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Insight Thursday Delivering Gender Equality Results Drawing on Practices and Experiences of Project Teams

24 March 2022
KEY TAKEAWAYS Strong project design and at entry, SMART gender indicators, and implementation process that incorporates monitoring and evaluation systems from the beginning of the project implementation, and full engagement with executive and implementing agencies from an early…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Virtual Workshop on LowCarbon Cooling

23 to 25 March 2022
The promotion of energy-efficient, climate-friendly technology is critical to meeting developing Asia’s rapidly increasing demand for cooling while advancing net-zero carbon targets, climate change mitigation under the Paris Agreement, and the Sustainable Development Goals. However, such…
Organizer: ADBI

AsiaPacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2022 Battling Climate Change and Transforming Agrifood Systems

22 to 24 March 2022
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its partners organized the Asia-Pacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum to bring together innovators, experts, and thought leaders to: Present their ideas on rethinking the future of agriculture amidst complex and evolving challenges; Explore new…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

World Water Day 2022 Digitalizing Water The Visible and Invisible

22 March 2022
On World Water Day, 22 March 2022, ADB hosted a webinar on “Digitalizing Water: The Visible and Invisible.” In line with the global day’s groundwater theme, the event focused on digital tools and how technology can help manage both groundwater and surface water. Moderated by ADB Water Chief…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Environmental and Social Impacts and Risk Assessment

21 to 23 March 2022
via Zoom. 21 March 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation with Government Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia 21 March 2022, 5:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Pakistan (GMT +5) / 2:30 p.m. India (GMT +5:30) Consultation with Government…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Youth in Action Driving Solutions for Sustainable Tourism

17 March 2022
This session was part of the larger Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), ADB's preeminent development policy forum for the Southeast Asia region. ADB Youth for Asia (YfA), an initiative under the NGO and Civil Society Center, organized the "Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Assessing the Promise of Low Earth Orbit LEO Satellites in Accelerating Rural Connectivity and Closing the Digital Divide

17 March 2022
High-level policymakers and experts discussed and explored the exciting potential of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in expanding broadband access, encouraging investment in new broadband technologies, and bringing more users online, especially in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADBs Southeast Asia Development Symposium SEADS 2022 Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asias Recovery

16 to 17 March 2022
Highlights The pandemic has had a deep and profound impact throughout Southeast Asia. Many of the region’s hard-won gains in reducing poverty, creating jobs, and enhancing health and well-being have been reversed, with the poor and vulnerable particularly hard-hit. While countries continue to…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Crossing the River by Touching the Stones Alternative TVET Approaches in Peoples Republic of China and Republic of Korea

15 March 2022
Economic diversification requires a critical mass of skilled technicians in respective fields, and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) play an instrumental role in developing Asia. Furthermore, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, international travel…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Joint Gender Climate Environment Session Highlights Womens Leadership in Tackling Climate Change

11 March 2022
As part of ADB’s Gender Month celebrations, the Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Environment thematic groups hosted a session entitled, “What will it take to tackle climate change?”. SDCC Director General Bruno Carrasco, in his opening remarks, reiterated that as Asia and the Pacific’s…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster