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Central and West Asia Department Education Sector Operational Highlights: 2020-2022

13 January 2020
ADB's Central and West Asia Department’s presentation during the 2020 Education Sector Group Retreat.

ADB Training and Lateral Learning for Utilities: Ceylon Electricity Board Sri Lanka Experience

21 November 2019
Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) shares how they provide more opportunities for the employment of women. CEB also highlights some lessons learned from the ADB-University of Melbourne School of Engineering’s Lateral Learning Program.

Ceylon Electricity Board

20 November 2019
WePOWER partner, Ceylon Electricity Board, shares their activities to support the objectives of the network.

Efforts to Apply High-Level Technologies in Central and West Asian Countries

29 October 2019
This presentation showcases some of ADB’s innovative projects in Central and West Asia in the field of agriculture. It also highlights the lessons learned so that other countries may consider adopting similar approaches and designs for their projects.

Horticulture and Agri-food Business Development in Turkey

29 October 2019
Turkey is the world’s fourth largest producer of fresh vegetables and 7th largest producer of fruits. Learn how the agriculture sector is growing rapidly in the country.

Private Sector Initiatives in Agriculture

29 October 2019
This presentation discusses how Sri Lanka-based Silvermill empowers farmer communities.

Emerging Digital Technologies for Agriculture in Central Asia

4 September 2019
Check out how digital techmologies are helping improve rural development and food security in Central Asia.

Implementation of Waste to Energy as a Sustainable Urban Energy Solution in Sri Lanka

20 June 2019
The national perspective of waste to energy (WtE) option as a sustainable urban energy solution in Sri Lanka is explored. Recently, the government has given emphasis for WtE, not only to manage municipal solid waste (MSW) but also to achieve targets in renewable energy and nationally determined…

Potential role of Electric Utilities in Supporting Transport Electrification in Sri Lanka

18 June 2019
This presentation analyzes the potential role of electric utilities in supporting Transport Electrification (TE) in Sri Lanka. It outlines the barriers to the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) as well as regulatory and pricing issues in Sri Lanka. It also compares and contrasts the outcomes,…

Blockchain’s Potential for Solar Powered EV Charging Stations

18 June 2019
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are hailed as a silver bullet to reduce carbon emissions in smart cities. However, EV charging can destabilize the grid by spiking power demand. Evergo is a blockchain-based, plug-and-play backend system that addresses this challenge. It tracks energy trading and diversifies…