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2022 Resilience Learning Month

15 to 23 September 2022
In celebration of Resilience Learning Month 2022, ADB has organized a series of online events and capacity-building workshops that highlight regional and global innovation and lessons learned on tackling climate change and building climate and disaster resilience, delivered in partnership with ADB…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Recovering Learning Losses from the COVID-19 Pandemic

21 July 2022
Closing schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial learning losses, which threaten to weigh down a generation of students for life. What can be done to recover these losses? A panel of experts explored different approaches to address this urgent challenge.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia

6 July 2022
As countries begin to recover from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, policy makers must decide what type of economic recovery they want to pursue. Will they choose measures that continue with existing “business-as-usual” economic structures that have a negative impact on the…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

K–12 Education Transformation Framework for a ‘New Normal’ Summit

28 to 30 June 2022
ADB, through Southeast Asia Human and Social Development Division (SEHS) and Sector Advisory Service Cluster-Education, collaborated with Microsoft to organize the K-12 Education Transformation Framework for a “New Normal” Summit for 21 DMC participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines,…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Peer Learning Sessions: Innovations in Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge

27 June to 29 July 2022
This session was the first of three technical sessions to explore risk knowledge in the Pacific in more detail. We will hear from government departments and regional experts who summarized the current availability of risk information in the Pacific. They presented examples of how risk insights have…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Solutions to Mitigate Learning Losses due to COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Crisis

10 June 2022
Serendipity Knowledge Program is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names, and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout product invention and…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Think20-Associated Webinar on the Contribution of Technology to Achieving Quality Learning for All

24 May 2022
COVID-19 pandemic-induced school closures have made technology use an integral component of education. However, significant knowledge gaps exist between policy makers, practitioners, and other stakeholders on how technology can reduce a teacher’s workload, provide differentiated teaching, support…
Organizer: ADBI

Disaster Risk Knowledge in the Pacific: Vital Information for Resilient Development

19 May 2022
Co-hosted by ADB and The Pacific Community, this was the first event of the Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge Series consisting of four events in total. This first public and open event highlighted regional views of generating, communicating and using disaster and climate risk information…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Main Page: Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge Series

19 May to 25 August 2022
Disaster risk knowledge is vital for effectively reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change. The Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge Series provided a consolidated overview of knowledge around recent and ongoing activities and innovations on the horizon, strengthening the evidence on…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Unlocking Opportunities to Deliver Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific

27 April 2022
The Asian Development Bank convened a webinar to explore practical approaches for disaster-resilient infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific. Vivid Economics and the Asian DisasterPreparedness Centre presented their key findings. A panel of leading thinkers also shared their perspectives, followed…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department