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New Zealand Lifelines

13 September 2016
Read about New Zealand Lifelines Council (NZLC) and how it improves infrastructure resilience. This presentation also focuses on Keeping Our Roads Open, a project of New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)’s resilience project. NZTA, a member of NZLC, aims to improve the experiences that people have on…

Transport (Southeast Asia)

17 March 2016
Know more about ADB's programs, projects, and opportunities in Southeast Asia under the Transport sector.

Water and Urban Development (Southeast Asia)

16 March 2016
Learn more about ADB's Water and Urban Development operations in Southeast Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Public Management and Finance (Southeast Asia)

16 March 2016
Learn more about ADB's Public Sector Management and Finance operations in Southeast Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Problems and Solutions of Trade/Customs in Asian Countries

1 March 2016
NTT Data shares some trade and customs issues that beset some countries in Asia. These include complicated custom procedures, separate applications that have to be submitted in paper form, slow duties collection, and cases of tax evasion. This presentation details some solutions that can be applied…

Human Capital Development in South and Southeast Asia: Achievements, Prospects, and Policy Challenges

1 December 2015
Educational and skills challenges constrain the development of human capital in South and Southeast Asia as the region catches up with the rest of the world. The introduction of technical and vocational education and training programs helps prepare new entrants to the workforce by providing quality…

New Zealand’s Industry Training and Apprenticeship System: a Public-Private Partnership in Action

1 December 2015
Industry training is funded as an industry-government partnership in New Zealand, with government funding contingent on an industry cash contribution of at least 30 percent. Maintaining this level of industry contribution is a critical test of support for industry training organizations and to…

Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Urban Operations in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities

27 August 2015
Mitigation progress cannot be measured without estimating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Capturing project and city emission estimates has yet to be fully mainstreamed as part of Asian Development Bank’s urban operations. Despite the challenges, there is a strong case for moving toward…

Session Video - Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Urban Operations in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities

27 August 2015
Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Sonia Sandhu discussed the challenges and opportunities of accounting greenhouse gas emission of urban infrastructure projects, and incorporating GHG inventories into city investment planning processes. The aim of the interactive discussion is to align with ADB's…

Interview Video - Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Urban Operations in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities

27 August 2015
Asian Development Bank’s Sameer Kamal and Sonia Sandhu share their insights on the need to have an inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG); the connection of GHG in urban areas; and the specific challenges and opportunities in doing GHG inventories in Southeast Asia’s urban areas.