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Knowledge Partnership for Clean Energy

16 to 18 December 2015
To support the establishment and operationalization of the Indonesia Center of Excellence for Clean Energy, this Knowledge Partnership for Clean Energy: Workout on the Indonesia Center of Excellence served as the first pilot test case of ADB's “knowledge department” in applying the integrated…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Quantifying the Energy Effect of Urban Water Security

8 December 2015
Experts from the University of Queensland presented a systemic analysis of energy use in Australia's urban water system in this event on Quantifying the Energy Effect of Urban Water Security: Case Studies from the Australian Millennium Drought. Discussions included related work on water and…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Energy Sector Office

Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series Moving Forward with Clean Energy

7 December 2015
This session of the Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series highlights how ADB assists countiries in implementing clean energy projects. Specifically, this webinar aimed to: Highlight energy development issues in Asia and the Pacific today with emphasis on clean energy; Identify developing member…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Low Carbon Development Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability

13 November 2015
Scott Williamson and Stephen Roe of the Center for Climate Strategies presented a comprehensive low-carbon development methodology and toolkit. They also discussed project design and analysis using easy-to-customize tools, and moving ideas to political and financial viability.
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Communication Power and Reform

5 November 2015
In the late 2000s, the Kyrgyz Republic faced periods of blackouts and electricity rationing during winters. In 2010, power and heat tariffs were sharply increased triggering wide public unrest and contributed to the downfall of the government. Asian Development Bank’s Power Sector Rehabilitation…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

Knowledge Partnership Dialogue Center of Excellence for Clean Energy

8 to 9 October 2015
Indonesia's ambitious economic growth aspirations are dependent, among other things, on its ability to expand access to reliable and clean sources of energy, for all its citizens. The Center of Excellence on Clean Energy, to be established by Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, is…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

WastetoFuel Technology Training

21 to 23 September 2015
“Transport and climate change” is one of the priority pillars identified under the Asian Development Bank's Sustainable Transport Initiative Operational Plan, 2010 (STI-OP). Transport investments or the use of transport typically lead to increases in greenhouse gas emissions, and so increased…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Green City Development Tool Kit

18 September 2015
ICF International’s Emma Lewis presented the three-step city assessment framework, and discussed existing tools and resources for green and sustainable urban development. The tool kit is a reference for Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff, consultants, and city leaders that introduces key concepts…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Transport Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

CAREC Energy Workshop on New Technologies

27 July 2015
Organized by ADB in partnership with the Energy Sector Coordinating Committee (ESCC) of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC), this workshop on CAREC Energy Workshop on New Technologies delivered a good understanding of new technologies geared towards capacity building: smart meters,…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Knowledge Partnership Dialogue with Korean Private Sector

10 July 2015
Asian Development Bank's Knowledge Sharing and Services Center and Energy Sector Group conducted a knowledge partnership dialogue with Korean private sector agencies, operating in the fields of power plant development and operations management, waste-to-energy conversion, and infrastructure…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department