Aid and development

The resumed forty-eighth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 48-2) and Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 48-2) as well as the sixth part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-6) will ...

The rapid development in the Mekong River region has placed a strong pressure on the Mekong Basin’s water and related resources. In line with the 1995 Mekong Agreement, the Member Countries (MCs) have come together to work for sustainable development of the Mekong River Basin and its resources in ...

The Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) project and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will hold the Second Regional Land Forum in Bangkok on 28-30 May. For more details, please visit here ...

The ninth World Urban Forum (WUF 9), convened by the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), will bring together thousands of stakeholders to share practices and knowledge on how cities are built, planned and managed. For further information, please visit here ...

Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam and Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies announce that the online application for the Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices (DPP) for 2018-2019 is now open (http://dpp.graduateinstitute.ch/home.html).  Scholarships are available for candidates coming from the Mekong Region (Vietnam, ...

ADB’s Trade Finance Program (TFP) will have its first Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Financial Sector and Trade Finance Conference on 18-19 January 2018 at Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.Delegates from ADB member countries of Cambodia, People’s Republic of China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold an international Forum on Economic Development and Public Policy in Bali, Indonesia on December 7-8, 2017.The invitation-only forum is themed “Riding the Waves of Technological Change: The Way Forward to Drive Productivity and Alleviate Inequality”Participants will be senior ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold the 3rd Asia Pacific Water Summit with the theme “Water Governance in Asia” in Yangon, Myanmar on 11-12 December 2017. A Comprehensive Approach will explore water security for sustainable development and cover issues such as (i) ensuring urban water ...

The Asian Development Bank will hold forum on regional health impact assessment consultation on special economic zones at Centara Grand Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand on 28 November 2017.DescriptionThe objective of the consultation is to share member countries’ experiences as it relates to health impact assessment (HIA) and special ...

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a $70 million loan to help provide a more efficient, safe, and disaster resilient transport sector in Cambodia, particularly by improving national roads in the provinces of Prey Veng, Siem Reap, and Svay Rieng along ...