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Reducing Extreme Poverty: Building Climate Resilience through Graduation Programmes

9 July 2025
BRAC's presentation outlined their Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) programme that addresses extreme poverty through the "ABCs" approach: Assets (productive investments), Basic needs (consumption support), and Coaching (intensive mentorship). The programme has evolved since 2002 to integrate climate…

Glaciers to Farms (G2F): Glaciers, climate change and water supplies in High Mountain Asia: What We Know and What We Don't Know

30 May 2025
This presentation gives an overview of the impacts of climate change on glaciers and water supplies in High Mountain Asia, including hydrological trends, projections, and knowledge gaps related to glacier dynamics and water resource management.

Energy Efficiency in MSMEs - Barriers and Opportunities

20 February 2024
The presentation provides an overview of MSMEs in India and discusses the impact of climate change and challenges to low carbon transtion facing MSMEs. Finally, it presents SIDBI's Green Inclusivity Program form MSMEs.

Opportunities and Barriers for Introducing Energy Savings Insurance (ESI) in SME Sector

20 February 2024
The presentation discusses learnings from the FICCI project on scaling up investments in 3 MSME clusters by developing Standard Energy Efficient Techologies (SEET). It highlights the challenges and opportunities facing the SME sector.

Opening Session

15 February 2024
Welcome Address Mio Oka, Country Director, India Representative Office, ADB Opening Remarks V Anantha Nageswaran Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India Ramesh Subramaniam (virtual) Director General and Group Chief, ADB Office of the Director General, Sectors Group, ADB Special address on…

Net Zero and Near Net Zero Energy Districts – Case Studies from China, India, and the U.S.

16 June 2020
While first-cost typically governs single building development, entire new districts are able to reach net-zero or near-zero energy/emissions status through technology integration and design across multiple systems on a site. With project examples from China, India, and the United States, this…

Evidence-Based City Climate Action Planning for Global 1.5 Degrees C Goal

5 December 2018
Learn more about WRI Global Protocol for Community-scale GHG Emission Inventories (GPC), an evidence-based climate action planning.

Adaptation Support Tool

5 December 2018
Know more about the collaborative design process in promoting resilient cities.

Enabling Data for Cities

5 December 2018
Low carbon pilot city mapping tool provides basis for integrated planning and tracking of low carbon city implementation.

Using Smart Card and GPS for Transit Policy-Making in Ulaanbaatar

5 December 2018
This presentation discusses how smart card and GPS can be used for transit policy-making in developing cities. It also shares a case study from Ulaanbaatar city.