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Silence to Strength: Supporting Survivors of Gender-Based Violence - A Panel Discussion to Commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW)

25 November 2025
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW) is commemorated annually on 25 November, the first day of the global campaign of 16 days of activism against violence against women.    Violence against women remains a serious issue…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

Skills that Pay: Demand for Digital and AI Skills in Asia and the Pacific

24 November 2025
The study, The Technification of Jobs: An LLM-Based Analysis of Digital Skills Demand in Asia–Pacific, provided a large-scale assessment of how digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skills were transforming job markets across seven countries in the region. Using millions of job postings from…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

COP 30 Side Event: Scaling Nature Finance: Role of MDBs and Partners

17 November 2025
Scaling nature finance is essential for climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. Healthy ecosystems—forests, wetlands, grasslands—provide services like flood protection, temperature regulation, and vital inputs for economic sectors. Agriculture, for instance,…
Organizer: Environment Thematic Group

Girls Takeover: Ending Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Asia and the Pacific

27 October 2025
  Co-organized with Plan International Asia Pacific, discussions focused on addressing Child, Early, and Forced Marriage (CEFM).  Meaningful ‘girl takeover’ experiences were provided for Girl Advocates Saima Tahmin Tofa, to assume the role of ADB Climate Change and Sustainable…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Gender Equality Division

Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility Roundtable Meeting

22 October 2025
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted a consultative meeting on the proposed Chemicals and Wastes Financing Partnership Facility (CWFPF), an operational platform that will support sovereign project preparation, pre-commercialization of innovative technologies for private enterprises, and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Private Sector Operations Department

Accelerating Asia’s Growth with AI and Cloud Technologies

16 October 2025
Synergistic adoption of AI and cloud technologies is unlocking unprecedented opportunities for regional growth. The session highlighted how even a modest 1% increase in AI spending can generate a 0.03% rise in GDP, underscoring the significant economic potential of these technologies.…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Serendipity Knowledge Program (SKOP) on Digital Transformation: Cybersecurity and Data Protection for Digital Economy Development

15 October 2025
The “Serendipity Knowledge Program” (SKOP) is ADB’s knowledge program dedicated to Sri Lanka, designed to respond effectively to the country’s needs in line with ADB's vision as a knowledge solutions bank. SKOP seeks to share knowledge on issues relevant to Sri Lanka and facilitate discussion…
Organizer: South Asia Department

CSO Conversations: Gender and Heat Stress

24 September 2025
Expert panel highlights civil society's role in strengthening women's resilience to heat stress The CSO Conversations webinar on Gender and Heat Stress, held on September 24 via Zoom, brought together civil society organizations (CSO), Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff and development…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Gender Equality Division

Achieving Quality Gender Results in ADB’s Projects and Programs

23 to 25 September 2025
  The capacity building workshop on Achieving Quality Gender Results in ADB’s Projects and Programs, a collaboration between ADB’s Gender Equality Division (CCGE) Division and the Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO, Fiji), will be held on 23-25 September 2025 in Nadi, Fiji.  This workshop…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Asian Development Policy Lecture - Joel Spicer

11 September 2025
Malnutrition is costing Asia billions of dollars every year, silently eroding national productivity, draining fiscal resources, and locking millions of children and families into intergenerational poverty. According to the World Bank’s “Investment Framework for Nutrition,” investing in nutrition…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office