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Unmasking the Silent Epidemic Addressing the Global Surge of Type 2 Diabetes

2 April 2025
  Type 2 diabetes is a growing global health crisis, with alarming increases in prevalence across all regions. Despite extensive knowledge of its causes and treatments, health systems worldwide have struggled to effectively combat this non-communicable disease.  Mr. Abdo Yazbeck, former…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Transforming Public Health through Strategic Taxation

31 March 2025
As the world deals with multiple public health and economic crises, innovative solutions are urgently needed. Health taxes, such as excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages, have emerged as a powerful tool to address these challenges. These taxes not only discourage the consumption…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Event 6 Build Back Better Sector Dialogue Social Infrastructure

28 March 2025
The sixth webinar explored good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better of the social infrastructure sector, featuring a case study on Nepal’s Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project.
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Highlights from the People Planet Prosperity Project Country Pilots Philippines and Sri Lanka

28 March 2025
Despite growing recognition that healthy, functioning ecosystems are fundamental to achieving food, water and nutrition security, poverty reduction, and sustainable development, the values provided by nature are not widely integrated into policy and investment decisions. Mechanisms that…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

SunPowered Futures Unveiling the Potential of Integrated Solar Technologies

27 March 2025
The webinar explored the latest advancements in solar energy, focusing on the real-world applications of photovoltaic systems and their integration with complementary technologies across the transportation, healthcare, and agriculture sectors. The presentations examined key policy and market…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Harnessing the Benefits of Regional Cooperation and Integration

27 March 2025
The Asian Economic Integration Report 2025 examines how regional integration has driven growth in Asia and the Pacific over the past 2 decades. It highlights impacts on trade, global value chains, cross-border investment, finance, and the movement of people within the region. Additionally, it…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Ireland Agrifood Industry Innovations and Climate Measures

25 to 27 March 2025
This session was a product of continuous discussions between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Ireland to collaborate for sustainable agrifood sector development in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs). During ADB-DMC joint visit to Ireland’s National Ploughing…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Sustainable Finance A Key to Greening the Business Ecosystem

19 March 2025
The “Serendipity Knowledge Program” (SKOP) is ADB’s knowledge program dedicated to Sri Lanka. It is designed to effectively respond to the country’s needs in line with ADB's vision of being a knowledge solutions bank. SKOP seeks to share knowledge on issues relevant to Sri Lanka and facilitate…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty Outcomes and Insights from the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Process Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 37

19 March 2025
With millions of tons of plastic produced annually and plastic waste driving environmental and climate concerns, the Global Plastics Treaty will be key in reshaping policies and investments to end plastic pollution in Asia and the Pacific. This webinar unpacks key outcomes from the fifth session…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Rethinking Skills for Women in the Evolving Labor Market

14 March 2025
Women’s labor market attachment remains weak in many developing economies, even as the gender gap in education disappears. The case of Indonesia provides helpful insights into the problem. As national labor force data show, many women enter wage employment in their early 20s, only to drop out…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department