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Following the Money Trail of the Illicit Wildlife Trade

21 June 2022
| 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. HK / SGT | Virtual Free webinar jointly organized by the Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with the World Customs Organizations (Regional Office for Capacity Building for Asia and the Pacific and the Regional Intelligence…
Organizer: Private Sector Operations Department

Solutions to Mitigate Learning Losses due to COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Crisis

10 June 2022
Serendipity Knowledge Program is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names, and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout product invention and…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Inclusive WASH Workplaces in the Pacific

8 June 2022
Access to water and sanitation services is vital for everyone, but some parts of our communities need special consideration. Although women and girls are primarily responsible for domestic work relating to WASH, less than one in five people working for water utilities in the Pacific are women.…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Entrepreneurial Resilience During COVID-19

6 May 2022
Entrepreneurial firms are important enablers of economic resilience during crises. In this webinar, experts shared insights from a 2-year longitudinal study from four Asian countries and the UK on how entrepreneurs can build entrepreneurial resilience in their businesses. In addition, they…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Water Safety Plans: Pacific Case Studies

27 April 2022
Thousands of people in the Pacific still lack access to safely managed household drinking water (JMP 2020), leaving them vulnerable to disease. Over the past 20 years, progress has been made towards achieving universal access to basic water services, but progress is slow across the region. This…
Organizer: Pacific Department

ADBI-Stanford University Policy Dialogue on Innovative Solutions for Achieving City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation

6 April 2022
Asia has made significant progress in expanding sanitation infrastructure, but challenges remain toward ensuring that sanitation services are environmentally, financially, and technically sustainable. These needs can be addressed via city-wide inclusive sanitation policy and investment strategy…
Organizer: ADBI

The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training for CWRD Water Sector

29 March 2022
The Integrity Learning Series: Anticorruption and Integrity Training has specifically been tailored for the Central and West Asia Department executing and implementing agencies of ADB-funded projects in the water sector. Jointly organized with the Central and West Asia Department, the virtual…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department

World Water Day 2022: Digitalizing Water: The Visible and Invisible

22 March 2022
On World Water Day, 22 March 2022, ADB hosted a webinar on “Digitalizing Water: The Visible and Invisible.” In line with the global day’s groundwater theme, the event focused on digital tools and how technology can help manage both groundwater and surface water. Moderated by ADB Water Chief…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for Sustainable Tourism

17 March 2022
This session was part of the larger Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), ADB's preeminent development policy forum for the Southeast Asia region. ADB Youth for Asia (YfA), an initiative under the NGO and Civil Society Center, organized the "Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2022): Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asia’s Recovery

16 to 17 March 2022
Highlights The pandemic has had a deep and profound impact throughout Southeast Asia. Many of the region’s hard-won gains in reducing poverty, creating jobs, and enhancing health and well-being have been reversed, with the poor and vulnerable particularly hard-hit. While countries continue to…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department