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Asian Development Outlook September 2025 Launch

30 September 2025
Higher tariffs are casting a longer shadow over the global economy, with developing Asia feeling the strain. Yet, the region is showing resilience, buoyed by supportive policies and easing inflation. The Asian Development Outlook September 2025 dived deep into these shifting dynamics,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Making Waves: Unlocking Ocean Energy for a Cleaner Tomorrow

29 September 2025
Next-generation wave and tidal energy solutions captured the immense, untapped power of the ocean through advanced designs that delivered reliable, sustainable, and locally sourced electricity. These innovations were critical to diversifying energy systems, reducing fossil fuel dependence, and…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Environmental Safeguard Conference and Environmental and Social Framework Orientation Workshop for Central and West Asia, and East Asia Regions

29 September to 2 October 2025
ADB hosted the Environmental Safeguard Conference and Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) Orientation Workshop for Central and West Asia, and East Asia Regions on 29 September – 2 October 2025 in Tbilisi, Georgia. This initiative aligns with ADB’s broader goal of enhancing safeguards policy…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

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

Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty: Outcomes and Insights from the Second Part of the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 42)

4 September 2025
With millions of tons of plastic produced each year and waste fueling environmental and climate concerns, the Global Plastics Treaty represented a pivotal step toward ending plastic pollution. Countries recently concluded the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Environment Thematic Group

Measuring Sustainability in Global Value Chains

26 August 2025
Hard-won development gains are increasingly threatened by environmental risks that cross borders. Drawing on new data from Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2025, panelists examine how emissions along global supply chains are shifting with cleaner production and trade. The discussion…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Resilient Coasts, Thriving Communities: A Sea of Solutions

18 to 19 August 2025
India’s coastline stretches over 7,525 kilometers, supporting about 171 million people across 70 coastal districts. It sustains vital sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, renewable energy, tourism, transport, and trade. Coastal ecosystems provide essential biodiversity, livelihoods, and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

2025 Resilience Learning Month

8 August to 18 September 2025
The Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management divisions of the Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment cluster (CCRE) under the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD), in partnership with the Culture and Talent Division of the Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Resilience Learning Month 2025 Capacity Development Course

8 August to 18 September 2025
This year’s program covered six major topics: low-carbon transition, carbon pricing and carbon finance, climate and disaster resilience, climate finance, disaster and emergency assistance, and Paris Agreement alignment. Low-carbon transition: The module explained the opportunities and challenges…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Carbon Pricing Options and Implications for Asia

7 August 2025
  Putting a price on carbon is a crucial strategy for reducing emissions, lowering pollution, and addressing climate change, which are vital to support sustainable development. This webinar featured a presentation on the carbon pricing chapter of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Climate Report by ADB,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department