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Insight Thursday: Driving Disability Inclusion in ADB Operations

4 December 2025
This Insight Thursday event will mark the International Day for People with Disabilities with a deep dive into the results from the disability inclusion assessment of ADB operations. With many of the estimated 690 million people with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific region living in poverty,…

Insight Thursday: Mainstreaming Inclusive Technologies in Asia and the Pacific

27 November 2025
Asia and the Pacific region is at the crossroads of demographic and digital transformations. Addressing the digital divide is more urgent than ever as the population of Asia and the Pacific ages, and age-related disabilities increase. As we approach the International Day of Persons with…

SECURE Webinar 24: Smart Health Systems: Leveraging Digital Solutions for Health Governance

20 November 2025
The Asia and the Pacific region was at the forefront of complex health challenges, including rising noncommunicable diseases, aging populations, effects of climate change, workforce shortages, and fiscal constraints. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed systemic vulnerabilities and underscored the…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Scaling What Works: Private Sector Development as Catalyst for Growth in Southeast Asia

18 November 2025
Mobilizing private sector capital was essential to narrowing the multitrillion-dollar financing gap for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific—a gap that public funds alone could not fill. In line with its Strategy 2030, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had made private sector…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department, Southeast Asia Department

CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions

12 November 2025
  At the “CSO Conversations: Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions” webinar on 12 November, civil society representatives highlighted innovative strategies for how civil society organizations (CSOs) can connect governments and communities in planning and implementing climate…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Building Climate Resilience Through Social Protection

10 to 12 November 2025
As climate-related risks escalate across Asia and the Pacific, the need to equip vulnerable communities with tools for resilience is more urgent than ever. Social protection (SP) systems -when designed with adaptive features - can serve as powerful instruments to help individuals and communities…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

ADB-Tajikistan Business Opportunities Seminar

16 to 17 October 2025
The Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) is organized by ADB in cooperation with the relevant government agencies to contribute to the country’s economic development of Tajikistan. The seminar aims to connect talent with opportunity by showcasing business prospects in ADB-funded projects in…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

SECURE Webinar 23: Advancing Green Procurement in Health Systems Towards Sustainable Pathways in Southeast Asia

2 October 2025
Healthcare systems worldwide accounted for about 5% of global carbon emissions—surpassing those from aviation and shipping. Around 71% of this footprint came from the supply chain of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, including manufacturing, packaging, transport, and disposal. Without urgent…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

12th Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference

23 to 25 September 2025
  On 23–25 September 2025, ADB, OECD, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK), and Kementerian Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara dan Reformasi Birokrasi (PAN-RB) co-organized the 12th Anti-Corruption Initiative (ACI) Regional Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. Uzbekistan joining ACI marked a…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

ADB BOS at the Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference

16 September 2025
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) for 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.  These activities…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department