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Quality Assurance Through APACC

27 August 2019
Learn more about the benefits of Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC) accreditation.

Good Practices from Ubon Ratchathani Vocational College, Thailand

27 August 2019
Learn about the good practices of Ubon Ratchathani Vocational College Thailand, including how they prepare their students to become part of the labor force.

A Paradigm Shift for Sustainable Energy in the Pacific

20 June 2019
As large sums are invested in renewable power in the Pacific, these investments’ sustainability is uncertain if the viability of SOE power utilities is not assured. ADB is assisting utility companies in the Pacific by conducting a comprehensive diagnostic review of their operations and the…

Barriers and Enablers to Renewable Energy Financing and Investment for Grid-connected Wind and Solar

20 June 2019
Wind and solar are undergoing a global revolution with rapidly increasing installations driven by a range of technical, economic, regulatory, and institutional drivers. Recent work under the USAID, US-APEC Technical Assistance to Advance Regional Integration (US-ATAARI) project, found that…

ADB’s Private Sector Renewables in Asia

19 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. Michael Barrow gave an overview of ADB's Pacific Renewable Energy Project. The project encourages private sector investment in renewable energy. It also mitigates short-term liquidity risk, through donor-backed standby letter of credit, and supports long-term investment,…

The Strategic Mitigation Adaptation and Resilience (SMART) Tool: Integrating Planning Objectives in Southeast Asia and Pacific Countries

18 June 2019
Developing long-term low emissions development strategies (LT-LEDS) provides an opportunity for Asia-Pacific countries highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change to simultaneously achieve other development objectives, including energy and food security, economic resilience and resilience to…

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…

Microgrids for Access and Resiliency in the Pacific: Key Issues and Lessons

18 June 2019
The Clean Energy Solutions Center (CESC) is partnering with the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility to support the region’s development of micro-grid and smart-grid infrastructure. As governments and utilities in the Pacific Islands work to integrate more renewable energy into their electricity…

HIA Case Studies and Transboundary Health Issues

1 May 2019
This presentation showcases Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) undertaken as part of pilot projects from key infrastructure sectors in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), including urban development, transport, energy, water, and social development. Challenges, priorities, and key issues arising are…

HIA for Economic Zones in the Greater Mekong Subregion

1 May 2019
There are over 500 special economic zones (SEZs) across the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). This HIA framework was developed to identify, mitigate, and manage health risks and impacts in economic zones of the Greater Mekong Subregion and address transboundary issues associated with human migration…