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Joint CWRD OGC Brownbag Seminar on Uzbekistan Arbitration Law Reform

27 October 2020
On 27 October, a joint CWRD-OGC Brown Bag seminar discussed the development and adoption of a Law on International Commercial Arbitration in Uzbekistan, which received a compliance check by the UNCITRAL. The participants discussed the importance of the Law to the country’s business climate and…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Office of the General Counsel

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with Denmark

22 October 2020
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. For 2020, a series of…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

CWRD Brown Bag on Recent Developments in the Kyrgyz Republic

22 October 2020
via Zoom A Brown Bag session discussed with two experts, International Relations professor David Lewis and Constitutional lawyer Dr. Saniya Toktogaziyeva the recent developments in the Kyrgyz Republic and their impact on the country's medium- to long-term governance and the economy.
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with Austria

21 October 2020
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. For 2020, a series of…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Virtual Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure

21 October 2020 to 15 July 2021
Infrastructure is central to improving the lives of people and achieving inclusive and sustainable development. ADB recognizes that investing in resilient infrastructure systems is a human, environmental and economic imperative with clear economic benefits. Asia and the Pacific will need to invest…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Towards Resilient Infrastructure

21 October 2020
The inaugural session of the Virtual Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure introduced the overall series and shared global and regional perspectives on infrastructure resilience. ADB staff, regional experts, and Developing Member Country participants shared concrete examples of approaches and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Webinar The East AsianAustralasian Flyway Opportunities to Support Wetlands Livelihoods and Biodiversity in East and Southeast Asia

16 October 2020
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic heightened global awareness of the need to protect nature as well as people and address threats to biodiversity. Efforts to protect migratory waterbirds and their wetland habitats provide opportunities to help improve the protection of natural capital…
Organizer: East Asia Department

ADBIChubu University Conference on Transport Infrastructure Development Spill over Effects and Quality of Life

12 to 16 October 2020
Global leaders have in recent years endorsed a G20 roadmap and principles for promoting quality infrastructure investment to help catalyse economies and realize the Sustainable Development Goals. To take next steps toward these objectives, it is imperative to examine how transportation…
Organizer: ADBI

CoBenefits of Addressing Climate Change and Air Pollution

12 October 2020
Many decision-makers in Asia are becoming interested in policies and technologies that control air pollution while mitigating climate change. The cleaner air, improved health, and stable climate resulting from these policies and technologies are known as co-benefits. Part of the reason co-…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with France

7 October 2020
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. For 2020, a series of…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department