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Girls Takeover: Ending Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Asia and the Pacific

27 October 2025
In celebration of the International Day of the Girl (IDG) 2025, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Plan International will co-host the Girls Takeover: Ending Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Asia and the Pacific. This flagship event amplifies girls’ voices and leadership in driving gender…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Gender Equality Division

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

2025 CSO Conversations: Gender and Heat Stress

24 September 2025
2:00–3:15 p.m. Manila time (GMT+8) via Zoom:  Please register in advance for this webinar. Background Across Asia and the Pacific region, heat waves take a hidden and disproportionate toll on women. Understanding how heat stress impacts women is essential to strengthening their resilience.…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Gender Equality Division

Achieving Quality Gender Results in ADB’s Projects and Programs

23 to 25 September 2025
  The capacity building workshop on Achieving Quality Gender Results in ADB’s Projects and Programs, a collaboration between ADB’s Gender Equality Division (CCGE) Division and the Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO, Fiji), will be held on 23-25 September 2025 in Nadi, Fiji.  This workshop…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Nutrition-Gender Webinar Series: Women’s Empowerment and Nutrition Outcomes

4 September 2025
Learn how enabling women’s empowerment can lead to stronger nutrition outcomes and social protection programs. Gain practical tools and lessons to strengthen your projects and programs.   Featured keynote speaker, Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator at the International Food…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

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

Nutrition-Gender Webinar Series

21 July to 4 September 2025
  ADB is scaling up investments in food and nutrition security across Asia and the Pacific. Led jointly by ADB’s Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Officer (AFNR) and Gender Equality Division (CCGE), this online dialogue series aims to bring together global thought…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Nutrition-Gender Webinar Series: Status of Women in Agrifood Systems

21 July 2025
ADB scaled up investments in food and nutrition security across Asia and the Pacific. Women and girls were central to agrifood systems, playing vital roles as farmers, wage workers, retailers, entrepreneurs, and consumers. However, entrenched gender inequalities within and beyond the household…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division

CRPP Talks 4: Building Climate Resilience Through Graduation Programs

9 July 2025
Drawing on Bangladesh's Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme and examples from India, the session shared insights into how integrating climate adaptation measures into graduation approaches can create more sustainable and transformative outcomes for vulnerable populations. It is built on research…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

ADB Pacific Women Leaders Program 2025

3 to 6 June 2025
The Stanley Hotel and Suites, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea  10 to 13 June 2025 ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines The Pacific Women Leaders Program (PWLP) is part of ADB’s flagship Asia Women Leaders Program (AWLP) that aims to address significant gaps in women’s leadership in Asia and…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division