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Infrastructure Planning from Space: Supporting Power Sector Investments with Earth Observation

22 July 2025
From limiting environmental impact and assessing sites for offshore wind farms to mapping rural households without access to electricity, Earth observation and satellite imagery can support planning for energy sector investments.  This webinar showcased three applications of earth…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Training on Construction Contract Management based on FIDIC Red Book 2017

22 to 24 July 2025
The proposed training was for the executing and implementing agencies that have been using, or intend to use, FIDIC Red Book 2017 based contract in infrastructure projects. ADB’s standard bidding documents (SBD) for large works contracts are based on conditions of contract based on FIDIC Red Book…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

Effectiveness, Efficiency, Equity, and Enforceability – Evaluating Economic Instruments for Thailand's Packaging Waste (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 41)

25 June 2025
The Circular Economy Webinar Series continues, building on the demand for more knowledge and real-life use cases from the Circular Economy Forum. In this latest session, the focus was on the application of economic instruments as part of Thailand's approach to plastic pollution. The webinar…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Innovation for Economic Transformation

19 June 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

Harnessing Digital Transformation for Good

4 June 2025
Asia and the Pacific is experiencing rapid digital transformation, offering opportunities to promote inclusive and sustainable development and to strengthen resilience to extreme weather events. However, if not managed well, it can widen inequalities and compromise environmental sustainability…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Catalyzing Change Through Regional Strategies and Smart Solutions: A Capacity Development Event for Small Island Developing States in the Pacific

2 to 4 June 2025
The Emerging Areas Energy Sector team of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted four workshops at the Joy Nostalg Hotel in Manila, Philippines. The event brought together policymakers, regulators, utilities, and development partners from ADB’s developing member countries—particularly Pacific Small…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Asia Clean Energy Forum 2025: Empowering the Future - Clean Energy Innovations, Regional Cooperation and Integration, and Financing Solutions

2 to 6 June 2025
The Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), an annual flagship event of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will be held from 2 to 6 June 2025 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, under the theme “Empowering the Future: Clean Energy Innovations, Regional Cooperation and Integration, and Financing…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

How Government Assistance Reduces Food Insecurity

29 May 2025
Findings from a 2023 household survey conducted in Southeast Asia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia showed that both regions had significant levels of food insecurity, with Southeast Asia showing more severe conditions. Among the various coping strategies adopted by households, only applying for…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Subregional Workshop on Inclusive Clean Energy Solutions in Bangladesh, Maldives, and Sri Lanka

26 to 27 May 2025
Climate change is a global issue that demands policies addressing both mitigation and resilient infrastructure. While carbon emissions from power generation and transportation are major contributors worldwide, the transition from fossil fuel dependency to clean energy also presents complex social…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Subregional Workshop on Inclusive Clean Energy Solutions in Bhutan and Nepal

22 to 23 May 2025
Climate change is a global issue that demands policies addressing both mitigation and resilient infrastructure. While carbon emissions from power generation and transportation are major contributors worldwide, the transition from fossil fuel dependency to clean energy also presents complex social…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office