Call for Session Proposals: Civil Society Program (CSP) of the 58th ADB Annual Meeting in Milan
Under the theme “Sharing Experience, Building Tomorrow,” the 2025 Annual Meeting is a key opportunity for governors from ADB’s 69 members to consider development issues and challenges facing Asia and the Pacific. It will revolve around the following focus areas: Digital transformation, Frontiers of green transition, Innovation for adaptation.
ADB welcomes the participation of civil society organizations (CSOs) in its annual meeting through the Civil Society Program (CSP), a venue for CSOs to dialogue with ADB and government leaders of its developing member countries on key development topics. Consistent with Strategy 2030, ADB’s long-term strategy, ADB aims to strengthen collaboration with CSOs and commits to “work with CSOs to tap their unique strengths, such as their local presence and specialized knowledge. It will explore opportunities to increase their involvement in the design and implementation of projects supported by ADB. Particular focus will be on operations that use grassroots participatory approaches to target the poor and vulnerable groups, mobilize women and young people, and monitor project activities and outputs. ADB will also seek their inputs and advice on the review of major ADB policies.”
The Civil Society Program aligns with this year’s 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors (AGM) theme and focus areas and aims to reflect on ADB-CSO engagement in the past years, as well as envisioning the future of their collaboration in support of its Strategy 2030, ADB’s long-term corporate strategy.
The 58th AM Civil Society Program will kick off with the meeting between CSOs and the ADB President, followed by a series of policy discussions and knowledge sharing events in line with this year’s theme. While this year’s Annual Meeting events are in-person, ADB will continue to observe health and travel guidelines as provided by the host country.
CSOs are invited to submit session proposals for the 58th AGM Civil Society Program using the Session Design Template. Submit your proposals to civilsociety@adb.org using the attached session design template form on or before 15 January 2025, 11:59 p.m. (GMT+8), with "58th ADB Annual Meeting Civil Society Program Session Proposal" on the subject line.
For more information, see adb.org.
