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Women-Centric Mini-Grid Enterprises in South Asia: Micro Hydropower in Nepal and Pakistan

18 June 2019
Renewable energy mini-grids are becoming a widely accepted solution for cost-effective and reliable energy access. Hydro mini-grids in Nepal and Pakistan reveal that the long-term sustainability of projects is dependent on whether they are run as enterprises that generate revenue which is re-…

Accelerating Clean Energy Investment in Indonesia Through Financial Intervention

18 June 2019
This presentation gave an overview of PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur and the concrete steps they are taking to support the development of green energy Indonesia, and their initiatives in sustainable financing. It also discussed their strategic partnerships with bilateral and multilateral…

Solar Boats: A New Paradigm to Respectfully Sail the Seas

18 June 2019
Many Asian countries rely heavily on the ocean as a principal source of income, mainly from fishing and tourism. While clean mobility has the spotlight on land, little has been done to render marine transportation cleaner and more cost-effective for low-income fishermen or small business owners.…

Introduction of Geoinformational support for Integrated River Basins Management - Geo4IRBM project

17 June 2019
Identification and documentation of ADB requirements; Area of interest Geoinformational products and services scope

Operational applications of Geo4IRBM products in ADB practice

17 June 2019
Introduction of applications of Sediment Yield maps in Raw Water supply subprojects; Introduction of applications of Water Extent, Subsidence and Land Use Products Flood Risk management subprojects

Copernicus - Earth Observation Program

17 June 2019
Copernicus space segment (operational and planned satellites of Sentinel constellation; Elements of ground segment (examples of Collaborative Ground Segments and cloud infrastructures of Data and Information Access Services – DIAS); Copernicus geoinformational services

Land cover mapping; Cropping intensity mapping; Surface water and surface deformations monitoring; Surface potential erosion and sediment yield modelling; Coastline and surface water coverage mapping; Ecosystems/biodiversity mapping and monitoring

17 June 2019
Products and services description, means of data and information

Photo Gallery: Training of Earth Observation Products to Support the Enhanced Water Security Investment Project and the Emergency Assistance for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction

17 June 2019
ADB, with support from the European Space Agency and in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Works and Housing of the Republic of Indonesia, conducted a training on 17-21 June in Jakarta on the use of high-technology innovation to support development projects. Hosted by the Indonesia's National…

Solar Energy Services for Women and Households

17 June 2019
This presentation discussed sustainable, inclusive, productive, and income-generating solar energy services for women and their households.

Nepal: Empowering Communities to Transition to Financially Viable Micro Hydro

17 June 2019
This presentation discussed the status of Micro Hydro Power (MHP) in Nepal, and outlined two models of inclusive enterprise-based MHPs: a cooperative model in Simrutu, and an SPV model in Tara.