Arnaud Heckmann

Country Operation Head, ADB

Profile / Bio

Profile / Bio

Arnaud Heckmann is the Country Operation Head at the Asian Development Bank’s Nepal Resident Mission. He was formerly Principal Urban Development Specialist at ADB’s East Asia Urban and Social Sectors Division. He has extensive experience designing, processing, and administering integrated economic and urban development projects and technical assistance promoting transformative approaches, inclusive and green livable cities, climate change adaptation and mitigation, environmental sustainability, and green urban-rural development. Before joining ADB, he worked with various international organizations as a project team leader on urban and regional development planning and infrastructure investments.

He holds a master’s degree in comparative development research from EHESS (Paris School of High Study in Social Science), a master’s degree in human geography from Toulouse University, and a diploma in Chinese language and culture from Paris University. He is currently based in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Materials

Title Date Learning Materials Topics
ADB Project Portfolio in Nepal: 2024 and 2025 Slides ADB Administration and Governance, Finance
Ulaanbaatar Green Affordable Housing and Resilient Urban Renewal Sector Project Slides Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
ADB Safeguards – Project Experience Sharing Slides ADB Administration and Governance, Urban Development, Social Development and Protection
Scene Setting: Green Buildings and Eco-Districts Financing and Implementation Mechanisms Slides Energy, Urban Development, Private Sector
Ulaanbaatar Ger Area Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Community Enhancement Project PFS Slides Urban Development
Public Management and Finance (East Asia) Slides Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
Water and Municipal Infrastructure (East Asia) Slides Urban Development, Water
Integrated Urban Planning Approach by ADB's East Asia Department Slides Urban Development