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SECURE 23: Advancing Green Procurement in Health Systems towards Sustainable Pathways in Southeast Asia

2 October 2025
Healthcare systems worldwide accounted for about 5% of global carbon emissions—surpassing those from aviation and shipping. Around 71% of this footprint came from the supply chain of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, including manufacturing, packaging, transport, and disposal. Without urgent…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Green and Resilient Ports: Global Lessons for Southeast Asia

2 October 2025
This webinar examined how leading ports worldwide are advancing green and climate-resilient solutions, and how these approaches can be adapted to Southeast Asia’s diverse port systems. Ports are vital engines of trade and development, handling nearly 80% of global goods by volume, but they are…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

5th Asia Finance Forum

23 to 25 September 2025
In the rapidly evolving financial landscape of recent years, achieving financial health, sustainable finance, and advancing digital financial services to foster an inclusive, resilient, and stable financial system became critical priorities for the Asia–Pacific region. Financial health was…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Business Opportunities Fair 2025

16 to 18 September 2025
The ADB BOF is a one-stop forum for consultants, consulting firms, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and civil society organizations looking to provide goods, works, and services for ADB projects. It has proven to be an excellent opportunity to network with peers in the industry and with ADB…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management 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

Identifying Business Opportunities in ADB-Funded Projects and Government Procurements

14 August 2025
ADB undertake business opportunities seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. This event represents a co-…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

SECURE Webinar 22: Harnessing Innovation: Next Generation Solutions for Vector-Borne Diseases

6 August 2025
Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases, leading to over 700,000 deaths annually.  Malaria and dengue remain the most significant public health challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries. In 2023, malaria cases…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Mobilizing Private Capital for Climate Action

24 July 2025
The private sector contributed less than half of total climate finance in the region—far below the IMF’s estimated 90% share needed by 2030. With rising climate finance needs and limited public resources, private capital is essential. This webinar explored the drivers and barriers influencing…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

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

Symposium on Multilateral Financing for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

11 July 2025
At the Symposium on Multilateral Financing for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, held on 11 July 2025 at ADB Headquarters, over 200 leaders from governments, multilateral development banks, international organizations, and the private sector reflected on lessons from COVID-19 and charted forward…
Organizer: Office of the Vice-President (East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific)