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Enhanced Water Security Investment Project Workshop

9 to 10 October 2019
The Asian Development Bank is providing technical assistance to the Government of Indonesia, particularly its Directorate General of Water Resources (DGWR) - Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH), in preparing the Enhanced Water Security Investment Project (EWSIP). The proposed EWSIP will…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

High-Level Roundtable on Asian Cities: Fostering Growth and Inclusion

30 September 2019
Urbanization is widely believed to be an engine of growth. Cities host dynamic firms and create productive jobs, with agglomerations resulting in better matches between workers and jobs, strong input-output linkages, and more knowledge spillovers. But there is some concern that the nature of…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Southeast Asia Department

Indonesian Urban Sanitation Group Meeting

18 September 2019
The Urban Sanitation Joint Government/Partners Group meeting aimed to share experiences and lessons learned from Indonesia and other countries on approaches to raise awareness, create demand, and change behavior to enhance access to sanitation in Indonesia. Below are learning materials as shared…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Workshop on Potential of Electric Vehicles in Indonesia

3 July 2019
Electric vehicles are rapidly emerging in many parts of Asia and alleviating the health and environmental burdens caused by the transport sector in what is called a “clean disruption.” EVs are gaining momentum in light of recent announcements by several major car manufacturing countries to ban…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

From Plastic Waste to Transitional Shelters—The Circular Economy for Healthy Oceans

28 June 2019
François Lesage, CEO of Plastic Flamingo, shared the social enterprise’s creative way to help address marine plastic pollution and post-disaster recovery—a transitional shelter made from 100% recycled plastic waste. He discussed the value of the circular economy not only for healthy oceans, but…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Energy Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Asia Wakes Up to CCUS

21 June 2019
An Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2019 Deep Dive Workshop The International Energy Agency (IEA) has estimated that in order to limit average global temperature rise to 2°C below the pre-industrial era in the most economical way, 14% emission reduction will have to come from carbon capture and…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Utility-Scale Renewables: Challenges in Developing Solar and Wind Energy Projects

21 June 2019
An Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2019 Deep Dive Workshop As the investment cost of renewables continues to fall, and utility-scale solar and wind become increasingly cost-competitive with conventional power generation, private developers, policymakers, and power system planners are searching for…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) for Cross-Border Energy Markets

21 June 2019
An Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2019 Deep Dive Workshop Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) is a process by which a group of countries actively cooperate to achieve common goals for mutual benefit. This facilitates market-driven regional integration and the generation of regional public…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Achieving Universal Energy Access in the Asia Pacific Region

21 June 2019
An Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2019 Deep Dive Workshop Energy access is a multidimensional problem that requires collaboration across disciplines and sectors. This Deep Dive Workshop on “Achieving Universal Energy Access in the Asia Pacific Region” will attempt to capture how far development…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Scaling up Clean Energy in Southeast Asia: From Concept to Reality

20 June 2019
An Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2019 Deep Dive Workshop Southeast Asia is one of the world’s fastest-growing economic regions and as such needs new investments in power and infrastructure to meet the demands of the rapidly urbanizing and a relatively young population. An accelerated transition to…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office