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Investing in Women’s Financial Futures

25 May 2023
Saving for retirement is a challenge across the Pacific, especially for women. The report “A Secure Retirement: Levelling the Playing Field for Women in the Pacific” explored the difficulties women in the Pacific face in achieving retirement security and how retirement funds could help reduce…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Integrated Capacity Development Training on ADB Funded Projects in Islamabad, Pakistan

10 to 11 May 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Pakistan Resident Mission’s (PRM) Capacity Development Resource Center (CDRC) successfully conducted a two-day training in Islamabad. The training was organized to support the Federal government's and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's Executing and Implementing…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management 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

SECURE Webinar 7: The Health Communication Momentum: How do we accelerate?

31 March 2023
Along with the continuously changing contexts of the COVID-19 pandemic, our approach to health communications has been adjusted based on the needs and priorities at a given phase of this global outbreak. In the beginning, we had to communicate to the public the many unknowns of COVID-19, how the…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2023 with US-ASEAN Business Council

24 February 2023
The event featured (1) a walkthrough of ADB’s tendering process followed by (2) a breakout room session focusing on industry-specific projects in the fields of renewable energy, water, health and life sciences, and financial services to highlight the prospects for ADB financing that are available…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

SECURE Webinar 6: Climate Change and Post-COVID-19 Health Security

3 February 2023
Climate change affects human health through a variety of mechanisms, including impacts on air quality, the spread of disease, food security, and extreme weather events. One way that climate change can affect air quality is through the increase in ground-level ozone, which is a harmful air…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

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

22nd OECD-ADBI Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia

1 to 2 February 2023
Cohosted by ADBI, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Government of Japan, the 22nd Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia examined strategies for strengthening financial resilience. Policy makers and experts together explored recent trends…
Organizer: ADBI

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

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