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Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Partnership Forum 2026

24 to 25 February 2026
The Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) supports countries and communities in the Asia and Pacific region to scale up investments in climate adaptation that explicitly target the nexus of climate change, poverty, and gender. The CRPP has a dedicated gender window with funds earmarked…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Building Sustainable Investment Policies: Lessons from Uzbekistan

2 December 2025
A comprehensive, long-term approach to investment policy was key to unlocking the potential of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asia and the Pacific. Such an approach looked beyond individual reforms to build a coherent investment framework that encompassed legal and regulatory systems,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Taking Stock: Water Utility Highlights from the ADB Pacific WASH Technical Assistance Project

26 November 2025
Since 2020, the ADB Pacific Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Technical Assistance (TA 6551) project had supported water utilities across the Pacific in providing sustainable and safe water services. The TA also helped strengthen the region’s enabling environment for water, sanitation, and…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

The Blue Way for SMEs in Asia and the Pacific

25 November 2025
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) are preparing a project proposal to accelerate SME investments in the blue economy across Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. This webinar aims to:  Validate project design and proposed components with national and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Finance Sector Office

Scaling What Works: Private Sector Development as Catalyst for Growth in Southeast Asia

18 November 2025
Mobilizing private sector capital was essential to narrowing the multitrillion-dollar financing gap for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific—a gap that public funds alone could not fill. In line with its Strategy 2030, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had made private sector…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department, Southeast Asia Department

Asia Pacific Climate Report 2025 Launch: Unlocking Nature for Development

30 October 2025
The second report of the series, Unlocking Nature for Development, highlighted the economic imperative of integrating nature into decision-making to scale investment and drive nature-positive transformation across the region. This webinar explored how upgrading governance, policy, and data…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Leveraging Carbon Finance for Mobilizing Private Capital in Southeast Asia

23 October 2025
Southeast Asia has advanced its decarbonization efforts, but more ambitious action is needed to slow climate change. The region is well-positioned for the global shift to net zero, yet financing needs are immense and current investment falls short. Mobilizing private capital is therefore…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Southeast Asia Department

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

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