ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Description
Asian Impact is a webinar series that showcases ADB’s research work and informs debate on critical policy issues in Asia. ADB experts, noted academics, frontline policy makers, and others will provide their insights through engaging panel discussions and stimulating research seminars. Join us for an evidence-based exploration of Asia’s continuing economic transformation and the risks that the region faces.
Who is the series for
This series is primarily for policy makers in Asia and the Pacific; researchers from universities and think tanks; members of the international development community as well as anyone with an interest in the topic.
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Asia in the Global Transition to Net Zero
, Online via Zoom, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Manila time (GMT+8)
Description
Developing Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change, even as it is an increasing contributor to the global climate crisis. This webinar explores what a transition to global net zero emissions could mean for the region’s key mitigating sectors and its socioeconomic implications.
Objectives
Webinar attendees will have the chance to engage with the speakers and:
- Examine what a global net zero transition would mean for developing Asia in terms of key mitigating sectors.
- Gain an understanding of potential costs and benefits of climate action.
- Explore policies that are needed to ensure the transition is efficient and fair.
How to register
Resource speakers
Webinar host/moderator
Shu Tian
Senior Economist
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Webinar host/presenter
Manisha Pradhananga
Economist
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Panelists
Noelle O’Brien
Director
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
Naeeda Crishna Morgado
Senior Infrastructure Specialist (Innovation and Green Finance)
Southeast Asia Department
David Raitzer
Economist
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
Pradeep Tharakan
Regional Advisor (Energy Transition and Financing)
South Asia Department
Background material
Investing in Women’s Financial Futures
, Online via Zoom, 10:00-11:00 a.m., Manila time (GMT+8)
Description
Saving for retirement is a challenge across the Pacific, especially for women. The report “A Secure Retirement: Levelling the Playing Field for Women in the Pacific” explores the difficulties women in the Pacific face in achieving retirement security and how retirement funds could help reduce these hurdles. A panel of experts will provide their perspectives, including insights drawn from initiatives undertaken by the Pacific Islands Investment Forum and Nasfund, Papua New Guinea’s largest retirement fund.
Objectives
Webinar attendees will have the chance to engage with the speakers and:
- Gain an understanding of the structural barriers that prevent women in the Pacific from equal access to retirement fund benefits
- Share insights on policy reforms to address these barriers including good practice examples from national retirement funds
- Learn about the regional platform coordinating reforms across the Pacific
How to register
Registration is closed.
Resource speakers
Webinar host and moderator
Keiko Nowacka
Senior Social Development Specialist
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
ADB
Panelists
Damien Beddoes
Chief Executive Officer
Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund and
Pacific Islands Investment Forum Secretariat
Sarah Boxall
Economic Empowerment of Women Specialist
Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative
Jeremy Cleaver
Financing Growth Team Lead
Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative
Melanie Lavaki
Manager
Client Relations and New Business
Nasfund
Background material
Asian Development Outlook April 2023 Launch
, Online via Zoom, 1:00-2:00 p.m., Manila time (GMT+8)
Description
Reopening in the People’s Republic of China has brightened prospects. Economic activities have gradually normalized—particularly tourism—as economies across the region have stepped up their reopening. But multiple headwinds continue to weigh on the outlook, including the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and the monetary tightening in advanced economies. Asian Development Outlook April 2023 sheds light on these.
Objectives
Webinar attendees will have the chance to engage with the speakers and:
- Learn about drivers of economic growth in the region
- Understand opportunities and risks weighing on the region’s growth outlook
- Obtain insights on policy responses to support the growth prospect and address ongoing challenges.
How to register
Registration is closed.
Resource speakers
Webinar host and moderator
Madhavi Pundit
Senior Economist
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Presenter
Abdul Abiad
Director of Macroeconomics Research
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Panelists
Akiko Terada-Hagiwara
Principal Country Specialist
East Asia Department
ADB
Thiam Hee Ng
Director
South Asia Department
ADB
Yothin Jinjarak
Senior Economist
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
James Villafuerte
Principal Economist
Southeast Asia Department
ADB
Digitalization for Gender Equity
, Online via Zoom, 10:00–11:00 a.m., Manila time (GMT +8)
Description
Digitalization has changed the way we learn, communicate, and work. It has also been shaping and reframing social architecture and market relations. In this panel, we will explore opportunities for digital technology and platform economies to disrupt gender gaps in economic access and employment; and the challenges that call for collaborative action from policymakers, platforms and researchers to ensure both women and men can thrive in digital eco-systems. With cases studies and industry examples, the panel will explore the importance of hard and soft digital infrastructure, using debiased data in structuring online platforms, and upskilling across the spectrum from both digital literacy and to fostering digital talent among women and other underrepresented, underserved groups. All with the goal of creating a portfolio of livelihoods, balanced access and opportunities for women and men online.
Objectives
Webinar participants will have the chance to engage with the speakers and:
- Learn about recent research on gender equality and equity on online marketplaces and the facilitative role of data and technology for contextually relevant policy and programs;
- Examine platform economy stakeholders and their potential roles in helping disrupt the gender gap in employment in online marketplaces; and
- Explore how deliberate, informed design choices and actions by platform stakeholders (public and private sector, platform owners, development practitioners, researchers) can help create more inclusive digital ecosystems
How to register
Resource speakers
Webinar host and moderator
Yesim Elhan-Kayalar
Advisor
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Panelists
Thomas Abell
Advisor and Chief
Digital Technology for Development Unit
ADB
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers
Professor
Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Faculty Director, Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University
Ming Tan
Founding Executive Director Tech for Good Institute
Senior Fellow at the Centre for Governance and Sustainability
National University of Singapore
Rachel Teo
Head
Government Affairs & Public Policy
Google
Background material
Trade, Investment, and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific
, Online, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Manila time (GMT +8)
Description
Trade and investment play an outsized role in the economic development of the Asia and Pacific region, but it has come with unintended environmental costs. Asia and the Pacific is on the frontline of climate change and is responsible for about half of global annual carbon dioxide emissions. The webinar will present key findings of the theme chapter of the Asian Economic Integration Report 2023 on Trade, Investment, and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific, and discuss how the right mix of policies and governance systems can make trade and investment an important part of the climate solution.
Objectives
Webinar attendees will have the chance to engage with the speakers and:
- Gain a deeper understanding of how trade and investment contribute to climate change,
- Examine how trade and investment policies can be integrated into the region’s climate actions, and
- Discuss ways on how international and regional cooperation in trade and investment can help tackle climate risks.
How to register
Registration is closed.
Resource speakers
Webinar host / Moderator
Jong Woo Kang
Principal Economist
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Presenter
Rolando Avendano
Economist
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Panelists
Pramila Crivelli
Economist
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Virender Kumar Duggal
Principal Climate Change Specialist
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
ADB
Liyun Zhang
Research Fellow in Economics
The Department of Economics
University of Birmingham