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Environmental and Social Governance Issues Workshop

8 May 2023
Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) Hosts Environmental & Social (E&S) Issues Workshop – Dhaka, Bangladesh TSCFP hosted a day-long event to promote environmental sustainability and social responsibility in trade and supply chains. In addition to delivering over $2 billion in…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

CRPP Talks 1: Scaling Up Locally Led Climate Action

26 April 2023
While local communities are on the frontlines of climate impacts, they typically lack a voice in the decisions that affect them. The International Institute for Environment and Development estimates that less than 10% of international climate finance gets earmarked for local-level action. There…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

3rd Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium

17 to 19 April 2023
The 3rd Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium (APYS3) is a social dialogue exchange that convenes governments, young leaders, and other key stakeholders in development to discuss major and emerging issues in the region. APYS3 aims to bridge the discourse gap in the region by facilitating…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Webinar on the Trickle-Down Effect of Government Debt and Social Unrest

15 March 2023
This webinar spotlighted new research by Ben Charoenwong of the National University of Singapore Business School which explored the social and economic costs of local government debt, drawing upon a dataset of over a million local government procurement contracts in the People’s Republic of China…
Organizer: ADBI

Indonesia-Japan Policy Research Forum for Asia: Impact Investing for the Transition Toward a Zero-Carbon Society

22 February 2023
Co-organized by ADBI, the University of Indonesia, and the University of Tokyo, the Indonesia-Japan Policy Research Forum for Asia discussed climate change and impact investing practices for advancing the transition toward a zero-carbon society. It explored the growth of impact investing and its…
Organizer: ADBI

Insight Thursday: Strengthening Climate Resilience at Scale While Leaving No One Behind

2 February 2023
This session explored the impacts of climate change in increasing poverty levels in the Asia and Pacific region, with the poor and vulnerable population, especially poor women, being disproportionately impacted. It also underscored the need for investments in resilience that were targeted at poor…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Georgia: In-country Consultation with Government Stakeholders and Civil Society Organizations

24 to 26 January 2023
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

SDTG Online Thematic Training: Integrating the Graduation Approach into ADB Operations

12 to 15 December 2022
The Social Development Thematic Group, through the Graduation Working Group, held a two-day e-learning course on Integrating the Graduation Approach into ADB Operations which focused on (i) understanding the core concepts of graduation approach and its integration in social protection programming…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

International Anticorruption Day 2022 - Building Trust, Igniting Integrity: Sustaining relationships in rebuilding Asia and the Pacific

9 December 2022
ADB celebrated its 12th International Anticorruption Day on 9 December 2022 through a hybrid event hosted by OAI. President Masa delivered a speech reminding ADB personnel that in upholding the highest ethical standards, we are trustworthy, transformational, and client-centric. Two of the US State…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Book Discussion: Keeping Indonesia Safe from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt from the National Economic Recovery Programme

2 December 2022
This ADBI hybrid event spotlighted key takeaways from the new book Keeping Indonesia Safe from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt from the National Economic Recovery Programme, published by the Indonesia Finance Ministry and the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. It explored COVID-19’s economic…
Organizer: ADBI