Gender-Responsive Climate Action Training Read more about Gender-Responsive Climate Action Training This training responded to ADB's commitments under the Climate Change Action Plan 2023-2030 and Strategy 2030, which prioritize gender equality and climate action. Recognizing the disproportionate impacts of climate change on women and the importance of integrating gender-responsive approaches in climate-related operations, the training aimed to build staff capacity to design and implement gender-transformative climate solutions across ADB's operations.
Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Partnership Forum 2026 Read more about Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Partnership Forum 2026
CRPP Talks 4: Building Climate Resilience Through Graduation Programs Read more about CRPP Talks 4: Building Climate Resilience Through Graduation Programs
ASEAN Climate Week 2026 Read more about ASEAN Climate Week 2026 Join the ASEAN Climate Week 2026—a virtual event that aims to advance NDC implementation, scale climate and biodiversity finance, strengthen regional cooperation on loss and damage, and build institutional capacity through high‑level dialogue, technical exchanges, and targeted training across ASEAN.
Alisher Mirzabaev Keywords climate change water-food-energy nexus Read more about Alisher Mirzabaev Dr. Alisher Mirzabaev is a Senior Scientist for Policy Analysis and Climate Change at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Before joining IRRI, he served as Interim Chair and Professor of the Production Economics Group, Institute for Food and Resource Economics (ILR) at the University of Bonn, Germany, and before that as a Senior researcher at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), also at the University of Bonn. Dr. Mirzabaev was a lead researcher in several international projects with both global and regional focus on Africa and Asia.
Honor Puciato Keywords environment clean air climate change Read more about Honor Puciato Honor Puciato is an Associate Director and Air Quality, Climate and Environment Lead at Ricardo Energy & Environment (WSP Group), based in Singapore. She has over 17 years’ experience delivering air quality and GHG reduction strategies across high-impact sectors, with a strong focus on transport and aviation in the UK and Asia.
Hiroyuki Sase Keywords climate change clean air air pollution Read more about Hiroyuki Sase Hiroyuki Sase is the Head of Ecological Impact Research Department at Asia Center for Air Pollution Research. He has been working at the Asia Center for Air Pollution Research, designated as the Network Center for the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET), since 1998. His research interests include interactions between air pollutants and trees, deposition processes of reactive nitrogen to forest canopies, and the biogeochemistry of atmospheric-derived substances in forest ecosystems.
Advancing Climate Goals with Integrity Read more about Advancing Climate Goals with Integrity Jane Nelson, founding director of the Corporate Responsibility Initiative at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, explains how climate commitments and integrity frameworks reinforce each other. She emphasizes applying integrity standards, such as governance, risk management, and transparent reporting, to climate projects, just as with any traditional infrastructure project.
Lucy Stevens Keywords environment climate change sustainable wastewater management Read more about Lucy Stevens Lucy Stevens is a senior international development leader with over 25 years of experience in designing and delivering inclusive urban services across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. She possesses proven expertise in sustainable waste management, urban WASH, energy access, and the circular economy. Her background includes strategic programme leadership, policy influence, donor engagement, and cross-cultural team management. Stevens is committed to empowering grassroots actors and strengthening systems through evidence-based, climate-resilient programming.
Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Keywords air quality climate change environment Read more about Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, a distinguished emeritus professor at the Asian Institute of Technology, is the founding director of the Air Quality Nexus Center which aims to explore interconnections between Air Quality, Human Health, Ecosystem Health, and Climate to maximize multiple benefits from emission control actions. With over 35 years’ working experience, she is internationally recognized for her work on air pollution and climate which provides science-based information to formulate environmental policy and improve public health. Prof.