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7 August 2023
David Still CBE and Bill Grainger shared their experience in the development of the offshore wind sector in the United Kingdom. They discussed the lessons learned, current international best practices, and how the industry skilled up to meet challenges.
Organizer: Energy Sector Office
1 August 2023
On 1 August 2023, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI), in collaboration with Pakistan Resident Mission’s Capacity Development Resource Centre, delivered a hybrid integrity learning session for over 140 representatives from the executing agencies based in Punjab province and several…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Central and West Asia Department
1 to 3 August 2023
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Pakistan Resident Mission’s (PRM) Capacity Development Resource Center(CDRC), in collaboration with CWOD-PSG, CWER, PPFD, and OAI, successfully conducted a three-day program: 2nd Integrated Capacity Development Training in Lahore from 1st August till 3rd August…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department
28 July 2023
As one of ADB’s seven operational priorities under Strategy 2030, RCI operation needs to be closely monitored. By volume and number, the pre-pandemic annual share of RCI projects in total ADB-financed projects is about 25% spread across the different regional departments. Of ADB’s RCI operations…
Organizer: Regional Cooperation and Integration, and Trade Division
28 July 2023
ADBI co-hosted the 26th Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum (CSIF) meeting. The members of CSIF are composed of the central banks and central securities depositories of the ASEAN+3 economies. Since its inception, CSIF has published several reports on establishing a regional settlement…
Organizer: ADBI
25 July 2023
Greater flooding, droughts, and sea level rise due to climate change is increasingly affecting wastewater management and water availability. At the same time, sanitation practices such as wastewater treatment are a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. These dynamics make greater…
Organizer: ADBI
19 July 2023
The Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund (UCCRTF) is a $150 million multi-donor trust fund administered by ADB under the Urban Financing Partnership Facility. It aims to support fast-growing cities in Asia to reduce climate-related risks poor and vulnerable people face. The UCCRTF takes an…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
15 to 16 July 2023
While globalization has transformed Asia into a driver of economic growth, the region is facing myriad associated challenges such as heightened job insecurity, widening inequality, digital divides, and environmental stress. COVID-19 recovery and the transition to net-zero carbon emissions are…
Organizer: ADBI
12 July to 29 September 2023
ADBI, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, and Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education Limited offered an 11-week online course on digital assets for regulators from Asia and the Pacific. It examined the latest advancements in digital asset innovation, cryptocurrency, and…
Organizer: ADBI
7 July 2023
Strong, balanced, secure, sustainable, and inclusive growth in the economy is one of the major drivers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Putrajaya Vision 2040. To attain sustainable growth outcomes, APEC member countries focus on policy responses to environmental and social…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department