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ADB and ADBI Hold Second Workshop in Carbon Markets Webinar Series, Focusing on Safeguards, Community Protection, and Benefit Sharing

On 3 July 2025, the Office of the General Counsel’s Law and Policy Reform Program and the ADB Institute hosted a webinar entitled "Strengthening Legal Frameworks for Equitable and Sustainable Carbon Credit Implementation," the second workshop in the 3-part Carbon Markets Webinar Series.

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Webinar group photo with the esteemed panelists and ADB and ADBI organizing teams for the Second Workshop. From top (left to right): Ms. Belinda Ellington, ADB Expert, Mr. Daniele Quaggiotto, ADB Team Lead, and Ms. Seini Tinaikoro, Siwatibau and Sloan; middle (from left to right): Mr. Win Sim Tan, Verra, Ms. Kamia Handayani, PT PLN (Persero), Ms. Striratna Nityahayu, ADBI Team; bottom (left to right): Ms. Abigail Gotengco, Ms. Eleonor Dyan Garcia, Ms. Joycelyn Lucena, all from the ADB Team
Participant engagement at the first panel session involving Ms Darya Kim, Mr. Keith Carter, Mr. Azizjon Abdurakhimov, and Mr. Aziz Atabekov

Developing Innovative Business Models with AI in Uzbekistan

On May 27-28, 2025, ADB’s Law and Policy Reform (LPR) Program organized a transformative two-day training program titled "Developing Innovative Business Models with AI in Uzbekistan" in Tashkent. Organized in collaboration with the Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship, the event brought together stakeholders from government, academia, industry leaders, and tech sector experts to explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in driving Uzbekistan's digital transformation.

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Plenary Session on the Impact of Digital Technologies on Human Life and their Legal Regulation moderated by ADB expert Mr. Keith Carter.

ADB’s LPR Program Supports Tashkent Law Spring Forum with Expertise and Engagement

The Law and Policy Reform (LPR) Program at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) supported the Fourth International Legal Forum "Tashkent Law Spring" convened on 29-30 May 2025, organized by Uzbekistan Ministry of Justice with contributions from various partners.

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ADB and ADBI launch Carbon Markets Webinar Series to support DMC policymakers on legal and policy infrastructure development

ADB and ADBI launch Carbon Markets Webinar Series to Support Policymakers and Public Sector Stakeholders on Legal and Policy Carbon Markets Infrastructure Development

On 28-29 May, ADB General Counsel Thomas M. Clark and ADB Institute (ADBI) Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro welcomed participants to the launch of the Carbon Markets Webinar Series, a capacity building workshop developed by the ADB Office of the General Counsel’s Law and Policy Reform Program in collaboration with ADBI.

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Equipping the Frontlines

Equipping the Frontlines: ADB Training Enhances Timorese Police Investigations of Violence against Women and Girls

In partnership with Timorese police, ADB trained 119 police officers to improve the treatment of women and children participating in police investigations. ADB experts taught the proper use ADB-donated digital recorders, trauma-sensitive questioning, and applicable legal and socio-cultural protocols to the police officers, enabling them to obtain admissible testimony with the least amount of distress to survivors and witnesses. A key part of ADB’s broader support to justice-sector reform in Timor-Leste, this initiative aims to improve access to justice and safeguard vulnerable voices.

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