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5 June 2017
Entrepreneurs talk about the potential of startup clean technology in responding to Asia's future energy demands.
By 2030, energy demand is projected to almost double in the Asia and Pacific region. Unless we move to cleaner sources of energy, Asia will account for more than 46% of global CO2…
24 November 2016
Heritance Kandalama, founded in 1994, is situated in Sri Lanka’s central region. Once a controversial hotel project, it became a green business through public pressure and a change in management mindset.
22 September 2016
ADB's Gil-Hong Kim opens the session with key takeaways from the Stockholm Water Week 2016. Ashok Bhargava, Yasmin Siddiqi, and Eri Honda, also from ADB, then share perspectives on why water security is essential for the Asia and Pacific region's sustainable growth.
This video covers the full…
22 September 2016
Water is a critical part in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The Asian Water Development Outlook is essentially a communication tool for ADB’s developing member countries, but also internally for the Bank and for other financiers from the Asia and Pacific region.
This short video…
12 April 2016
This video covers Session 4 of the conference entitled “Skills Development to Create a Local Pool of Labor.” The importance of skills development in the context of energy access is examined. More specifically, it analyzes a broad range of issues on employment generation, skills development, and job…
12 April 2016
This video covers Session 6 of the conference entitled “Alternative Financing Schemes and Business Models.” It draws lessons from a solar home program implemented in Bangladesh that demonstrates how business models can address inclusive energy challenges. It also shows how private sector…
12 April 2016
This video provides a summary of the two-day conference. It explains that in addition to the conference goals of sharing and learning, the discussion reflected the participants’ actual work on the ground based on the Asian Development Bank’s portfolio. The event served as a jumping point from where…
12 April 2016
Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Francesco Tornieri in his closing remarks thanked all the participants, and hoped that the work of the Gender and Social Inclusion team of ADB’s South Asia Regional Department (SARD), through this format, is a trailblazing and eye opening experience for the gender…
11 April 2016
This video features a compilation of the welcome and keynote remarks from the inaugural session of this conference. It highlights the importance of approving access to energy in South Asia to address energy scarcity faced by women. It also explains how India’s Government of Rajasthan prioritizes…
11 April 2016
This video covers Session 1 of the conference entitled “Setting the Context: Delivery Strategies to Maximize Inclusive Access.” It lays out the strategies and approaches that each panelist has been taking in terms of promoting access to clean and affordable energy that is inclusive.