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
Samoa: Alaoa Multipurpose Dam Project - Early Market Engagement Read more about Samoa: Alaoa Multipurpose Dam Project - Early Market Engagement The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is organizing the Early Market Engagement Event from 25–27 May 2026, in Nadi, Fiji, as part of ADB’s continued engagement with the Government of Samoa in support of the Alaoa Multipurpose Dam Project.
Jean de Pano Keywords adb governance public sector climate change Read more about Jean de Pano Jean De Pano is a Disaster Risk Management Officer in the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department of ADB, currently supporting the Philippine Country Office. She provides technical support to the development, implementation, and coordination of ADB’s disaster risk management agenda, including upstream analytical and diagnostic work, as well as the design and monitoring of thematic and sector‑focused initiatives on disaster resilience.
Vanessa Claire Vinarao Keywords climate change environment Read more about Vanessa Claire Vinarao Vanessa Claire Vinarao is currently the Acting Division Chief of the Climate Change Mitigation Division of the Quezon City Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Department, Local Government of Quezon City, Philippines. She oversees the conceptualization and implementation of programs and projects on low carbon development and environmental quality, including proposing policies and inclusive interventions that are in line with the City’s Air Quality Management Plan.
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.