 March 2023
The Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) is a partnership program to help countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific region scale up investments in climate adaptation, especially investments at the community level, that explicitly target the nexus between climate change, poverty…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

SECURE Webinar 6: Climate Change and Post-COVID-19 Health Security

3 February 2023
Climate change affects human health through a variety of mechanisms, including impacts on air quality, the spread of disease, food security, and extreme weather events. One way that climate change can affect air quality is through the increase in ground-level ozone, which is a harmful air…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

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

UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP 27)

7 to 18 November 2022
The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt hosted the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27), with a view to building on previous successes and paving the way for future ambition to effectively tackle the global challenge of climate change. The meeting also comprised the 17th…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB-LX Corp Joint Workshop on Building National Spatial Data Infrastructure

31 October to 4 November 2022
ADB and LX Corporation co-organizaed a workshop on “Building National Spatial Data Infrastructure” on 31 October-4 November 2022. The workshop supported by Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund and was in the context of Smart Geo Expo 2022 in S. Korea. The workshop aimed to…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department