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 | |
| Water and Municipal Infrastructure (East Asia) | Slides | Urban Development, Water | |
| Public Management and Finance (East Asia) | Slides | Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management | |
| Integrated Urban Planning Approach by ADB's East Asia Department | Slides | Urban Development |