Events
Country Focal Points Roundtable - Manila, Philippines
Country focal points gathered to discuss the requirements and next steps for the State of Environmental Law Report and the next phase of the Developing Environment Law Champions Project.
Legal Literacy for Women
This regional capacity development technical assistance (R-CDTA) is designed to address a plethora of issues affecting gender equality in the legal and related sectors and to plug significant gaps among institutions. It aims to strengthen the capacity of investigating, prosecuting and decision making bodies, and equip women with adequate knowledge of their rights to access social and legal justice leading to a stronger, more inclusive society.
Siem Reap, Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic In-Country Training
Law professors representing institutions from Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic were trained at the 6th In-Country Train-the-Trainers workshop.
Corporate Governance: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), together with International Finance Corporation, Financial Times and London School of Economics, organized a conference on corporate governance challenges and opportunities in Asia. Over 100 regulators, judges, executives, lawyers and ADB staff discussed issues relating to corporate governance principles and best practices in private- and state-owned enterprises.
Chiang Mai, Thailand In-Country Training
Law professors representing 18 institutions from 10 different provinces across Thailand were trained at the 5th In Country Train-the-Trainers workshop.
ADB Hosts Second Regional Roundtable of Asian Environmental Law Champions - Cebu, Philippines
Participants and trainers from Developing Climate and Environmental Law Champions gathered to reinforce and implement learnings and commitments from the Train-The-Trainers Program.
Developing Judicial Capacity for Adjudicating Climate Change and Sustainable Development Issues: Training on Environmental Law
This training was part of a technical assistance program that assisted judiciaries to develop seminal jurisprudence responsive to climate change and sustainable development issues.
ADB Hosted 'On the Margins of Development: Asia Pacific LGBT Inclusion, Poverty Reduction, and Prosperity'
This seminar explored some of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) issues and their implications for economic development in the Asia and Pacific region.
ADB Hosts Developing Climate and Environmental Law Champions Training in Beijing, China
30 institutions from across 18 provinces were represented at the fourth in-country Train-the-Trainers (TTT) program in PRC. Government environment officials stressed the need to build human capital for a green future at a dialogue with environmental law professors.
Cebu, Philippines Third In-Country Training
Law professors, deans and judges representing 25 law schools from 15 different provinces across the Philippines were trained at the Third In-Country Train-the-Trainers workshop.